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Date Posted: 05:18:57 02/27/03 Thu
Author: walt
Subject: Re: "Follow me"
In reply to: QUITTNER 's message, "Re: "Follow me"" on 10:41:54 02/20/03 Thu

>Walt, you wrote, in part: >>> What did Christ mean
>when he was here on earth and said "follow me?" <<<
>..... For a clue read Acts 2:44-47 and Acts 4:32-37.
>The Kingdom of God was a separate community whose (men
>only) members were pledged to obey God always, not to
>sin again, to be poor (they didn't need any money, and
>they were called "the Poor" by outsiders), and chaste.
>See also the many descriptions by Jesus related to the
>Kingdom of God.
Well, we agree on this part.

>..... As I see it, only those who ignore the many
>changes that were made after the crucifixion of Jesus
>and who live a communal life in a similar community
>are entitled to call themselves "Christians".
But not here. No one was called "Christian" until gentiles were converted in Antioch(Acts 11). Even at that, the evidence would seem to indicate that the term was one of ridicule. It isn't used by Paul. Peter uses it once in a negative sense-if any one suffers as a "christian." It is only used one other time, in Acts. I think the term is highly misunderstood and, consequently, misused.

>
>>>> It was the gospel of the kingdom and had nothing
>to do with his death for sin(Matthew 16:21-23). <<<
>..... He didn't die on purpose to let so-called
>believers keep sinning again and again, assured of
>automatic forgiveness in advance.
Well, how do you understand the fact that the disciples were proclaiming a gospel when they weren't even aware that Christ was going to die?
regards,
Walt

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Re: "Follow me" -- walt, 05:32:26 02/27/03 Thu

Re: "Follow me" -- QUITTNER, 13:01:08 02/28/03 Fri