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Viola and barna do the 21st century church a huge favor by sharing their much-needed research into the “form” aspects of christian history. Barna and viola explore these questions by examining the historical background of current church traditions. Ho... Read More
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What is most disappointing about this book is barna is a researcher, if nothing else.
They frequently reference 1 corinthians 14:26 and misinterpret it as a prescriptives text. Verses 26-33 are sacrosanct and to be followed to the letter. They fail to look at cain and abel who gave to the lord an offering before there was even a church... Read More
Yes there is some useable information but it is full of misinformation. His conclusions however, are just as man-centered as the institutional church he decries.
The christian sermon was borrowed straight from the pagan pool of greek culture! It appears that his intention was to honour the god memphis(? Teaching comes through the sharing of every members’ experience, not through biblical instruction.
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I think theres always good with the bad and bad with the good
I don’t agree with the author’s conclusions that we don’t need to tithe and that we shouid not have real leaders
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However the authors definition of leadership is not clear to me or how that would be expressed in their model of church
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While the church is alive and well organized religion and churches are not
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In any case we should all help them all get healed delivered and have basic life needs in place of housing income and spouses for the majority who are not suited to singleness
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No one acknowledges that and marriage is often dismissed as a need at all although the bible says the opposite
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Whereas in the bible money was collected to care for the poorneedy saints
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Furthermore there is no precedence in the bible for having a preacher stay at a congregation to preach to the saved for years on end
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Because some practices may be extrabiblical does not necessarily make it unbiblical
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