Comments on: Scripture and the Church http://titus19.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/scripture-and-the-church/ Holding fast the faithful word Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:51:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Lisa Nunley http://titus19.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/scripture-and-the-church/#comment-138 Lisa Nunley Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:35:07 +0000 http://titus19.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-138 Excellent post. Excellent post.

]]> By: Chuck Bengtson http://titus19.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/scripture-and-the-church/#comment-137 Chuck Bengtson Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:03:17 +0000 http://titus19.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-137 I agree that many have a general lack of understanding about the church. Interestingly, I mentioned to Todd just last Sunday that I have been thinking about preparing a series of lessons on the Seven Churches of Revelation. The first three chapters of Revelation can teach us a great deal about the church and (even more importantly) about her blessed Builder and Master. It seems to me that there is probably something of a parallel here. The more we really know and love Jesus, the more we will really know and love His church (people)[see John 15:7-17]. The converse is also probably true (see John 15:18-25). Based upon the two parenthetical passages...it appears that a good portion of the Western Church is mired in lethargy, if not ambivalence. But this isn't a question for "the Western Church," this is a question for me personally. Chuck Bengtson I agree that many have a general lack of understanding about the church. Interestingly, I mentioned to Todd just last Sunday that I have been thinking about preparing a series of lessons on the Seven Churches of Revelation. The first three chapters of Revelation can teach us a great deal about the church and (even more importantly) about her blessed Builder and Master.

It seems to me that there is probably something of a parallel here. The more we really know and love Jesus, the more we will really know and love His church (people)[see John 15:7-17]. The converse is also probably true (see John 15:18-25). Based upon the two parenthetical passages…it appears that a good portion of the Western Church is mired in lethargy, if not ambivalence. But this isn’t a question for “the Western Church,” this is a question for me personally.

Chuck Bengtson

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