And by the way Mark, our preacher had a sermon on the same passage last week.

That's why I like these here trappers.
A lively scrappy, tell it like it is bunch.

It's August so......

You took the bait, Pawnee. That's what he was looking for.

Refreshing to hear of pastors, preachers, and priests simply teaching God's Word.


Blessings,
Mark

Thank you for starting the thread, Mark June.

Sure run. Wish I was in VA about now. I like your country a lot and don't get out that way much.

Maybe in social settings hardcore trappers seem unavailable, especially in off season which just happens to be hardcore fishing season.

In Ester, paganism does not allow for religious discourse so God’s name is unmentionable in pagan settings. Ester was a commission to the Jewish people to allow God-talk to be part of their spiritual conversation and to beware of leaders who demand less than the fulfillment of the moral agency of each person who by dint of humanity, carries God’s’ image.

In this day freedoms are often shouted from the highest rooftops, esp. the freedoms of religion and speech. Some don't mind being pushed underground esp. when they see the bumper crop of potatoes and peanuts. I guess one could say they are a secret crop. Still some understand and some don't.

Can't count the times, I've seen instances when Gods' name wasn't in it but the hand of God was.

Thats what I'm saying hardcore trappers trap all year round.
Fur in winter,nuisance in summer.

Jesus isn't referring to the people He was telling this to as being the generation He was mentioning. Instead, He's referring to the generation that is alive at the time these things are beginning to happen.

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Thats what I'm saying hardcore trappers trap all year round.
Fur in winter,nuisance in summer.[/quote]
Personally, I like to give aminals a chance to raise their young in the summer, ensuring a renewable resource year after year.

Thank you Mark.

Not exactly sure if you're saying the faithful are a secret crop alone? I may be way off on what you're posting.
The Church, the ecclesia, was ordained by our Lord as a body of members in kiononia (community).
In fact, we are in what's known as the Church age - the time between the 1st and 2nd advent (coming).... started with the sending of the Spirit in Acts 2, Who indwells the believer with gift(s) not for the individual themselves, but for the community of the faithful as a whole.

Evangelicals (I'm in this camp theologically) are particularly weak in their doctrine of Ecclesiology, but it's part of our sanctification and best done in person with other believers.

Blessings,
Mark

Trapdog1 I knew I was but dang I just couldn’t take it anymore.

Mark, this is off your subject but I deal with the subject of intersection with the wife’s family. I’d like to hear your thoughts. I’ve went to Mass with the family every week for 25 years and enjoy it. No need for the usual bashers to chime in. It’s pulled from the Old Testament if I have it right. This old Baptist boy just wasn’t raised saying a prayer to a Saint. Thanks

It happens to all of us at one time or another!

Pawnee,
My thoughts are patristic in nature as in the Nicene Constantinople Creed of the 4th century verbiage; One (united), Holy (set apart), Catholic (universal - as in all believers in all churches; Augustine believed it was all believers in Heaven and on Earth), Apostolic (as handed down from those who saw the Risen Savior personally).

The Protestant and Roman Catholic schism of 1517 wasn't over core doctrines as both affirm them. Both are orthodox (correct thinking) in that regard but the RC's have heterodoxy (additional sacraments and prayerful petitions) that doesn't orbit too far out of orthodoxy so when I go to Catholic Mass with my aunt and uncle (I do once monthly) I simply don't pray to the saints or follow along in their mariology liturgies, but enjoy.... it's High Church. I do.

I think the RC's goes awry when they don't offer the Eucharist to one baptized in the name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. After all Matthew 28:19-20 is clear on how someone is initiated into the community of believers. That's an ancient church practice we should honor today.

As far as Intersection Theology, I believe the churches were divinely ordained by Christ, and as such too many churches have become ministries of causes when the Misseo Dei Mission of our Lord should be the same as the churches He ordained .... to seek and save the lost = the mission of spreading the Gospel. All the rest deters from the Christology of it all and inserts too much human preferences. Long subject. Short answer. Let's stick to Matthew's recording of the Great Commission. Period.

Blessings,
Mark

So, how's that boat coming along, Mark? Any pics.?

Sorry T-Rex, no boat pics. But I did talk with two nice families in literal shock today, in separate hospital rooms ,as their loved ones died. One man 48 in the ICU (drinking got his liver). One lady 23 (hit by a driver who was drinking at 11:00am).
No boat sir. Just real.

Thanks Mark, the Commission it is

I need to come bird hunting again and sit down to supper and talk shop.
And help you skin a pile of coyotes.
I don't skin the Texas dogs cause they don't have much fur down here.