Friday, January 23, 2009

Comments

I know not everyone reads the comments, so I'm posting Jorge's comment in response to my post "Challenge".  

Favorite topic yet! Whoop! 
I do not read daily. I read typically on Saturdays to prepare for my class on Sunday. Of course this is no where near what our predecesors did and it needs to change. I don't know if you all take magazines to read on the treadmills or ellipticals. Perhaps it would be good to print out a few chapters of a book you want to study and use that to "pass the time". I think I will try that so that I don't just exercise my body. This takes prep work and so it will have to be an effort.

When I worshipped in Saginaw, the congregation would take up each Sunday a total of the days you read the Word. I think we could do that so that we see the truth of the void. Typically, if you followed along in church you could at least have 2 days. I think we could probably see a correlation between our average days read and our average weight lost.

Do you all want to do that and post those numbers too? We could set a universal weigh in day and that would be when we cough up the Bible reading days.
~jorge


I think this is a good idea and I'm in.  I have also thought about creating another blog just for the Bible study aspect of this, but that may be too many things to keep up with, so let me know what you think.  I have decided to read Romans.  So far I have read the first six verses (while trying to get Ava to take a nap).  Two questions that jumped out at me...What is the difference between an apostle and a disciple?  and...How is Jesus considered a descendent of David when it is Joseph who is a descendent of David?

2 comments:

Jorge said...

What is the difference between an apostle and a disciple?

Apostle was a disciple that was chosen for a few reasons.
Acts 1:21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22beginning from John's baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection."

This alone eliminates anybody now-a-days claiming to be an Apostle.

Apostles were like the Secretary of State (Hillary). They go and represent President Obama (hehe). Obama can give these representatives the authority to speak for him. When the Apostle speaks, Jesus is approving & in essence speaking.

Disciple is just a follower, like you & me. We follow Jesus' commands as he directly gave them and as he indirectly gave them through his hand picked Apostles.

Paul actually fit the requirements laid out in Acts 1:21 because when Jesus showed up on the road to Damascus, it wasn't just small talk. I believe that Jesus told him everything about him. Everything he would need to know to be on par with the original 12-13. Read Galatians 1 & 2. I also believe that during those 3 days of blindness, Jesus & Paul talked a lot. Paul actually knew of Jesus since this Jesus character was always making headlines. He know of Jesus but just hadn't accepted the fact that he was the Messiah.

This is just a quick answer. If you need more info, keep asking.

Anonymous said...

A disciple is a follower of Christ, like you and me. We could be called the disciples of Christ (like the First Christian Church. I believe that would be just as biblical as The Church of Christ. Apostles had to have seen Jesus - am I right. Also, they were chosen by Jesus and they were disciples. Correct me if I am wrong. I do not read my Bible near enough. I read TAKS manuals and the newspaper but I have forsaken reading the word. I will try to improve on that. Pam