ECT We are not Israel, but the Body of Christ

SaulToPaul 2

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Two types of Gentiles in this chapter. One Paul spent much time with and knew them well.
Others Paul did not know. Now, examine his letter to the Ephesians carefully. Notice the we who he knew and the ye that he had only heard of their faith. Then notice the us.




Acts 19
King James Version (KJV)

19 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.

4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

7 And all the men were about twelve.

8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:

12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.

15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.

24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

25 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.

26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.

30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

31 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.

32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused: and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.

33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.

34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.

38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.

39 But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.

40 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.

41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
 

Right Divider

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Like I said - oversimplification.

The very origin of ALL off-based conclusions.

Ignore it; but that is what that is - oversimplification

The best towards you, nonetheless, my fellow Mid-Actser...
Your SECOND time to make this baseless accusation WITHOUT an explanation as to WHY it's so!

Shame on you. Put up or shut up.
 

Ktoyou

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Two types of Gentiles in this chapter. One Paul spent much time with and knew them well.
Others Paul did not know. Now, examine his letter to the Ephesians carefully. Notice the we who he knew and the ye that he had only heard of their faith. Then notice the us.




Acts 19
King James Version (KJV)


5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
This is when they could all speak boolaboola and each of them taught one in return. This is where log2 came in.
 

Danoh

New member
Your SECOND time to make this baseless accusation WITHOUT an explanation as to WHY it's so!

Shame on you. Put up or shut up.

You'll have to try that shame nonsense on someone else.

I brought these issues up on the MAD forum to no avail.

Why?

Because you and yours fail to see that there is a huge difference between the simplicity that MAD is based on and the oversimplification these ideas some MADs assert, are based on.

Further, with the exception of STP you and yours right off go into guilt trip attempts and what not, whenever these issues are brought up.

I joke about it here and there because it is not my view.

These people here...

Romans 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

And here...

Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 6:18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

And much more on them throughout Romans makes it obvious they are not these people here:

Romans 2:17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 2:18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 2:19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 2:20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 2:21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 2:22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 2:23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 2:24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

Yours is an oversimplification of the word "called" in the Rom. 2:17's phrase "thou art called a Jew."

Again, try that shame nonsense on someone else - you and your very very small camp on these issues (within MAD in general) are no more the be all end all on any issue than I am :chuckle:
 

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You'll have to try that shame nonsense on someone else.

I brought these issues up on the MAD forum to no avail.

Why?

Because you and yours fail to see that there is a huge difference between the simplicity that MAD is based on and the oversimplification these ideas some MADs assert, are based on.

Further, with the exception of STP you and yours right off go into guilt trip attempts and what not, whenever these issues are brought up.

I joke about it here and there because it is not my view.

These people here...

Romans 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

And here...

Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 6:18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

And much more on them throughout Romans makes it obvious they are not these people here:

Romans 2:17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 2:18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 2:19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 2:20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 2:21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 2:22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 2:23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 2:24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

Yours is an oversimplification of the word "called" in the Rom. 2:17's phrase "thou art called a Jew."

Again, try that shame nonsense on someone else - you and your very very small camp on these issues (within MAD in general) are no more the be all end all on any issue than I am :chuckle:
Shame on you.

Next time, just reply to the person that you're accusing and EXPLAIN what you think the problem is; instead of your "drive by" insults.
 

Danoh

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2 + 2 = 4.

Sorry, that is oversimplification.

Sheesh, STP...

To oversimplify a thing is to read more into it than is there.

Barney-itis, when he reads things into Andy, that are not really there.

Andy-itis, when he reads things into Opie that are not really there.

It is what RD just fell prey to; which he then followed up on by attempting to send me up to my room :chuckle:
 

Danoh

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Shame on you.

Next time, just reply to the person that you're accusing and EXPLAIN what you think the problem is; instead of your "drive by" insults.

Now you're being duplicitous.

STP often posts a :chuckle: to those posts of others he disagrees with on some point.

I have always seen that as his sense of humor.

Out of my own sense of that when I often joke and or post a :chuckle:

Some of you MADs are simply an intolerant bunch :chuckle:

And :crackup:
 

musterion

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Good example of misinterpreting another's words based on an oversimplification.

Thanks for that fine example of my very point, bro :)

Words mean things. You chose your words. Choose them more carefully if you don't want to be misunderstood.
 

Right Divider

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Now you're being duplicitous.

STP often posts a :chuckle: to those posts of others he disagrees with on some point.

I have always seen that as his sense of humor.

Out of my own sense of that when I often joke and or post a :chuckle:

Some of you MADs are simply an intolerant bunch :chuckle:

And :crackup:
I would say that, in this case, it is you that simply ignores details and then claims that others are "over complicating".
 

Danoh

New member
Words mean things. You chose your words. Choose them more carefully if you don't want to be misunderstood.

No. Musti; words do not mean things other than within their context.

What was an added sense of the word "mouse" with the invention of the Personal Computer?

What added meaning did that context give to the word mouse?

What you are doing is reading my words from within your context.

You guys are fellow MADs.

We hold a different understanding in some things.

I joke about them as STP does.

Quit your oversimplifying of the sense of my words through your context.
 
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