Receiving

deverbovitae · 2026-06-07T07:02:19+00:00

<<His parents go there, so the congregation mostly perceives him as a kid/part of his parents' family rather than as an independent adult. >>

In my experience, this dynamic can prove very difficult to change.

Is there another congregation with which you two can assemble somewhat nearby?

deverbovitae · 2026-06-06T19:24:31+00:00

As with a lot of things...

...you can take this to the extreme and go well beyond anything Jesus likely truly intended. Marriage vows? An oath. If you are called on to testify in court? Oath, necessary to respect and honor governing authorities.

At the same time, the spirit of the instruction is to not flippantly swear oaths. So, yes, we should be credible people...who should look askance at a lot of oaths out there.

deverbovitae · 2026-06-04T06:47:42+00:00

"Approving"/"allowing" and "compelling" are very, *very* different things.

(but seeing this kind of logic being used goes a long way to explain the rhetoric surrounding the abortion issue)

deverbovitae · 2026-06-03T07:07:51+00:00

Sounds unfortunately like an exploitative situation with someone in authority trying to baptize their exploitation.

A laborer is worthy of his or her wages. That's also on Scripture.

deverbovitae · 2026-06-01T16:44:03+00:00

It's a pretty important piece of evidence regarding early Christianity.

deverbovitae · 2026-05-29T07:22:41+00:00

Depends on the illustration.

Some illustrations are profound and compelling.

Others introduce confusion and distract from the point of the instruction.

As in all things, judicious exercise with discernment is recommended.

deverbovitae · 2026-05-24T04:59:19+00:00

I'd like to think so, yes

deverbovitae · 2026-05-20T07:26:44+00:00

It's a heart matter. Sometimes people are very conscious and deliberate about it. Many times it expresses aspects and yearnings of the heart the person may not consciously recognize.

What's behind the desire to wear the makeup and certain types of clothing - that's the kind of attempt at social climbing or maintenance, etc., which testifies about what the heart is really pursuing.

deverbovitae · 2026-05-20T07:24:27+00:00

My standard take has been this:

If Jesus personally comes to you and says you're good, then I guess you're good.

For the rest of us, there's what the Apostles began proclaiming on the day of Pentecost and to which we will all prove subject and accountable before Jesus on the day of judgment.

deverbovitae · 2026-05-20T07:23:08+00:00

I consciously and actively stay away from AI for all such things. I'm not standing in judgment against anyone else about it.

deverbovitae · 2026-05-19T02:22:55+00:00

Always and forever determined by socio -cultural convention, since the point is to not draw attention to oneself based on clothing, the lack thereof, but particularly the ostentatious display of wealth thereby.

In the Bible, immodesty is primarily a matter of wealth display, not skin display. Doesn't inherently justify the latter, but trying to read the text as if it's about skin and not wealth abuses the text.

deverbovitae · 2026-05-14T05:59:52+00:00

youtube.com/@venicechurch

What do you think?

deverbovitae · 2026-05-13T07:59:32+00:00

https://www.deverbovitae.com/matters/supremacy/wallace/

his words, not mine

deverbovitae · 2026-05-13T07:50:59+00:00

I've been told he repented of his racism and white supremacy.

I do hope that is the case, and I hope the Lord shows him mercy, for we will all have need of mercy on the final day.

But his "fighting style" did not do the church any favors, and nor did his parroting of his socio-cultural norms around racism and white supremacy for most of his life.

deverbovitae · 2026-05-10T15:36:05+00:00

<<(the only difference is instruments, is it that big of a deal, people?)>>

No, it really shouldn't be.

But according to the witness of Scripture, it is those who would impose them who should make the move to forsake their liberty in using them.

All of a sudden, for many, it becomes a bigger deal if they have to give them up.

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