[CS-FSLUG] OT: How to Get Fired from a Seminary

[Ron Thompson]

   I wanted to write a more lengthy reply, but decided against it.
Instead I'd like to say that I've appreciated most of the comments on
this thread.  Personally I'd like to be associated and participating in
the churches some of you envision, but I don't see that happening for a
while for me, perhaps not in my lifetime.

   Its is encouraging to know that there is more "life" in church than I
would see from here.

           Ron

On Mon, 2012-09-10 at 20:30 -0500, davidm at hisfeet.net wrote:
> Watchman Nee suggested starting a new work, but I have seen the fruit of
> that, and (given the worldly mind-set we are faced with in culture) these
> "new works" quickly degenerate into just another division. I have come to
> just accept as a given truth that the church is what God says it is.That
> It is an organic whole (on a local level) and is in fact one body - The
> body of Christ. I do not join any of these divisions, or start one of my
> own, but rather practice fellowship with all who follow Him, and see my
> brethren as gifted members of one Body. Instead of being attached to one
> small group (or large), we continue to assemble with believers from
> various connections whenever God opens the door.
> 
> 
> > The unwillingness of those who recognize the problem to step away
> > and start a new work has been the bane of my existence for 20 years.
> >
> > They value their social associations more than obedience to the Lord
> > God.
> >
> > Meanwhile, baby believers are poorly discipled (if at all) and the lost
> > are not reached.
> >
> > It can make one empathize with the frustration of Jeremiah and
> > Moses and Paul ...
> >
> >> Josiah Ritchie wrote: Thank you  David.
> >  >
> >  > I feel I must say though that the problem is honestly sufficiently
> >  > understood. What is lacking is the action to change it.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Draw nearer to the Lord and He will bless you,
> >
> > David M. Colburn, DMin. MaCo
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Personal Site: bibleseven.com
> >
> > Bible Study Resource: bible.org
> >
> > I don't google I SEARCH! startpage.com
> >
> > 1 Cor. 15:22 "For just as in Adam all die, so also in
> > Christ all will be made alive."(NET)
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
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