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joan elizabeth mazzu replied to Rey Reynoso's discussion 'There Is No Trinity'

How about - - - Philippians passage where writer is praising Jesus for His obedience to God the Father, although Jesus was the same substance as the Father. How about - - - the Genesis passages where God refers to himself (themselves) as "us". One...

yesterday

joan elizabeth mazzu replied to JacksonS's discussion 'Trinitarian God vs. Zeus'

check earlier discussions "Jesus the Christ:Divine or not?" and "Explaining Trinitarianism:To do or not to do?" mike gabriel also gave some links in his answer. I gave my thoughts in more detail there, too.

November 1

joan elizabeth mazzu replied to JacksonS's discussion 'Trinitarian God vs. Zeus'

everything I'm saying here is second and third-hand info; so you'll have to verifiy if you use it, but: 1) zeus , theo, and deo are all from the same root. 2) in the jewish confession of faith (call to faith) "here O Israel. The Lord your God is o...

November 1

joan elizabeth mazzu replied to Amy F's discussion 'Community = Unity'

I, too, agree with Ratatosk's summary. Further, I'd say that humans have a strong tendency to get off track. God, of course knows this. Jesus said about trying to do God's will perfectly, "With man this is impossible. But with God, all things are ...

October 30

joan elizabeth mazzu replied to Ryan's discussion 'Why aren't more Protestants active Pro-Lifers?'

Ryan, thanks for bringing this out. Yeah, the Church has been sleepy. I've been sleepy. In Hebrews. there's a verse that says "encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that you will not be ___________ by sin's deceitfulness."...

October 19

joan elizabeth mazzu commented on Rey Reynoso's blog post 'Prayer Monday--Licinius'

amen brother. I've been offline mostly recently.

October 19

joan elizabeth mazzu left a comment for Char

October 15

joan elizabeth mazzu replied to Lisa Robinson's discussion 'Authority Vs. Gifts'

My way of thinking about that is like a grid/table where the gift element of one's whole is combined with where one is in the heirarchy/ to give a fuller picture of one's place in the church. When my children were small, I read a bit about how dif...

October 10

joan elizabeth mazzu replied to Jack's discussion 'Confession'

I learned that confession actually means agreeing with. That broadens what we (I) mean when we use the word confession.

October 6

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October 6

joan elizabeth mazzu replied to Jason's discussion 'Why do you believe the Bible?'

I see it as the Holy spirit helping us see the wonderful truth that the Bible displays. I once overheard a high school sunday school teacher ask his students how they knew that God knew them and attended to them as individuals. As I walked on down...

October 2

joan elizabeth mazzu replied to Rey Reynoso's discussion 'Pray For Jack'

dear Jack,Thanks for all you do, like bringing out thoughtful questions and answers, and letting us know of your trouble. God bless you, let His angels surround you and protect you from any thing that would come against you. May the Lord fill you ...

September 26

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joan elizabeth mazzu replied to Brent's discussion 'Who can celebrate the Lord's Supper?'

My grandfather was a missionary in Trinidad west indies. My grandmother, of course, was active in the women's group. My mom found and showed to me notes my grandmother wrote for a talk she gave on music in the church. Grandmother said that the chu...

September 14

joan elizabeth mazzu commented on joanne guarnieri's blog post 'Does T.V. Really Rot Your Brain?'

Dear Joanne, thanks for the great article on tv. Just the other day I said to someone, "I have too much endorphins in my system." I had to explain to this dilligent person that I meant I am too laid back/ too content/ too able to totally forget ab...

September 14

joanne guarnieri commented on joan elizabeth mazzu's blog post 'INRODUCTIONS'

Even without introduction from others, God can give you wisdom about something, if you ask HIm for it. I went over to their website, and they seem to be believers. However, this line gives me pause, "He [the pastor] came to know God as a young ma...

September 12

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Tell us about yourself: wife , mother of two college age kids, youngest of four children, struggling with what's right and wrong ('tho i'm 54?!?) i like talking to people, classical music and traditional church music, green things, movies

How would you describe yourself theologically?: i believe God is love: i believe the Bible is the inspired word of God, but that we people don't always interpret it the way God intended

Who is the greatest theologian in the last 2000 years? (Besides Biblical People!): could i say andrew wommack?

What is your web-address?: http://1776onmymind.blogspot.com

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INRODUCTIONS

My Bible reference for this is that Barnabas introduced Paul to believers in various places, Barnabas being the recognized member of a group, and Paul being an unknown and under suspicion. I think there are other places where the known one introduces the unknown one or the unknown one produces credentials of some kind.

There is a group that seems to embrace Christian beliefs and Bible truths that is new on the horizon. In Houston it is called Succeed in Life. I was wonderin what honest reason I… Continue

Posted on September 11, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

SINCE YOU ASKED

FROM MY BLOG "apologia, about Christ's church" at rethinking1776.blogspot.com

Saturday, August 1, 2009
SINCE YOU ASKED

A Member on Theologica.ning.com asked what others thought that Jesus' return was going to be like, based on what they have read in the Bible. Answers were slow at the beginning. I have not read through the answers, and don't really have anything to add to what others have and are saying on that subject.

(oh yes! I did think of something: Jesus said in response to questions ab… Continue

Posted on August 1, 2009 at 4:58pm —

MORE ON COMPLIMENTARIANISM

I thought of some more stories of women in the Bible that can give guidance to what women can do with revelation that God gives and still be in women's roles.

When Mary and Joseph took Jesus to Temple when He was 7 days old (eight?), Anna , who was a longtime widow, who lived under the protection of the Temple, I think, prophesied about Jesus, announcing Him.
That was an important job. I don't see any indication that that was considered against rules or anything.

Tony Evans spoke about the phe… Continue

Posted on July 14, 2009 at 12:00pm —

WE STILL HAVE SOME WAY TO GO

Did I mention that I am studying with a group using Max Lucado's workbook on EPHESIANS. He has some good ideas. One question he asked us to ask ourselves was (something like) "what kind of humor is not acceptable for Christians?" Yeah. I had some good answers.
Like:
Humor that has to do with someone being hurt.
Humor that makes light of sin instead of being concerned about the holiness of God
and the eternal soul of the sinner.
Humor that does not respect others as made in the image of the Glori… Continue

Posted on July 1, 2009 at 12:38pm — 1 Comment

COMPLIMENTARIAN

POST DRAFT

Dear Friends,

I truly believe that God has planned for women to be active in His kingdom in the more nurturing and „invisible“ ways. . . . . . . This is in response to the discussion of Complimentarian vs. Egalitarian theology at theologica.ning. Also my class in Houston (WestburyUMC) is studying Ephesians using Max Lucado’s workbook; and one question was „How can I use my gifts this week for God’s glory?“ . . . . .
I decided I had better get myself on the record with my beliefs on… Continue

Posted on June 25, 2009 at 5:49pm — 1 Comment

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At 11:03am on July 16, 2009, Char said…: Thanks for the note Joan.

I've probably cracked only a small fraction of the books. Most of them belonged to my father and many of them are the sorts you use for research rather than reading. A number of them are actually text books.

All the interest in SK is skyward. This is normally a great time of year for watching lighting storms, sunsets, and stars.

How are you? :)

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