Pure Lineage

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On Sat, 31 Jan 1998 12:35:26 -0600 Denbear <denbear@chickasaw.com>
writes:
>	May I enter this discussion?  First of all, I would like to 
>make a comment on priesthood.  It was the Roman Catholic church that
gave us the concept of a "clerical priesthood"--that is, the idea that
ministers are 
>priests.
>This idea departed radically from the clear teaching of scripture that
>shows that, in the church, we are all priests.
Well put Bro Troy and we are not to be just priests, but to minister. Yes
there is a difference. When you are travailing in prayer and you then
begin to have some one brought to mind, you are ministering to their
need. When you then see this person in deep trouble, you can rest
confident of their victory, because you have already "helped fight a
battle". Also when you have really touched Calvary, then you get some
"insider information" that will allow you to speak directly to a problem.
 Sometimes, it is blind faith, and obedience. Oh and there were not
"priests in the early church". each person was to seek out the best gifts
and work within what they could do. 
We are sometimes afraid of starting a fire, because of the wild fires we
have seen in days of late. It is my feeling that if we are well grounded,
then the wildfire cannot hurt us, and fire is a purifier. "it's the Holy
Ghost and Fire, keeping me alive. Jesus is keeping me alive."

Brian Berger  Manchester, NH
<BKBerger@ix.netcom.com> <Brian_Berger@juno.com>

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