Interesting article by the way. Now, if I may play the devil's advocate.

There is established a reference and awe. Were all the worshippers giving reference and awe to the objective God, or just to the God that they themselves created. Can it be said that only Scripture was read, and there was no preaching or teaching. Unless they were a lot smarter than we today, I imagine many were not worshipping the same God. And, that proves out by their open disobedience. I, also, imagine that they were continuiing worshiping God during those times. I know a couple of RCC who comment that one of the reasons they like the RCC is that the stain glass windows and other reverent-looking furniture/staging help them in their meditation. The problem is that they are meditating on their idea of God. It would be far better for them to wear their flipflops and go to a church that worships God through the preaching and teaching of the Word.

The comment about not letting the uncircumcised in. There were many circumcised that were not true believers. Instead of pretending everyone were believers, they should have been challenging everyone, not just by reading the Word, to the importance of the Word. Isn't there a difference hetween making the Word an idol to be worship as oppose to the living Word of God.

Just throwing that out.

Last edited by John_C; Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:18 PM.
John Chaney

"having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith . . ." Colossians 2:7