Comments on: Spiritual Authority http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/ Inside Jesus. Outside The Box. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:58:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lisa http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-2038 Lisa Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:10:39 +0000 http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/#comment-2038 Sam, concerning your post about your pastor using II Corinthians 8:5 to say first submit to God, then to preachers--I think he's missing the point. When reading that verse in context...The Macedonian folks submitted themselves to God, then ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD, gave of their resources to Paul and his traveling companions. The church is the Body of Christ. Christ is the head. If God moves you to give to your ministers, then do so. However, we're not all given the same 'job' to do, as it were. You might advise your pastor, that since he wants y'all to give like the Macedonians did, that he should live as Paul did--traveling, being beaten, imprisoned, shipwrecked... etc. After all, Paul was following the will of God, wasn't he? ;) instead of worrying about whether or not his congregation is submitting to him, he needs to be worried about simply pointing people to Jesus--instead of to himself. Bottom line, your pastor seems to fit the cartoon character of Pastor Moses. Beware. Sam, concerning your post about your pastor using II Corinthians 8:5 to say first submit to God, then to preachers–I think he’s missing the point.

When reading that verse in context…The Macedonian folks submitted themselves to God, then ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD, gave of their resources to Paul and his traveling companions.

The church is the Body of Christ. Christ is the head. If God moves you to give to your ministers, then do so. However, we’re not all given the same ‘job’ to do, as it were. You might advise your pastor, that since he wants y’all to give like the Macedonians did, that he should live as Paul did–traveling, being beaten, imprisoned, shipwrecked… etc. After all, Paul was following the will of God, wasn’t he? ;)

instead of worrying about whether or not his congregation is submitting to him, he needs to be worried about simply pointing people to Jesus–instead of to himself.

Bottom line, your pastor seems to fit the cartoon character of Pastor Moses. Beware.

]]> By: sam http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-454 sam Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:34:11 +0000 http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/#comment-454 Today our pastor quoted 2 Corinthians 8:5 (New King James Version) 5 And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God. He used this to teach that we are supposed to be 1) under God and then 2)under ministers. I would love to hear your comments on this. Today our pastor quoted 2 Corinthians 8:5 (New King James Version)

5 And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.

He used this to teach that we are supposed to be 1) under God and then 2)under ministers.

I would love to hear your comments on this.

]]> By: yaso http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-222 yaso Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:59:03 +0000 http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/#comment-222 Praise God! I don't have a pastor like that :) Praise God! I don't have a pastor like that :)

]]> By: Meg http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Meg Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:49:50 +0000 http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/#comment-110 Gosh every one is sooo good...and soooo true! :) Gosh every one is sooo good…and soooo true! :)

]]> By: Meg http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Meg Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:47:58 +0000 http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/#comment-109 Gosh every one is so good.....and we know they're sooooooo true! Gosh every one is so good…..and we know they're sooooooo true!

]]> By: Erna http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Erna Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:44:57 +0000 http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/#comment-89 i just read it to my sister and she cracked up i just read it to my sister and she cracked up

]]> By: Erna http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Erna Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:43:20 +0000 http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/#comment-88 i laughed so hard at this one. it's hilarious!!!!! i'm so tempted to send it to my old pastor i laughed so hard at this one. it's hilarious!!!!! i'm so tempted to send it to my old pastor

]]> By: Wesley http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Wesley Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:18:22 +0000 http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/#comment-79 Brilliant Brilliant

]]> By: Lorne http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Lorne Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:03:30 +0000 http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/#comment-75 Oh my word. I laughed so hard I could not breath. Love this comic!!! Oh my word. I laughed so hard I could not breath. Love this comic!!!

]]> By: mick http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-74 mick Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:21:08 +0000 http://searchingforgrace.com/comics/spiritual-authority/#comment-74 If I can get people to laugh out loud, that is a sign of great success as a comic artist...I feel good :-) If I can get people to laugh out loud, that is a sign of great success as a comic artist…I feel good :-)

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