tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post5915592561145550369..comments2023-05-07T06:33:50.037-04:00Comments on Disciple's Diary: Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?R. Wayne Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17082799151578983563noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post-84591874314040154082008-04-08T11:59:00.000-04:002008-04-08T11:59:00.000-04:00I have the "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" g...I have the "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" game on my cellphone for those times when I have stand in lines or wait in doctors' offices. I can beat it about 40% of the time. Talk about humbling!<BR/><BR/>Moreover, I am the Adult Singles Leader in Sunday School currently studying "God's Promises" and co-leader of a Bible study at Chick-fil-A studying the "Seeking Him" manual. The more I study the Bible to teach these groups, the more I feel like I have a fifth-grade faith. But I plod along and hope I can relate the lesson's point(s) in an understandable way to the seekers of God's truth. I am also studying Greek with the Mounce materials.<BR/><BR/>All our love.<BR/>Bruce & RosemaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post-14524005272047218012008-03-09T07:34:00.000-04:002008-03-09T07:34:00.000-04:00I'm glad for one that I didn't have to wait 3 year...I'm glad for one that I didn't have to wait 3 years before being "dunked" as it were, seeing as I had water baptism at 3 1/2 months into my salvation (and my salvation was instant). But then I was on fire and for me personally if there were regulations when I could give myself to God completely then I might not have hung around to wait for that time. Think this may be true of a lot of people in this "fast food culture" we live in today, we want things quick, so having to wait may mean you lose interest. Maybe the provision of more Bible study sessions or more house groups being offered so the opportunity is there to discuss in whatever setting each person feels comfortable with. Having a united Church is going to help a great deal in this. Another thing of course is the way the church setting and God and Jesus themselves are portrayed to "men". I watched a DVD recently called "Why men don't go to church" and it was very educational and yet very true. It's because it's more aimed at women, and this also goes for Jesus, being like a live-in lover as it were (living in their heart), no man is going to admit they have Jesus as their lover for fear of it being taken out of context! That of course is just my opinion. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the post.<BR/><BR/>SharonMs_Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16173316231055524084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post-67942895770694920422008-02-23T10:14:00.000-05:002008-02-23T10:14:00.000-05:00Point taken! rwsPoint taken! rwsR. Wayne Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082799151578983563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post-53509139272728842008-02-23T09:03:00.000-05:002008-02-23T09:03:00.000-05:00Maybe part of the problem is that we make church m...Maybe part of the problem is that we make church membership too easy. It seems that some churches are so eager to "dunk" someone new that little or no pre-baptismal instruction in the Christian life, which would include the teaching of foundational biblical stories, is given. I'm not sure we need to return to the early Church's 3-year preparation period for baptism, but surely if we found a grace-filled way of beefing up the joining requirements, it would help!Idellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146186041533389273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post-59348058134904863672008-02-22T21:40:00.000-05:002008-02-22T21:40:00.000-05:00Hebrews 6:1-3 (NKJV) Therefore, leaving the discus...Hebrews 6:1-3 (NKJV) Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits.<BR/><BR/>Eventually, we got to graduate to the next level if and only if the Teacher knows we are ready.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com