Thanks. I wish they had told me that before I started pastoring. Well, maybe they tried..... > DW, > > I thought you gave an excellent response to Kevin's question. I was > thinking > about how I was going to answer him, but now, I don't think there is > anything more to say. > > Oh yeah, ... one thing, ... do realize that even in small rural churches > there are often very educated persons in the congregation. > > In our congregation, we have a couple of deacons who are school dropouts. > One never went higher than the sixth grade. But we also have a retired > Col. > who was a surgeon in the Air Force and several who hold Master's degrees > in > various fields. We also have a couple of retired judges and the top man > in > the sheriff's department below the sheriff. > > Jerry > "Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up > and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth > to > forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, > Arise, > and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. And immediately he rose > up > before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own > house, > glorifying God." (Luke 5:23-25). > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Warner" <dwarner@...> > To: <pastorsforum@...> > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 12:14 PM > Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] Punctuation in the Bible > > >> Kevin, >> You will need to move from the seminary mind set to a church or >> pastoral >> mindset. People do not really care, for the most part, how you arrived >> at what the words mean; what the text says but just tell them thus >> saith >> the Lord, if thus said the Lord. In other word, just preach what God's >> says and not all the mechanics of how you came to that interpretation. >> Your professors and teachers might want documentation but people in the >> pew really don't care, for the most part. If you have some that do, >> deal >> with them and help them follow your technical trail by taking them >> through the mechanics of hermeneutics. >> >> Remember: Greet them with a holy KISS (Keep It Scriptural & Simple). >> >> DW >> >> >>> You're welcome, Charles. Really, it's my joy to read and study the >>> Bible >>> in >>> the original languages. The more I read, the more I see, and the more >>> I >>> praise God for the wonder of His Word. >>> >>> Now, you gentlemen can help me. As you can tell, sometimes I can get >>> a >>> bit >>> technical about the grammar and syntax of the text. Yet, when I >>> preach I >>> have always been told to NOT use Greek and/or Hebrew words in my >>> sermons. >>> How might I bring out the things I wrote about Gen 6:18 if I were >>> preaching >>> a sermon on this text in a small rural church? >>> >>> The church where I currently teach is rather odd -- about 80% of us >>> are >>> seminary students or professors -- but even at Clifton I have to be >>> careful >>> not to get too technical. I am seeking to pastor a church full time >>> and, >>> most likely, it will be a small rural church a few hours from the >>> seminary. >>> How do I bring my passion for the text to this context without >>> appearing >>> like I am showing off my knowledge? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Grace and peace, >>> Kevin Sigafoos >>> --------------------- >>> For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be >>> glory >>> forever. Amen. (Rom 11:36) >>> >>> To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... >>> >>> To unsubscribe, send a message to: >>> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... >>> >> >> To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... >> >> To unsubscribe, send a message to: >> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.7/1542 - Release Date: >> 7/9/2008 >> 6:50 AM >> >> >> > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... > > To unsubscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > >