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From: "Carlo Rose" <rosec007@...>
> Chad wrote: "then again, I realize that this list isn't populated by those
> that invest much more meaning into the Sunday gathering than a public 
> outing
> at the park on a Saturday."
>
> This was probably a cheap shot, but I for sure invest more meaning into 
> the
> Lord's Day than a public outing at a park and I would guess that most of 
> us
> do.

I firmly believe if Hebrews 10:25 did not exist, there would be very little 
impetus from many in this camp to hold a public gathering on Sunday (I've 
seen this passage treated as an arbitrary NT commandment as if its sole 
purpose is to force us to gather; not coincidentally, if 1 Tim. 2:12 didn't 
exist, given what is seemingly the consensus on this list, there'd be no 
reason to not have women elders; the NT was never meant to be read this 
way).  While I'm not Sabbatarian (Sunday is not a Christian sabbath), the NT 
collectively invests much meaning (and eschatology) in the corporate 
gathering of the people.

Pastor Chad Richard Bresson
Clearcreek Chapel
Springboro, OH
http://breusswane.blogspot.com