Still it was the priest who read the Scriptures in the OC along with the others and since we are told by Scripture that as members of the New Covenant we are now a Royal Priesthood and that we are one in Christ, what Scripture allows who are we to deny? Yes, our Royal Priesthood is a vital aspect of the newness of the New Covenant and that is what makes the difference. Sonship. Harry Chad Richard Bresson <breusswane@...> wrote: First, I think it's too much of a reduction to interpret *read* as the only thing happening between priest, the people and the word. The prophets accused the priests of failing to lead the people. Second, it's a bit of a reduction to interpret *priest* as the only function that has been carried over into the NT. The priests weren't the only ones with the responsibility of reading and teaching the people. Prophets were. The elders are as much filling the prophetic role (in Christ) as their priestly role. The priesthood of the believer is not the end-all, be-all egalitartian paradigm for body life, esp. when it is used to blur the authoritarian and functional structures outlined in the NT. But then again, I'm of the opinion that an over-emphasis on the priesthood of the believer has been to the ecclesiological and eschatological detriment of baptists through the years. (notice I did not deny it is a vital aspect of the newness of the New Covenant). =-- Pastor Chad Richard Bresson Clearcreek Chapel Springboro, OH http://breusswane.blogspot.com On 2/28/06, H Dorrington wrote: > > What New Covenant Scripture are you basing your opinion on? > > I do find in the OC that the priest read the Scriptures to the people and > then I read in the NC regarding the priesthood of all believers. "But you > are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own > possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out > of darkness into his marvelous light." So if anything that would prove using > Scripture that women are welcomed in the assembly to read to all from the > Word of God. > > "For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if > it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and > prayer." > > Harry > > Chad Richard Bresson wrote: > C'mon Harry. You know better. You're twising my words to prove your point. > There's no difference in "substance" when it comes to how the scriptures > treat reading and preaching. > > Pastor Chad Richard Bresson > Clearcreek Chapel > Springboro, OH > http://breusswane.blogspot.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "H Dorrington" > To: > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 11:49 PM > Subject: Re: [soundofgrace] Church Service > > > > Then if that is true your preaching must be nothing more than Scripture > > reading! > > > > You have disproved your very own point. Your preaching here is the > > proclamation of your opinion or interpretation. Not everyone shares the > > exact same interpretation of all Scripture that is why we have different > > views on a variety of topics within the body of Christ. Augustine saw it > > in his own day. Today you can pick up a book on the 5 views of > > Sanctification or the 5 views of the End Times. Each view cannot be > > correct yet we each form an opinion based upon our study of Scripture or > a > > combination of our study of Scripture and the systems we cling to. > > > > You say "There's no difference." I don't agree with your opinion. I > > guess I would be put out of the assembly at Clearcreek Chapel for I find > > Scripture teaching us all to "proclaim the excellencies of Him who has > > called you out of darkness into His marvelous light." Even Paul mentions > > the women "who have labored side by side with me in the gospel." No > > dichotomy here. > > > > Harry > > > > Chad Richard Bresson > wrote: > > I should add that if we believed that it was OK for women to read > > scripture > > in the corporate setting, we would unashamedly allow them to preach. > > There's no difference. This idea that preaching is "adding opinion" to > the > > exposition or reading has no basis in scripture. > > > > Pastor Chad Richard Bresson Clearcreek Chapel > > Springboro, OH > > http://breusswane.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > On 2/27/06, Chad Richard Bresson > > wrote: > >> > >> On 2/27/06, Terry Rayburn wrote: > >> >A good test sometimes is to ask the question, "Should > >> >someone be disciplined vis a vis Matt. 18, and put out > >> >of the assembly for unrepentedly doing that?" > >> At Clearcreek Chapel, yes. > >> Chad Richard Bresson Clearcreek Chapel Springboro, OH --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace