tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post1770588811245092181..comments2023-06-09T12:46:12.932-04:00Comments on The Voice Of One Crying Out In Suburbia: All things in commonArthur Sidohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-57486658278536404902010-12-31T21:18:51.749-05:002010-12-31T21:18:51.749-05:00Wouldn't it be great if the church operated as...Wouldn't it be great if the church operated as a whole. Like a man and wife are to become one and Jesus prayed that we would be one?<br />I don't think this is a teaching neccessarily of community property tho, it is interesting. You cannot give or sell anything if you do not own it. Many early jewish believers were kicked out of the synagog(spelling) and were not alowed to buy, sell or trade..they needed another community to do business with. They had those outside the jewish community but as the christian community grew..they had each other. They had no church buildings. They met in each others homes.They shared meals. Clothes. Work. They sold things to help others. They even collected money when they heard about other believers in other areas that were going through hard times. Yes, we need to live like this. Today, in the body of Christ, it seems the "foot" despises the "hand". Or everyone wants to be chief and no one wants to serve. We need the Holy Spirit more than ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-75317760253725624932009-12-05T12:41:02.744-05:002009-12-05T12:41:02.744-05:00Paula,
I hear what you are saying. As I look at t...Paula,<br /><br />I hear what you are saying. As I look at the folks at Rocky Cape and in another group (http://www.churchcommunities.org/), I find myself yearning for that sort of community with other believers. Not a couple of hours a week, if we can spare it, but one where our lives are interwoven with the brethren.Arthur Sidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-54403995185575139812009-12-03T14:39:15.288-05:002009-12-03T14:39:15.288-05:00April,
SO true!
Gifts at Christmas are such a sham...April,<br />SO true!<br />Gifts at Christmas are such a sham.<br />Everyone seems to forget, or not know, the true meaning behind the gifts the magi offered the infant Christ.<br /><br />We are going to take the route of caring, rather then gifting this year, for sure.<br />Homemade food, firewood, etc.<br />I do not want any commercial entity profiting from our pockets in the name of Christmas any more.<br />PaulaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496614522922016531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-86113581831634446192009-12-03T13:18:30.999-05:002009-12-03T13:18:30.999-05:00Mmmmm, I have also been intrigued by the hutterite...Mmmmm, I have also been intrigued by the hutterites way of life.<br />At the same time, they have some beliefs that are not Biblical.<br />There are two groups that broke away from the Hutterites, and formed new communities for this very reason.<br />The only major thing we do not agree with is the non resistence statement.<br /><br />http://thecommonlife.com/home<br /><br />The worse things become here, the more inviting it would seem to live the way these people do.<br /><br />The fellowship we are in, has some aspects of all things in common, even though many of us live a full hour away from the meeting place.<br />PaulaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496614522922016531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-36581400608329086862009-12-03T12:36:25.214-05:002009-12-03T12:36:25.214-05:00I've been thinking about this a lot lately, Ar...I've been thinking about this a lot lately, Arthur, especially when confronted with all the Christmas consumerism--and that includes the Family Christian Store catalog I got the other day. But that's another issue entirely... :o)<br /><br />We (Randy and I) certainly live in extravagance compared to most of the world, but not compared to most of America. What has been really odd is to experience the reactions from our fellow Christians to some of our beliefs, which are quite scriptural. I'm not just talking infant baptism here...I'm talking about things like submitting to my husband, living within our means, not wanting to do Santa when we have kids. I could get all up in arms and say that these people just don't care about scripture, but the thing is, I don't think it has occurred to most of them that those things are in there. We Americans have our pet verses (John 3:16, Jeremiah 29:11, etc.), and we can certainly find the ones about homosexuality, etc. But we (myself included) do not know our bibles. I find it humbling, and often heartbreaking, to come across a passage like the ones you've referenced today, and realize, "Wow--I never knew the bible said that. Why aren't we living like this?"<br /><br />Sorry to ramble. But thank you for sharing this today. It's always a good thing to be humbled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com