tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post323556076439235144..comments2023-08-05T05:23:45.628-07:00Comments on Soundings: The Didache: The First CatechismDale Matsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975212053636312471noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post-41754755213575257522011-06-21T18:41:47.406-07:002011-06-21T18:41:47.406-07:00Sibyl,
Thanks for the encouragement and affirmatio...Sibyl,<br />Thanks for the encouragement and affirmation. Can you think of any better vehicle to transmit the Gospel of Jesus Christ than a blog that goes out to the whole world 24/7 and is available in any language through Google technology? How's that for honoring the Great Commission in the 21st Century.Dale Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975212053636312471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post-44977789716685750512011-06-21T05:29:16.506-07:002011-06-21T05:29:16.506-07:00Thanks so much, Fr. Matson.
Yesterday I printed o...Thanks so much, Fr. Matson.<br /><br />Yesterday I printed out your posts on Depression (you mention identity here several times) and ADLs (which I have subtitled, 'Disciplines' or Rule of Life).<br /><br />Your blog has been invaluable to me...really like discovering gold or a pearl of great price. <br /><br />PLEASE - keep writing! The Lord is with you and inspiring you in this work.Sibylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post-12731724606616393482011-06-20T10:14:02.377-07:002011-06-20T10:14:02.377-07:00Sibyl,
I find that it is a more sound approach to ...Sibyl,<br />I find that it is a more sound approach to teach the truth than to combat error. We can become what we fight against. St. Paul had the best advice for mental health. "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things." (Phil. 4:8)Dale Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975212053636312471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post-91606336222671716792011-06-20T09:49:38.873-07:002011-06-20T09:49:38.873-07:00"But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I sho..."But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?” And He said, 'Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God at this mountain'."<br /><br />Then Moses said to God, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?” God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM' has sent me to you."<br /><br />Notice Moses states "Who am I?" God (“I AM WHO I AM”) then says to Moses that he will be with him. We have no identity apart from God. We are not on this earth to discover or celebrate our identity (idolatry). We are here to Love God and serve His Son Jesus Christ in the power of the Spirit.Dale Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975212053636312471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post-38132071216213134682011-06-20T08:13:14.357-07:002011-06-20T08:13:14.357-07:00Fr. Matson, Sorry - In the comment I just posted,...Fr. Matson, Sorry - In the comment I just posted, I didn't copy all of it.<br />Here is the first part:<br />The Didache is an important catechetical tool as much as the more conventional doctrinal instruction. Conversion of spirit, soul (mind, will, emotions), body (behaviors, responses and living) are essential for success. Being unconverted and unrepentant at all levels from top to bottom seems to have caused problems at all the fractals of the church, from the global church to the individual believer.<br /> <br /><br />Please feel free to post any part or none of my thoughts.Sibylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post-52224341123596170632011-06-20T07:21:35.550-07:002011-06-20T07:21:35.550-07:00If the Anglican and Roman Church give in to the ga...If the Anglican and Roman Church give in to the gay agenda sexual identity and orientation paradigm and their concepts and labels, which conflict with Scripture and oppose the Gospel, they will grow sick and die. Allowing an unrepentant, predatory, 'gay' self-identified sub-culture to operate within the priesthood, without scrutiny, accountability, transparency and with impunity, has already cost at least the Roman Church dearly in credibility and money. So far, TEC and the other Western provinces have not had to pay their piper. <br /><br />Where are the bishops, preachers, theologians, teachers and writers who will teach carefully and patiently teach those who have gullibly swallowed the deceptions of the age, the truth about identity and behavior without compromise or apology? <br /><br />Yes! - Bring back the Didache and bring back true integrity in Christ and sanity. This will bring back practice in pastoral care and way of life that matches Scripture and doctrine. This will bring back accountability, transparency, healthy Christianity in the church body, and in the individual human spirit, soul (mind, will and emotions) and body, in families. This will bring back to the abundant corporate and individual Christian body - righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.<br /><br />The Didache was indicative to me, of the careful scrutiny and care given to prepare converts from paganism, sexual sin and addictions to know what Christianity entails (total surrender!) to count the cost and to make a sound and informed decision to 'set their faces toward Jerusalem' and walk out the Christian life day by day in Community.Sibylnoreply@blogger.com