apologizing, accepting...

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(Brother Masoner, hope this qualifies as sharing, not pastoring)

I said:
KD> We need never apologize for the Truth, but maybe sometimes 
KD> for the delivery of it.

Chris Sterrett responded:
CS> I am curious though...Could you expound a little on this?
CS> I have heard many harsh messages preached.

Acts 23
2  And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood 
by him to smite him on the mouth.
3  Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou 
whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, 
and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
4  And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's 
high priest?
5  Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the 
high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil 
of the ruler of thy people.

Paul may have been correct in his message (ie thou... 
commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law...) but 
he delivered it in an improper or untimely manner.

"Let all things be done decently and in order."    
1 Corinthians 14:40

decently = 2156. euschemonos, yoo-skhay-mon'-oce; 
adv. from G2158; decorously:--decently, honestly.

in order = 5010. taxis, tax'-is; from G5021; regular 
arrangement, i.e. (in time) fixed succession (of rank or 
character), official dignity:--order.


Kathy Dimick
Falkville, Alabama
kdimick@colsa.com
kedimick@hotmail.com

"For to me to live is Christ"