{"id":15048,"date":"2023-12-09T13:02:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T17:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=15048"},"modified":"2023-12-09T13:49:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T17:49:49","slug":"gcc-sunday-services-catching-up-from-past-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=15048","title":{"rendered":"GCC Sunday Services 11\/16 to 12\/3 (catching up from past weeks)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

11\/26<\/strong> Sermon on 1 Corinthians 3:11-17. A building of straw is listed in the pastor's bullet points under II. Wasted Life. However, I must have dozed of during the sermon as I don't remember what he said. I would be curious to find the recording to relisten, but it would seem like his take is very similar to mine, even though I had a hard time imagining him putting too much emphasis on the negativity of the quality of straws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday School: Predestination is the main topic. Some (John S.) rightly understood the problem one would have with predestination is about free will, or at least he mentioned free will being a problem, I'm not sure how he takes it himself. Arminians basically raised human free will to an erroneous point after the fall. Would like to revisit Frank Turek's take on Romans 9:18...He has mercy on whom He wills, whom He wills He hardens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12\/3<\/strong> Sermon on 1Corinthians 3:18-4:5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1Cor 4:5 On Ignore the judgment of people<\/strong>, I see Calvin has a better take: Not every kind of judgment, but hasty and rash without examination of the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday School:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On antinomianism: I think the session was a shallow treatment of it, basically: yes sin is bad, but also don't worry about it. Nick's carpet lumps analogy was similar case: lumps are bad, but enjoy the greater beauty of the house. I would respond: Yes, feel bad and clean them, but don't be anxious. In fact, enjoy cleaning it for the hope of the outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, Rob concluded using RC Sproul's (Tim Keller's favorite focus as well): After knowing God\/the Gospel -> We love<\/span> obeying the law<\/strong> (Active<\/strong>, not passive treatment of the law). This is a better take than the passive shallow type: Breaking law is bad, obey it probably out of fear, rather than love, or no emphasis on loving the law as it may seem too negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Tong's response would be better as well: Treat yourself with God's righteousness; treat others with God's grace.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following week's Sunday School's going to be on Purgatory and praying for the dead, which is fun. I did a little research on the Catholic's site regarding these<\/a> and also on relics veneration<\/a> (Jerome is really into it, even wrote a letter against Vigilantius<\/a> on behalf of Riparius, to make his case).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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