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Can misread Bible, can also choose only the commentary you want. 

Forum: Theological Expressions
Re: Helping My friend RTC to see. (frank)
Re: Something for Frank (RTC)
Re: How big should one house church grow to, before a new one should be started?
Re: Life decides size (RTC)
Re: Nonsense!!!!
Re: Rebutting your nonsense (RTC)
Re: Refutting your errors!
Re: Now refuting your errors (RTC)
Re: RTC doesn't know how to read the Bible!!?!!
Re: You don't seem to fare any better either (RTC)
Re: You read the commentary, I read my Bible,
Re: I read my Bible and my commentary (RTC)
Date: 2001, May 01
From: <Anonymous>

Reading from Matthew Henry's :- "The persons written to are Philemnon and Apphia, and with them Archippus, and the church in Philmon's house. Philemon, the master of Onesimus, a slave, was the principal (meaning chief; main), to whom the letter is inscribed, the head of the family, in whom were the authority and power of taking in or shutting out,and whose property Onesimus was: with him therefore chiefly lay the business. " Reading from The New Bible Dictionary :- "It should be also noted that a house-church is in mind as well the people named in the address (v 2). Goodspeed and Knox OVEREMPHASIS the part the church is expectd to play in SWAYING THE SLAVE-OWNER to 'do the christian thing': the second singular person is used throughout, even for the greetings: the only exception are in vv 22(the hoped-for visit) and 25 (the bendiction). This affords a contrast with Ignatius' letter to Polycarp, which is addressed to an individual but with frequent passages in the second person plural which show that the church is being harangued. Philemon is addressed to the slave-owner, WITH HIS FAMILY AND CHURCH PERSUMABLYU LINKED WITH HIM AFTER THE MANNER OF Rom xvi.5; Col iv.15."

to: "Can misread Bible, can also choose only the commentary you want."

Messages Inline: Outline:

1. And that applies to you as well by RTC, 2001, May 02

(_ The commentary you quoted doesn't even support your housechurch theory., 2001, May 02

1. Does it not shows RTC blundered,again?n/t, 2001, May 02

2. You can't even read the commentary properly by RTC, 2001, May 03

1. Which dumb commentator will tell you that the local church is..., 2001, May 03

(_ Ah so I am vindicated! by RTC, 2001, May 03

(_ Ah so you're still so blind!, 2001, May 03

(_ And yet I see by RTC, 2001, May 04

(_ Can blind man be trusted?, 2001, May 04

1. Ditto, 2001, May 04

1. Why not? by RTC, 2001, May 08

(_ Now you're admitting there's teaching by the Apostle Paul in public places,, 2001, May 08

(_ Don't have to admit what I never deny in the first place by RTC, 2001, May 09

(_ Admit you don't even know what you're talking about., 2001, May 09

(_ You will have to do the admission, not me by RTC, 2001, May 09

(_ Jumbled up theory of the church of today,, 2001, May 09

(_ Yep, it's a big jumbo! by RTC, 2001, May 10

(_ Huh! Those verses doesn't prove a thing of your housechurch theory! , 2001, May 10

(_ If by RTC, 2001, May 10

2. Confuse theme with activities by RTC, 2001, May 08

1. Deny whatever they did also in public mass meetings all you want! Kon beh liau lah!, 2001, May 08

(_ Not denial, but proper understanding by RTC, 2001, May 08

to: "Can misread Bible, can also choose only the commentary you want."

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