Paul addressed the Thessalonians about very practical daily operation of the Christian network that had chosen to live outside the welfare provisions of Rome.

by Gregory Williams
Air Date: January 19, 2020

Show Notes

• Thessalonians
• Ambrose
• Celsus
• Capitalism
• Was Jesus a Socialist
• Tens Hundreds and Thousands
• Daily Ministration
• Herod
• Benefactors
• Curse Children
• Social Security
• Vaccines
• Christian Conflict
• Corban
• Temples
• Idolatry
• Altars of Clay and Stone
• Cognitive Dissonance
• Religion
• Jesus Commanded
• Exercise Authority
• Fornication
• Public Religion
• Pure Religion
• Biting One Another
• Temptations of Christ
• Five elements of biblical constitution

Paul’s Notes

What’s missing in community?; Communion = taking care of needy; Celsus – antagonist to Christianity; Ambrose; Rebutting trolls; Fake good news; Christ’s mission; Capitalism; Thessalonians – what to understand; Self-organizing community; Shutdown: who’s being destroyed?; Why?; War on Poverty; Arguing with fools; How to build a temple; Strengthening community; Golden calf; Band of Brothers; Sacrificing for neighbors; Taking back responsibilities; Unhewn living stones; Our pious duty; Removing the scales from our eyes; Exousia = right to choose; 1 Thes 4; Exhortation; Sanctification; Fornication?; Opting out; 1 Thes 4; Vessels; Does our walk honor Christ?; Practicing pure religion; Concupiscence?; Coveting; Desiring benefits at the expense of others; All have departed from Christ – just a matter of degree; Working together for community; Having a network to turn to; Who are brethren?; Fondness of Honor; Temptations of Christ; Re-righting the world; Are you asleep; Stoning?; Raising from the dead?; Saul’s downfall; People’s choice to elect a man to fight their battles; 1 Sam 8; Making your life great again; Fornication = idolatry; Creeping socialism; What weakens community?; Gifts of being pure of heart; Meeting in the clouds?; Our Father; Time to network!

Segments

[00:04:27] Discussion of the distraction caused to the early church by Celsus and Ambrose
[00:08:29] Christ was a capitalist; How
[00:13:53] Stossel video about student loans; Yale and other universities started with charity
[00:17:18] Those claiming to be Christians aren’t doing what Christ said to do
[00:21:29] Trolls on vaccines avoid real arguments
[00:23:05] Christian conflict with Rome and the Corban on the Pharisees
[00:24:12] Christian temple made without hands vs the temple of the Pharisees
[00:30:46] More details on temple differences
[00:44:00] Begin 1 Thessalonians 4
[00:48:28] Fornication metaphor of the temples
[00:54:52] True meaning of coveting
[01:09:05] Study = Labor
[01:13:49] Those who are “asleep” in Christ
[01:21:20] Why God instructed against choosing a king (commander-in-chief)
[01:27:45] Fornication metaphor of the temples
[01:29:15] Polio vaccine
[01:33:43] Rescuing public school children (gregbio)

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