Holy Buckets.......Parallelisms, Rhetorical Homilies, and Chiasms??? And I'm ok with it!!!

Wow, parallelisms, rhetorical homilies, and chiasms!  If this isn't a part of loving God with all our mind then I don't know what is!  This is great stuff.  There were two parts in the introduction that encouraged me.

Pg 23. - "Paul addressed 1 Corinthians to the Corinthian Christians "together with all those in every place on whom is called the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours" (1:2) Paul states openly and boldly that this letter is addressed to the entire church.

That is you and me!

Pg 26. - When the complementary pairs of essays are placed together it is evident that Paul has three principle ideas on his mind.  These are:

1. The cross and the resurrection
2. Men and women in the human family and in worship
3. Christian living among pagans: To identify or not to identify

Those three principle ideas are still at the heart of worship today in our time and in our communities.  These critical issues continue to be debated around most of the Christian world today.

"Lord Jesus, we ask for wisdom, knowledge, discernment, and understanding of your Word!  May you open the eyes of our hearts to see you high and lifted up!" 

Amen

Reid 

Comments

  1. Jared SimpsonOctober 8, 2018 at 9:46 PM

    Thanks for kicking it off Reid! It finally came in the mail today, can't wait to dive in!!!

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  2. Jared SimpsonOctober 8, 2018 at 9:46 PM

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  3. Reid DelgadoOctober 9, 2018 at 7:17 AM

    Ok, I know it is bad to comment on your own post, but I forgot to mention pg 50. "This kind of analysis may be seen by some as "artistically intriguing" ......and I am OK with it!!!!! LOL, sorry couldn't let it go!

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  4. Stefanie EriksenOctober 11, 2018 at 12:29 PM

    My book is still on its way! Can't wait to join in with you guys!

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