Robert McLaughlin Bible Ministries
Identifying true greatness in both the male and female.
Friday, April 27, 2001
Syzygus will have to step in because in the absence of a pastor, with the pastoral authority, there will be personality conflicts.
suzuge = one who pulls well in a double-harness, or someone who carries a common load
MAT 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”
Indeed = naiV [nai] = used to confirm a preceding statement with a “Yes” or an “OK,” correctly translated “Indeed.”
Personality conflict hinders spiritual growth at any stage; it means retrogression, reversionism, retreat, and failure in the spiritual life.
JOH 7:24 “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”
PRO 24:23 “These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.”
JAM 2:1 “My brethren, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.” (NIV)
Manliness is determined by attitude of soul not by physical strength.
There are no commands, such as parakaleo [I urge].
Punctiliar action = an instantaneous action not a habitual one.
EZE 22:30 “And I searched for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.”
A real man always recognizes authority and never feels inferior because he is serving someone els