Apostolics of Grant Parish/ Br. Lane Creech

[good samaritan]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved

BROTHER

Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;


2 Peter 3:15




As it was in churches back then.



Don't bro me if you don't know me.




Hence the title goes with the feelings.



The brotherhood of man? You are transferred from that brotherhood into becoming placed in the lineage of the brotherhood of Christ





Again, don't bro me if you don't know me. Secular people in the secular world, have been known to call each other bro. "What it be bro!?" "Hey Joe, have you seen my bro?" "I got to go, and talk with my bro." "Mom, I'm going to out in the snow, and look for my bro."




That was the initial point being made.

Don't Bro me, if you don't know me!

How do you feel about the denominal church. Baptist, Methodist, etc…..

[shag]

Acts 9:17 is about all that comes to my mind on the brother thing.

[Nicodemus1968]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

How do you feel about the denominal church. Baptist, Methodist, etc…..

Just by reading his response you could understand how he feels about a lot of things.

[Tithesmeister]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

I realize the scripture refor to the family of God as brothers, but what I am not sure of, did that habitually use the word brother as a title before there real names.

The scripture refers to brothers like we do (siblings) and the church family. But perhaps one of the most common references to a brother or brethren is Hebrews (Jews) referring to fellow Jews.

Romans 9

[2] That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
[3] For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
[4] Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

Here Paul laments that his brethren according to the flesh (fellow Jews, who were lost) could be saved.

So his brethren (in the flesh) could become his brethren (in the church).

Another example of the Israelites referred to as brethren;
Deuteronomy 18

[15] The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

[Tithesmeister]

Originally Posted by shag

Acts 9:17 is about all that comes to my mind on the brother thing.

I think this is a good example of Paul being a Jewish brother (in the flesh) who was about to receive his sight and receive the Holy Ghost (becoming, but not yet being, a spiritual brother).

[diakonos]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

How do you feel about the denominal church. Baptist, Methodist, etc…..

The what?

[diakonos]

Originally Posted by Nicodemus1968

Just by reading his response you could understand how he feels about a lot of things.

[good samaritan]

Originally Posted by Nicodemus1968

Just by reading his response you could understand how he feels about a lot of things.

That is what I was thinking, but just wanted to confirm. I heard a joke once about a Baptist man dying and going to heaven. When he got their he met Peter and was given a tour. After walking all over heaven they finally come to a large closed room and the man asked Peter, “what is in their”. Peter replied, “that is where all the Pentecostals are, they think they are the only ones here.”

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

That is what I was thinking, but just wanted to confirm. I heard a joke once about a Baptist man dying and going to heaven. When he got their he met Peter and was given a tour. After walking all over heaven they finally come to a large closed room and the man asked Peter, “what is in their”. Peter replied, “that is where all the Pentecostals are, they think they are the only ones here.”

Jesus really hates that joke.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by diakonos

The what?

You caught that too.