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Showing posts with label Clement of Rome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clement of Rome. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

1st Clement 58 to 59 - A final prayer

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Clement ends his letter to the Corinthian church with a prayer. "May God, who seeth all things, and who is the Ruler of all spirits a...

1st Clement 57 - You could stay

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 Sometimes, leaving is not an option, or at least, not an acceptable option. There are many reasons why we might choose to stay rather than ...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

1st Clement 56 - Pray for the fallen

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When difficulties and even division arise in the church, our first response should be to pray for all involved that they would return from t...
Thursday, November 15, 2012

1st Clement 54 to 55 - You could leave

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So what should you to do if you find yourself in a place where you are at odds with the church; at odds with the vision, direction, and lead...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

1st Clement 51 to 53 - Turning the tide of division

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Clement is coming near to the end of his letter. He has chastised and exhorted the Corinthians regarding the ongoing division and sedition t...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

1st Clement 50 - Being found in love

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Having understood the greatness of love, Clement ask this question, "Ye see, beloved, how great and wonderful a thing is love, and th...
Friday, November 09, 2012

1st Clement 49 - The value of love

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John tells us that, " God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. " (1 John 4:16) Not only i...
Thursday, November 08, 2012

1st Clement 48 - The gates of righteousness

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Clement tells the Corinthian church that it is time for them to put away, or to remove, this sin in their midst and he identifies their firs...
Monday, November 05, 2012

1st Clement 47 - Being corrupted in the way

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Clement reminds the Corinthian church of similar problems they had while Paul was still alive. "Take up the epistle of the blessed Ap...
Sunday, November 04, 2012

1st Clement 45 to 46 - Who are we emulating?

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Sometimes our own zeal and conceit will lead us to justify ourselves and our behavior, but believing ourselves to be right does not make us ...
Saturday, November 03, 2012

1st Clement 43 to 44 - Striving for the top

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Clement reminds us that there have always been those who have striven to be at the top; that where honor was assigned to one there would be ...
Friday, November 02, 2012

1st Clement 42 to 43 - Apostolic Succession

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God is a God of order. Everything He does carries the impression of that order, even when it comes to authority in the church. "And t...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

1st Clement 42 - Apostlology

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Apostlology is the study and theory of Apostles (yes that is my own made up word). Clement describes to us the early church's understand...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

1st Clement 40 to 41 - Serving God in proper order

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Clement reminds us that those who server God should do so in proper order. "These things therefore being manifest to us, and since we...
Monday, October 22, 2012

1st Clement 38 to 39 - Humility and submission

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Key to submission is humility. The proud man will never submit while the humble can't help but submit himself to God and His word. ...
Friday, October 19, 2012

1st Clement 38 - Submit to one another

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The key to living in Christian community is to learn to submit to one another. Paul told us to " be subject to one another in the fear ...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

1st Clement 37 - We are like soldiers

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While Paul compares Christian community to a body, Clement compares it to an army. "Let us then, men and brethren, with all energy ac...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

1st Clement 36 - Remember Jesus

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Paul writes to his son Timothy reminding him to, "Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of David, according to my go...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

1st Clement 34 to 35 - Pursuing the good things of God

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Clement understood that the pursuit of the good things of God was not only a solitary pursuit but also a corporate pursuit. "And let ...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

1st Clement 34 - Preparing to face our Lord

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Having exhorted us to be diligent in Good works, Clement reminds us that, "The good servant receives the bread of his labour with con...