tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post9214457479527631775..comments2024-03-24T05:54:23.612-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: That Martyria, Diakonia, Koinonia thingyWilliam Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-5195251481325832032010-10-25T15:09:40.451-05:002010-10-25T15:09:40.451-05:00Shouldn't one worry if the whole thing has bee...Shouldn't one worry if the whole thing has been the <a href="http://www.oikoumene.org/resources/documents/general-secretary/speeches/address-to-the-general-synod-of-the-protestant-church-in-the-netherlands.html" rel="nofollow">slogan of the World Council of Churches for decades</a>?Tapani Simojokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06050897388566829272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-31023647973552681412010-10-25T15:08:07.814-05:002010-10-25T15:08:07.814-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tapani Simojokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06050897388566829272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-59437414767531973012010-10-25T11:40:05.895-05:002010-10-25T11:40:05.895-05:00Just kidding of course (about Bill causing me prob...Just kidding of course (about Bill causing me problems, not about me looking at this as in the wrong order from here on out!)<br /><br />- JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-24927553965785003642010-10-25T11:38:57.796-05:002010-10-25T11:38:57.796-05:00I vote for Mercy.
But, having never really though...I vote for Mercy.<br /><br />But, having never really thought about this before and deciding that my choice would be mercy, I am now forever fated to looking at this banner and thinking it's in the wrong order! There's goes Bill, causing me to overthink things again!!!! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-54277665305731892922010-10-25T09:00:15.059-05:002010-10-25T09:00:15.059-05:00I guess you can always change it when you become S...I guess you can always change it when you become Synodical President.Rev. Alan Kornacki, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07322307218829558622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-73401855444517929022010-10-24T20:00:28.415-05:002010-10-24T20:00:28.415-05:00I was just joking, of course.
I don't remembe...I was just joking, of course.<br /><br />I don't remember the "thingy" being an original part of the logo, but I like it.<br /><br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-59019380102474735352010-10-24T19:47:39.499-05:002010-10-24T19:47:39.499-05:00Okay, you all have convinced me. You CAN start at...Okay, you all have convinced me. You CAN start at any point - because every single point IS a starting point and every point leads into another. But when you're a mystical union kinda dude, you ALWAYS opt for koinonia first! :)William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-72097058749117779982010-10-24T19:42:04.140-05:002010-10-24T19:42:04.140-05:00It's a hermeneutical circle. Just look at the...It's a hermeneutical circle. Just look at the logo.<br /><br />Just tryin' to help.<br /><br />Tom FastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-2212293588292668832010-10-24T18:30:36.896-05:002010-10-24T18:30:36.896-05:00It all starts with God's MERCY toward
us. His ...It all starts with God's MERCY toward<br />us. His crucified and resurrected Son<br />Jesus Christ died and rose again to<br />give us forgiveness and eternal life.<br />Out of love God demonstrated His <br />mercy to undeserving sinners. Now<br />we are to demonstrate His mercy to<br />others out of love. His mercy calls<br />us together in FELLOWSHIP as we<br />gather around Word and Sacrament. <br />Then we go out into the world to <br />WITNESS. Without God's mercy there is no fellowship or witness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-71786532922640006042010-10-24T17:49:54.614-05:002010-10-24T17:49:54.614-05:00Oh, come now! :-) Isn't that a bit like trying...Oh, come now! :-) Isn't that a bit like trying to figure out which atom comes first in "dihydrogen monoxide"? Just jump in the pool and enjoy the refreshment!Randy Asburryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-43093157721532083822010-10-24T07:16:23.777-05:002010-10-24T07:16:23.777-05:00Matt,
I agree, that it is rather Banyon treeish. ...Matt,<br /><br />I agree, that it is rather Banyon treeish. Doesn't matter where you start if it gets you to the center where all meet. It just makes more sense to me to start with the koinonia. 1 John starts with that. But then again, it joins the koinonia to martyria right away too, doesn't it? "We proclaim to you."William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-36286146543929198442010-10-24T07:13:16.528-05:002010-10-24T07:13:16.528-05:00Remember that this is a Venn diagrahm. The point ...Remember that this is a Venn diagrahm. The point of it is the cross in the center where all aspects join. This is us, the church, here on earth - receiving, utilizing, giving.<br /><br />But - it is impossible to speak of all aspects at the same time, hence the divisions. Where to jump in? Well, on one hand it doesn't matter much. A person could instruct another beginning from any area of the diagram, proceding up, down, left, right till everything is covered. After all, in God's economy it all interlocks anyway.<br /><br />But to put this total concept forth the church needed to start somewhere, and for whatever reasons a certain order was chosen. OK, now it's all out there, I say start where you will.<br /><br />One more thing - I am sure that Bill would prefer to start at the point he posted, but I submit that not everyone you try and reach needs to start with that partiular secton. Get the message straight Missouri - Get the message out Missouri.<br /><br />Matt H.BalaamsAss51https://www.blogger.com/profile/04427791905802091592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-39379379514389443752010-10-23T21:04:04.073-05:002010-10-23T21:04:04.073-05:00I john, I meant.I john, I meant.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-30088263315187745772010-10-23T21:03:55.122-05:002010-10-23T21:03:55.122-05:00Indeed, but John 1 before John 5! :)Indeed, but John 1 before John 5! :)William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-61654131152697458842010-10-23T21:00:35.137-05:002010-10-23T21:00:35.137-05:00But it is the Holy Trinity that witnesses or testi...But it is the Holy Trinity that witnesses or testifies first, as the verse chosen for this emphasis states: “For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.” 1 John 5:7-8. Nothing happens unless God speaks "Let there be" first. He has witnessed and witnesses daily our salvation by His continuing work of Baptism, in which we have become partakers of Christ.Rev. Jim Roemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765590533573457596noreply@blogger.com