Sunday School : Scriptural ?

Show me in the Bible where the church should meet in something called a "Church"...

This is the problem with the reg. principle...

No Baptist would be in complete confirmation with NT principles..

No ties, No bathrooms, no sound systems, no steeples, no marriage ceremonies, no funeral ceremonies, no pulpits, no Wed. Prayer meetings, no Pews, no special singing, organs, pianos, any instruments, no youth meetings, no senior socials, no quartets, no trios, no southern Gospel, no CCM... No Sunday Schools, No ritual foot washing, No Robert's rules of Order, No ... etc...

Don't start down that road unless you want to go all the way...

The Reg. principle on rogue is dangerous....

 

The Regulative Principle doesn't really address these things. I wish people would take time to find out what these historic ideas mean before invoking them or ridiculing them.

 

While all those debate back and forth about this, I love Sunday School! And the Lord can't be too much "against" it, He's met with us too many times before and He never inspired anyone, well ,except the devil, they shouldn't attend!:godisgood: :godisgood: :godisgood:

 

Computer or no computer, the word, "Sunday School' is not in the Bible. If it is, "Show me."

 

Gnosticism is bravely stated by many. Guitars, "Nah" Maybe some demoninations do not do closed communions. Maybe that's their preference.

 

Last time I counted, "Sunday School' was two words!!

Seriously, however, what it appears to me is that you are inferring that unless the Bible (esp. the NT) specifcally states "Thou shalt have 'Sunday School'!" then it is somehow wrong, evil, and/or of the devil.

By that same token, I suppose that you also believe that it's a sin to for a Christian to have baby dedication services, or to set aside a portion of a service to honor mothers in May and fathers in June; or to do anything different on the 4th Sunday in November with regard to giving thanks to God, etc.

And here I thought all along that when we were saved God released us from the penalty of our sins , and freed us from the bondage of the law so that we could worship Hiim.

I guess He didn't.

 

Brilliant response.

 

Sunday School for a long time was called "Sabbath School."
That, I think, we can find in the Scriptures.

Acts 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

Acts 19:9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

So there you have it--all in the book of Acts.

 

Bible study is a aid. English transltion is an aid also. Others mentioned is for the benefit of those who won't to use in order to help them in respect to what you have listed. Nothing wrong with denomination listing, Church buses, or recording devises for those who find use of them. Do you see any non-use for any of the things mentioned? I don't.

 

The early church met is various places. Jews met in Temple and synagogues.
A lot of this stuff mentioned wasn't in their arrangements of worship in their days.Marriage ceromies (The first miracle Jesus did was at a marriage. He turned the water into Wine.) Mostly our funerals ceromonies came from the Catholic church, Give t hem back to Rome. The Jews try to bury their dead on the same day they die, if possible. No embombing.
Most of the other stuff mentioned is Man made. EXCEPT Feet washing.

 

Please explain the "School of Tyrannus." I am twice ignorant of what it's prime function is about. Where is it located? Who are it's attending people and what does it defind?

 

Frankly, nothing is known of Tyrannus, except he was the founder of a lecture hall or school where Paul taught in Ephesus.

You may justly claim ignorance on this point.

Cheers,

Jim

 

There is a lot of silly stuff being accepted with the world churches. Some stuff I wouldn't even mention, but one thing that I saw on the tube being local. Would you believe that they held a service that you could bring your dog , cat, or other animals for a prayer service. Do you know of any Baptist church that would practice such nonsense? And there is a lot of people showing up with signs in rebellion of some immoral things they are marching for the congress to recognise their life style. Well do you think any of this stuff should be allowed in a Baptist assembly? Will the church in the future accept this stuff after most of us has passed from this life? Heaven forbid. Do you even think it could be excepted sometime in the future?

 

What on earth does this have to do with Sunday school?

 

God gave man dominion (responsibility) over the animals. What is so wrong about holding an annual service in church to recognize this responsibility? The Anglican Churches hold this type of service once each year. Maybe the Baptists could learn something.

Wait, we hold services to dedicate new buildings, people and other such worldly things,yes,in Baptist Churches.

Cheers,

Jim

 

Ah, confound it, that's what we have been talking about here.
The Jewish people hold their services on Saturday. How about that!

 

Actually, all the Jews I know start their Sabbath on Friday night.

Cheers,

Jim

 

Jim, you may well be right because when I lived in Baltimore and work NNE Baltimore I know that their new day starts at 6:00PM. I worked in the Pikesville and Park Heights area where the Jewish people lived and ran businesses like small Grocery stores, and other small businnesses, whenever they were to celebrate some of their Jewish Holy and holidays, there wasn't a store open after 6:00pm. Sometimes I would pass a Jewish temple the following day and would see them gathered around a Temple or synagogue, mostly on a Saturday and They would be dressed mostly in black suits long beards and the little hat (I don't remember what they called them) on their head usually hard to see. So I believe you are right. Their Sabbath does start on Friday evening.

 

Sorry Jim, I meant to say N. and NW BaltimoreMd.