Acts 1:22 says “One Must be Ordained to be a Witness”
Subject to the contextual flow of Acts Chapter 1,within the chapter, the Disciples in verse 22 are looking for a replacement for the “fallen Judas”,verse 22 uses the phrase,”one must be ordained”, to be a witness with them…how would you define “ordained”
April 26, 2007 at 7:52 pm
In general religious use, ordination is the process by which one is consecrated (set apart for the undivided administration of various religious rites). That is, it is the process in which clergy, monks or nuns are set apart and authorized by their religious denomination or seminary to perform religious rituals and ceremonies or otherwise to minister in a clerical capacity. Cite: wikipedia
The article goes on to discuss how the various denominations implement this concept. Primarily it seems to do with authority. Therefore, I would attribute the usage in Act 1:22 to the fist hierarchical use of church government…if you are going to work for us…we have to authorize it.
May 27, 2008 at 3:18 pm
caviare says : I absolutely agree with this !
June 18, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation
Anyway … nice blog to visit.
cheers, Quail
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