tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4149554077476684733..comments2024-03-18T12:54:19.748-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: A footnote in God's history. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-71235473933648278902013-02-26T11:56:06.986-06:002013-02-26T11:56:06.986-06:00God quite obviously does do math, or was the numbe...God quite obviously does do math, or was the number “12” in Rev. 21:14 not inspired by the Holy Spirit? Or the number “11” in Acts 2:14? If it is important to determine what gifts were given to the Twelve Apostles specifically, that were not meant to be handed down to our time, then it is important to know who the Twelve were.<br /><br />But it is also important to determine whether the Apostles, being led by St. Peter, did something wrong when they decided to elect a successor to Judas. Is this one of those passages where we are told what happened, without being told whether it was right or wrong? Does the writer of the story about Matthias assume that Christians would have enough of what St. Paul calls “spiritual discernment” to know that they made a mistake? <br /><br />Peace and Joy!<br />George A. Marquart<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-69870973692800659712013-02-25T13:17:01.597-06:002013-02-25T13:17:01.597-06:00I always resonated with what Dr. Nagel would say, ...I always resonated with what Dr. Nagel would say, "God doesn't do math." How many apostles? 11? 12? 13? 14? I mean, Silas, Timothy, Barnabus and Apollos are all called "apostle" as well. And the Orthodox commemorate the 72 Apostles as well. How many? 13 is 12 is whatever. The Lord doesn't do math like we do.<br /><br />Very nice sermon!Christopher D. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906949438584923588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-3211290164090068882013-02-22T10:37:32.998-06:002013-02-22T10:37:32.998-06:00Thank you for a well measured account of this stor...Thank you for a well measured account of this story. I have heard Lutheran pastors insist that God Himself picked Matthias to succeed Judas, ignoring the fact that God never had a chance to vote on the matter until it was down to a choice between two. <br /><br />Revelation 21:14, “And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.” Therefore it cannot be 13. Since St. Paul called himself an Apostle 16 times, I would have to assume that it is his name next to the 11.<br /><br />If there is someone at fault here, it is the impetuous Peter, not Matthias. Our Lord promised all of the Disciples that they would receive “power”, which they did on Pentecost. Peter just thought he could already feel it.<br /><br />Nevertheless, I am sure that I will never reach the degree of holiness that Matthias achieved in his lifetime.<br /><br />Peace and Joy!<br />George A. MarquartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-5568429038419245702013-02-22T09:35:30.595-06:002013-02-22T09:35:30.595-06:00The popularity of Ancestry.com pretty well attests...The popularity of Ancestry.com pretty well attests that many of us want to remember our forebears more than they realized we would. A very kind lady at the Elkhorn Valley historical museum copied and sent me pictures of my great great grandmother as a baby sitting on her grandmother's lap. <br /><br />Don't we really want to know more about Matthias? How many are named after him despite such scant information. One of my son's best friends is named for him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-58189348987479351522013-02-22T07:08:19.543-06:002013-02-22T07:08:19.543-06:00Pr. Peters: Thank you for sharing this.Pr. Peters: Thank you for sharing this.Rich Kauzlarichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435925743346936088noreply@blogger.com