In the context of this letter the apostle Paul is writing to slaves who are believers and as such how they should regard their masters and do their work of service. In summary: 1) believers are to be showing proper respect and honor for their master; 2) believers are to be well-pleasing and not argumentative, and trustworthy; 3) believers are to do their work with a desire to do what is right, not just look good, working as for the Lord, not men; and 4) seeking to honor God realizing the testimony of the Gospel is at stake. Such instruction is well put into application by those who are employees as well.
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“ Great Sermon! about relevant issues ” This is a very --unofficial-- addition to the summary of the sermon. Gil did speak quite a bit about the misuse of the Bible to address social issues, such as immigration. Gil noted that a Nebraska paper had a cartoon about this problem. There were people quoting Scripture referring to the cartoon and problem, e.g., suffer the little children to come unto thee. Gil didn't comment on any solution to the problem of immigration, but he did address the problem of pulling out one verse of Scripture and building a theology around it! For example Israel as God's people were given rules how to interact and be responsible for each other, but they weren't given any guidelines for reforming the Assyrians or Babylonians. The same idea is in the New Testament the Church is responsible for people in the Church body. We do good to all men, but there aren't mandates to the church on social issues. Para. Our ease, prosperity, and freedom from difficulty are not our goals as Christians. Our highest goal is to honor Christ! The goal is of the Church is no to bring change to society. No Biblical foundation for social action being part of the Gospel! Social impact comes after people become Christian! This is especially covered in the first thirteen minutes of the sermon.
In the fall of 1969, Gil began a full-time teaching ministry as Senior Pastor of Indian Hills Community Church. He also earned his Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. The focus of Pastor Rugh’s ministry is systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of the Bible. As a...
