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1Therefore, brothers and sisters, holy partners in a heavenly calling, consider that Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God’s house. 3Yet Jesus is worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. 4(For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) 5Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken later. 6Christ, however, was faithful over God’s house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm the confidence and the pride that belong to hope. (Hebrews 3:1-6) | 1Therefore, brothers and sisters, holy partners in a heavenly calling, consider that Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God’s house. 3Yet Jesus is worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. 4(For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) 5Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken later. 6Christ, however, was faithful over God’s house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm the confidence and the pride that belong to hope. (Hebrews 3:1-6) | ||
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| − | + | For the month of October, we are celebrating our Reformed Presbyterian heritage, and taking a closer look at three historic mottoes or rallying cries that have shaped us as a denomination and as a church. We'll be looking at the mottoes as well as the doctrines and scriptures that inspired them. And because Presbyterians have always been a little bit nerdy, all three mottoes are in Latin, of course. | |
| − | Today' | + | Today we begin with the longest one of the three: Ecclesia reformata, semper reformanda. I'll translate that for you in just a little while, but for now, suffice it to say that this motto has to do with change. And change is hard. |
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| + | I'm reminded of the story about a taxi-cab driver who was taking a passenger across town, when the passenger reached up and tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the sidewalk, and stopped just inches from a shop window. For a second everything went quiet in the cab, then the driver said, "Look buddy, don’t ever do that again. You scared the daylights out of me!" The passenger apologized and said, "I didn’t realize that a little tap would scare you so much." The driver replied, "I'm Sorry, it’s not really your fault. Today is my first day as a taxi-cab driver--for the last 25 years I've been driving a funeral hearse." | ||
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| + | Change is hard. Especially when you're trying to change something that's been part of your identity for many years, or even many generations. | ||
Audience of Hebrews: The change from Moses to Jesus | Audience of Hebrews: The change from Moses to Jesus | ||
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Hebrews 3:1-6
1Therefore, brothers and sisters, holy partners in a heavenly calling, consider that Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God’s house. 3Yet Jesus is worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. 4(For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) 5Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken later. 6Christ, however, was faithful over God’s house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm the confidence and the pride that belong to hope. (Hebrews 3:1-6)
Ecclesia Reformata, Semper Reformanda
For the month of October, we are celebrating our Reformed Presbyterian heritage, and taking a closer look at three historic mottoes or rallying cries that have shaped us as a denomination and as a church. We'll be looking at the mottoes as well as the doctrines and scriptures that inspired them. And because Presbyterians have always been a little bit nerdy, all three mottoes are in Latin, of course.
Today we begin with the longest one of the three: Ecclesia reformata, semper reformanda. I'll translate that for you in just a little while, but for now, suffice it to say that this motto has to do with change. And change is hard.
I'm reminded of the story about a taxi-cab driver who was taking a passenger across town, when the passenger reached up and tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the sidewalk, and stopped just inches from a shop window. For a second everything went quiet in the cab, then the driver said, "Look buddy, don’t ever do that again. You scared the daylights out of me!" The passenger apologized and said, "I didn’t realize that a little tap would scare you so much." The driver replied, "I'm Sorry, it’s not really your fault. Today is my first day as a taxi-cab driver--for the last 25 years I've been driving a funeral hearse."
Change is hard. Especially when you're trying to change something that's been part of your identity for many years, or even many generations.
Audience of Hebrews: The change from Moses to Jesus
Reformation: The change from Catholicism to Protestantism?
Reformed and always reforming
Modern Presbyterian: Things are changing for us too! What to keep, what to let go?
Use Scots confession here
Who Built the House? The house is always changing, but the builder is not.
