Rubel Shelly - Philippians
3: All Things to All People
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full sermon by Dr. Rubel Shelly at Woodmont Hills Family of God may
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the Faith Matters version. However, you are going to miss the first
rung of the ladder unless you take time to read the sermon and then
read the rest of the
story from the Bible. Our comments on
parts of the sermon are in red.
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STATEMENT AND
PROOF-TEXT
Rubel Shelly: A Time to Be Like Other People
"First, Paul wanted people to
know Christ so badly that he took the initiative to know and be like others as much as
possible. He didn't set
up shop and wait for them to come to him. He went where they were and
talked to them in language they could understand. "I have become all
things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some,"
he said. Just what does that mean?
"Paul was Jewish by birth but
cosmopolitan in lifestyle by virtue of education and travel. As he
moved freely in the Mediterranean world and contacted Jews and
Gentiles, men and women, rich and poor, educated and uneducated, he
respected and acknowledged everything he encountered that was either
holy or redeemable to the Lord. Things that might not have been to
his taste or liking, he nevertheless affirmed for the sake of having
something in common with them in order to reach them with the
gospel.
"What practical forms might
this have taken for Paul? I suspect he went to barbecue socials with
Gentiles, though he had
been trained to be kosher all his life. And I know he worshiped with
and even participated in ritual purifications with Jews long after he had left all that personally
(Phil. 3:4b-9; cf. Acts 21:20-26).
This is leading to the
instrumental music issue but we need to pause and look at the text
which becomes the proof-text in detail. Look at the statement:
Rubel Shelly: Paul "worshiped with and even participated in ritual
purifications with Jews long after he had left all that personally."
(Phil. 3:4b-9)
The full text
reads:
Though I
might also have confidence in the flesh. If
any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the
flesh, I more: Philippians 3:4
Circumcised the
eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an
Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; Philippians
3:5
Concerning zeal, persecuting
the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law,
blameless. Philippians 3:6
But
what things were gain to
me, those I counted
loss for Christ. Philippians 3:7
Paul is contradicting Rubel
Shelly. Paul said that
he had every possible tool of the evangelistic or para-church method
of evangelization. He could have continued to with and like the Jews
and slowly, every so slowly, he could -- like a coward -- inject
little bits of the teachings of Jesus. Then, you see, they would be
so in love with Paul that he could teach many more the gospel.
The worldly evangelists would
count up all of his ways of manipulating people by hiring a Musical
Worship Facilitator. He could organize a band and get right in there
with the gender-bent clergy in Jerusalem. He could sing, dance
around, fling his hands like a girl and pretty soon be in charge of
the whole temple clergy system. Then he wouldn't have to obey the
Great Commission. He could hold grand Feast of Tabernacles, invite in
all of the girlish performers, book sellers, poets, dancers and
magicians just as the unbelieving brothers of Jesus insisted that He
do. But Paul still honored "doctrine" as well as "gospel"--
Yea doubtless, and
I count all things but
loss for the excellency
of the knowledge of
Christ Jesus my Lord:
for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do
count them but
dung, that I may win
Christ, Philippians 3:8
Not like Dr.
Shelly Says: And
be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law,
But like Dr. Paul says:
but that which is
through the faith of
Christ, the
righteousness which is of God by faith: Philippians 3:9
So, you see, Paul has said as
plain as speech can make it: "I did not worship with the Jews and
like the Jews still under the law. Rather, I counted all of the
rights as a Jew as DUNG to worship "according to the way they call
heresy."
He was not giving permission to
add doubtful and divisive practices; he was saying that we should
give up our rights and become nothings in the interest of the
gospel.
So, Dr. Paul was right and
faithful to his Christ and Dr. Shell is wrong.
Now, some details about
where this sermon chooses to contradict what Paul has just
written.
Always question people who
begin a sermon with verse 3:4b:
What Dr. Shelly
says:
If any other man
thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
Philippians 3:4b
What Dr. Paul really
said:
Though I
might also have confidence in the flesh.
If any other man
thinketh that he hath
whereof he might trust
in the flesh, I more: Philippians 3:4
- I might have confidence in the flesh
if I didn't know that trust in the
flesh is fatal.
- I am all things to all
people as a
slave
to be able to preach the gospel - not to worship like the Jews or
pagans.
- Therefore, I absolutely
crucify, murder and bury the flesh.
- Conclusions: Paul says the opposite of what Dr. Shelly uses
as his premise for
taking liberty with the Word of God and with the conscience of
others.
See the Difference between
half truth and whole?
The difference is
between he
trusted in the flesh
and he might
have done so -- but he
never did.
I have said it before and I
will say it again: when the "audience" is hyped up with theatrical
performance music they cannot grasp the rational content of the
sermon -- only the emotional content slips past carrying either truth
or untruth. The "preacher" is also hyped up with the music and then
self-hypnotized by his own performance. Therefore, the blind usually
leads the blind.
Therefore, let's listen to a
clearer, more rational interpretation of First Corinthias to set the
stage for Philippians 3:4b:
"The ninth chapter
of First Corinthians is a text that many Christian leaders
grossly misinterpret and misapply.
Those pastors and
evangelists who strive
solely for church growth or mass evangelism tend to pull certain verses from this chapter out of context
in order to support
their ungodly
methods of church
growth or evangelism.
Not only do they
misunderstand and misapply certain texts from this chapter, but also they
neglect to compare Scripture with Scripture to
see whether or not their new methods are supported or rejected by
other clear passages from the Bible." FOUNDATION Magazine
Now, some details about
where Paul actually began.
The conclusion Dr. Shelly
wants to reach is that he
is justified in providing a "venue" for musical worship teams,
Rockers, Rappers, Blue-grass; and have the authority be more
sensitive to prostitutes and homosexuals.
Therefore, let's review
Rubel Shelly's proof-text from Philippians but
back up
earlier than Dr. Shelly
cuts in and see whether Paul meant that you must have a ministry to
homosexuals and prostitutes, Rockers and Rappers (The Voodoo Factor).
It is again providential that Paul removes the premise
totally:
FINALLY, my
brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me
indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. Philippians 3:1
Beware
of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. Philippians 3:2
- That means beware of
catamites or male prostitutes -- homosexuals.
- That means beware of
evil
workers.
- That means beware of the
Jews -- the concision still defending the Law.
- Still wanna bet that Paul
went ecumenical with the Jews?
This is a counter-command to refute the premise: Paul did not say
"become all things to prostitutes or professional Jewish clergy still
fighting against Christ."
While we should show compassion
to all people, and I am sure that non-musical churches are
just as compassionate about AIDS as those
who love Rap and Rock, this passage from Philippians is used as proof
text and we just need to back up far enough to:
- Understand that Paul
did
not advise a
ministry to certain people.
- And Paul didn't use his
Jewishness as an all things to all people.
He said that he might have trusted in the flesh which today would be
Rock and Rap.
This doesn't sound like Paul is
providing a "venue" for theatrical performers, Rock and Rap musicians
and Contemporary Christian Music (an oxymoron). Nor is he advising a
ministry to the prostitutes or homosexuals although I am sure that he
would show compassion.
He would not become a prostitute or associate with prostitutes in
any "venue" to win them to Christ. If one wants to minister to
prostitutes this would be a noble cause but it would not be a
function of the church but of a social service organization. But if
the 'collection plate' is passed for that purpose then it would be
noble but ultimately very unfruitful.
We tend to expend
our energies on compassion for the bodies but the gospel is directed
to the spiritual nature of mankind whether slave or free, sick or
well.
When Paul tells us to
beware of
dogs he was
specifically concerned about the Greek form of uncovered prophesying
by the women or effeminate men (1 Cor 11:5). Because the church in
Corinth never listened to Paul very well, he could say beginning in
11:17 that "inside the assembly, your assemblies do more harm than good (NIV)."
And he was concerned about the
use of instruments in connection with speaking in tongues after
people came under the spell of those "who got drunk on wine" or music
rather than "speaking one to another to teach and warn with the
revealed Word of Christ."
The following pictures the
musicians of the pagan world and in that day for a woman to stand
over or preside over the flock preaching "with a tune" would be to
uncover herself along with the usually-homosexual dancers and
musicians:
The Bible is particularly
sensitive to the pagan forms of "seeker" religions which used sensual
practices to bring the people into their "churches." Bible 101a would
reveal that Judas was one of those through whom God "spoke in
parables from the foundation of the world" to those who no longer
trusted the revealed Word of God. For instance,
Psalm 41 prophesied that Judas would not
triumph
over Jesus. Triumph is
"making a joyful noise" with instruments positively outlawed for the
assembly. The flute was particularly offensive in pagan religions
because it was always a phallic "image" or idol and weapon of the male prostitute.
(Above) The
Judas
Bag was "for carrying
the mouthpieces of wind instruments. The "leopard skin" or "fawn
skin" flute case is in the hand of the drunk and naked fellow on the
left. The "Judas bag" is attached to the right side of the flute
case.
- This bag, in the Classics,
is always attached to a flute case.
- The player of the flute is
often pictured as a naked, male prostitute.
- And he was devoted to "new
wine." The "pole" which held the drunk piper up was often an
ox-goad the symbol of some Promise Keepers looking for the
masculinity. It was always a phallic symbol.
-
- The flute below is a
combined idol of the male penis and the female vagina
Mocking Jesus: we piped
but you wouldn't sing and dance. The flute was most often a
reed "quavering or rocking in the wind."
Psalm
22 is the story Jesus
taught when He cried "why hast thou forsaken me?" When on the cross,
the message of Jesus was:
For without are dogs,
and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. Rev 22:15
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked
have inclosed me: they pierced
my hands and my feet. Ps.22:16
Keleb
(h3611) keh'leb; from an unused root mean. to yelp, or else to
attack; a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute: - dog.
Deliver my soul from the sword;
my darling from the power of the dog.
Psalm 22:20
Assembly is:
Edah (h5712)ay-daw';
fem. of 5707 in the orig. sense of fixture; a stated assemblage (spec. a concourse, or gen.
a family
or crowd: - assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm.
In the wicked assembly, to say
"priesthood" was almost universally to say "homosexual." For
instance, if it is true that 5% of Americans are deviant then the
Catholic priesthood is claimed to be four times the norm and that
means 20%. A lot of Catholic money is being burned up ministering to
AIDS behind closed doors. The same source notes that the protestant
ministery also has its problem and the Navigators survey notes that
85% are feminine-oriented while 85% of the "audience" is
male-oriented.
We repeat what Paul said before
he was partially quoted:
FINALLY, my
brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me
indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. Philippians 3:1
Beware of
dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. Philippians 3:2
Conclusion: A ministry to
homosexuals and prostitutes and Rockers (sexual intercourse) and
Rappers and "Contemporary Christian" along with theatrical performers
and performances can not help but lead the watching world to see the
church as a social service rather than the body of Christ.
Secondly, the wicked assembly would be
personified by the clergy in Jerusalem. And Josephus warned the Jews
that the Levitical musicians presuming upon the priesthood had
destroyed the nation once and would do it again. The Feast of
Tabernacles of the time is now identified as a pagan fertility ritual
where even the "elders" got into the dancing and musical act.
John warned of perhaps a
recurring judgment upon "Jerusalem-like" worship when it appears that
the end-time religion of the whore Babylon (not just in Rome) will be
deprived of those things they "lusted after" including their music
and musicians and "grinders" which was in the Old Testament to say
"prostitutes."
Remember that when Israel
rejected God's covenant of grace at Mount Sinai it was by His
permissive will that they restored their musical worship of Apis or
Osiris.
When Israel fired God and
demanded a king, He sent the prophets from the "high places" as a
sign along with the destruction of their wheat crop.
When they again rejected God,
He sang them a song in Isaiah 5. Therefore, when God sends music it
is both a cause and a sign of judgment or plague.
These have power to
shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have
power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. Revelation 11:6
And when they shall
have finished their testimony, the beast
that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill
them. Revelation 11:7
And their dead
bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually
is called Sodom
and Egypt,
where also our Lord was
crucified. Revelation
11:8
The smiting was the "mark"
and fittingly was administered by stretching the hide of the victime
on a drum frame and then beating them to death with a "baton."
Tumpanizo (g5178) toom-pan-id'-zo; from a der. of
5180 (mean, a drum,
'tympanum"); to stretch
on an instrument of torture resembling a drum, and thus beat to
death: - torture.
Women received
their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a
better resurrection: Hebrews 11:35
This story
is recorded in Fourth Maccabees.
Stephen incited his own
"beating to death" by reminding the Jews of the warning of Amos 5, 6
and 8. There, the statue or image is identified and they worshiped
with instrumental music. This was the mark of the beast or "demon" identified by the bull image or pedestals
in Samaria. They were anti-Christ because in their cruel treatment of
the "congregation" they also starved them for lack of the Word of God
-- the Mark of Christ.
Yea, ye took up the
tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which
ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
Ac.7:43
This image became the imitation
to replace the Word of God:
Tupos
(g5179) too'-pos; from 5180; a
die (as
struck), i.e. (by
impl.) a stamp
or scar; by anal. a shape, i.e. a
statue, (fig.) style or resemblance; spec. a
sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning): - en- (ex-) ample,
fashion, figure, form, manner, pattern, print.
The mark of the beast in Revelation is the same:
Charagma (g5480) khar'-ag-mah; from the same as 5482; a
scratch or etching, i.e. stamp
(as a badge of servitude), or sculptured figure (statue): - graven, mark
The TRUE mark of Jesus is
faithfulness to His Word because He is God:
Who being the
brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of
his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the
right hand of the Majesty on high; Hebrews 1:3
Therefore the mark or image
of the beast is Anti-Christ or anyone or anything who would
mark a
people with the
opinions contrary to those of God in Christ. The beast marks one in the forehead or the mind, and in the hand or the power
to act.
The false steward of God's
"estate" can easily be identified:
But and if that
evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
Matthew 24:48
And shall begin to
smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; Matthew 24:49
Smite is:
Tupto
(g5180) toop'-to; prim. verb (in a strength. form); to "thump", i.e.
cudgel or pummel (prop. with a stick or bastinado), but in any case
by repeated blows; by impl. to punish;
figurative to offend (the conscience): - beat, smite, strike,
wound.
But whoso shall offend one of
these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a
millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the
depth of the sea. Matthew 18:6
Woe unto the world
because of offences for it must needs be that offences come; but woe
to that man by whom the offence cometh! Matthew 18:7
And they spit upon him, and
took the reed,
and smote
him on the head. Mt.27:30
Explaining how Adam and Eve Fell:
Of the Transmission of the Art
of Playing the Harp, that is to say of Music and Singing and
Dancing.
Yôbâl (Jubal) and
Tôbalkin (Tubal-Cain), the two brethren, the sons of Lamech,
the blind
man, who killed Cain, invented and made all kinds of instruments of
music.
Jôbâl
made reed
instruments, and harps,
and flutes,
and whistles,
and the devils went and
dwelt inside them.
When men blew into
the pipes, the devils sang inside them,
and sent out sounds from
inside them.
And Satan had been made ruler
(or prince)
of that camp Fol. 12b, col. 2. And when the men and women were
stirred up to
lascivious frenzy
by the devilish playing
of the reeds which emitted musical sounds,
and by the harps which the men played through the operation of the power of the devils, and by the sounds of the
tambourines and of the sistra which were beaten
and rattled through the
agency of evil spirits,
the sounds of their
laughter were heard in
the air above them, and
ascended to that holy mountain.
In prophecy and in reality when
the clergy "piped" they were real or implicated as "dogs" and their musical performance, even if it
had honest intentions, was and is the participation in piercing the
hands of Jesus all over again. The idolatry is identified as "the
idolatry of talent."
But what if we become a male
prostitute to possibly preach the gospel to a few male prostitutes?
Isn't that what Paul meant? No. Whatever the motive, Christianity is
not about ministering to prostitutes or even criminals who have
earned their way into prison with crimes against humanity.
What is a dog in
this language?
Keleb
(h3611) keh'leb; from an unused root mean. to yelp, or else to attack; a dog; hence (by euphemism) a
male
prostitute: - dog.
While the clergy danced and
circled Jesus because He would not dance and lament the effeminate
dance while they played the flute, the watchmen like most watchmen
were paralyzed with effeminate fear of the loss of their jobs and
temple:
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all
dumb
dogs, they
cannot
bark; sleeping, lying
down, loving to slumber. Is.56:10
Yea, they are
greedy
dogs which can never
have enough, and they
are shepherds that cannot
understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his
gain, from his quarter. Is.56:11
kinaid-ôdês , es, after the fashion of catamites, koura Sch.Ar.Ach.849.
A foreign witness of
American Religion:
"Extraordinary
instances met my knowledge of both clergymen and ladies
making the grossest
mistakes about
conspicuous
facts of the gospel
history, while reading it in daily portions for ever.
It is not
surprising that such a method of perusal should obviate all real
knowledge of the book:
but it is astonishing that those who feel it to be so should not change their methods,
and begin at length
to learn that which they have all their lives been vainly trusting that they knew. Harriet Martineau Warning of the Clergy and women or weak men
connection.
That is CONTEXT: Only by
understanding this background can we possibly refute the claim that
Paul would join the "ecumenical" worship service with the Jews or use
the Lord's money which has legal merit only in charity and evangelism
to "provide a venue" for these people.
Let's restate error sold as
absolute truth:
Rubel Shelly: Paul "worshiped with and even participated in ritual
purifications with Jews long after he had left all that personally."
(Phil. 3:4b-9)
First, Paul did not say that he
worshiped with
the Jews. Rather, he said that he was a Jew who now
worshiped God in the
spirit.
That means: I am
a cultural Jew (can't change that) but I don't worship with Jews and
like Jews. Rather, I worship God in the spirit as Jesus demanded.
That means the exact
opposite of worshiping with the Jews. Jesus placed worship "in spirit" which is
in the mind
and "in truth" which is devoted to His already-preached sermons and
already-composed songs. The Jewish worship was purely of the flesh
and purified only the flesh but could not make the conscience clean.
Therefore, it was contra-gospel.
Psalm 41 shows that the "dogs"
would surround Jesus like a herd of bulls. But Judas would not
triumph over Jesus. Triumph means to "blow the pipes or to make a
loud rejoicing sound to the Lord" which would automatically prove
that they were not sincere listeners.
The Jews actually "piped" to
try to force Jesus into the lamenting and dancing which would have
"perverted" Him.
The Judas bag was for mouthpieces (reeds) of wind instruments. It
is made up of "speaking in tongues" and "of the world." All of this
was the fulfillment of prophecy:
Now Paul draws a distinction
between the Jewish clergy and ethnic Jews who worship as Christians:
Paul could not easily become
"uncircumcised" and he could never get rid of his Jewishness.
However, he did not worship like
the Jews (externally) but "according to the way" which was "in spirit" and not remotely connected
with external, performance-driven rituals.
You can easily
verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to
worship. Acts 24:11 [To
prostrate self: sacrifices with instruments was not called
worship]
Making vows was not worship:
Paul went up to "crouch
like a dog licking its
masters hand." Paul fell on his face. To compare strutting around
with flutes and drums acting like girls to Paul's worship is a case
of moral and spiritual blindness.
And they
neither found me in the
temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
Acts 24:12
Neither can they prove the
things whereof they now accuse me. Acts 24:13
But this I confess unto thee,
that after the way which
they call heresy, so
worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are
written in the law and in the prophets: Acts 24:14
This "way" of
worship was:
Latreuo (g3000) lat-ryoo'-o; from latris , (a
hired
menial); to minister
(to God), i.e. render religious homage: - serve, do the service, worship
Alfred T. DeGroot defines the church
as those who have a flexible notion of the Bible changing to meet the
needs of the age. However, he calls those who remain faithful to the
Word as it has been supernaturally delivered to us as
"SECTS." Paul could understand that because he
did not worship like the Jews but like the heretics.
Rubel Shelly identifies those who reject instrumental music as
sectarians. Paul could understand that.
I worship as a Christian and I
would not engage in animal sacrifices or with instrumental music
which had a rationale only in connection with Jerusalem and animal
sacrifices. And I believe everything written in the law and the
prophets but I am not a Jew.
And neither can the good doctor
prove the false accusation that Paul worshiped like and with
the Jews rather than in the way they call heresy. If you will note the chart above, to worship like
the Jewish establishment of the time of Jesus or Paul would be to
implicate you in deviant worship which was always fed with
instrumental music.
So, far from commingling
paganism, Judaism and Christianity, Paul was usually "despised and
rejected of men" because Christianity was so counter-cultural that it
was identified as heresy.
Seeking the affirmation and applause of the community is a fatal
error and this is not what Paul taught.
So, Paul really contradicts
Rubel Shelly. Flat and solid.
Now, if Paul was a body
worshiper he was a Jew's Jew with all of the credentials. He was the
best model God could find of a good Jew:
Though I might
also have confidence in the flesh.
If any other man
thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
Philippians 3:4
Circumcised the eighth day, of
the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the
Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; Philippians 3:5
Concerning zeal, persecuting
the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law,
blameless. Philippians 3:6
Paul had the pedigree and the
degrees. His "work record" showed just how good he was at an early
holocaust. However, rather than reading the books and going to the
university to conform to his culture, Paul counted all of that as
what the bull leaves on the lawn when the fence breaks.
Why would Paul risk
his salvation by conforming to his total culture?
But what things were gain to
me, those I counted loss for Christ. Philippians 3:7
Yea doubtless, and
I count all things but loss for the excellency of the
knowledge of Christ
Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and
do count them but dung,
that I may win Christ, Philippians 3:8
And be found in
him, not having mine
own righteousness, which is of the law,
but that which is
through the faith of
Christ, the
righteousness which is of God by faith: Philippians 3:9
What Paul says is that he
could
not be an "all things"
seeker and still hang onto the gospel. Perhaps this is why the "core
gospel" has been trimmed down to seven facts about Jesus.
First.
Paul begins before
verse 3:4b as the proof-text to refute the notion that he would share
his pulpit with one who still worships like the law of Moses. In this
preamble, he specifically proves that he would not share his pulpit with a preacher with AIDS if he got
AIDS in the old fashioned way.
Second, Paul might have or had the right to be a Jew's Jew.
Third, but Paul counted all of his total
history and culture as dung in
order to know Christ and be a faithful gospel preacher. That is, Paul
gave up all of the cultural advantages from knowing the nature of
Jewish and pagan society. This is the opposite of what Dr. Shelly
claims.
Modern Application
Premise: we need to be an all-things church because Paul
said so.
But: Paul did not say that Paul worshiped with the Jews! His preamble
would exclude the Judaizing teachers, prostitutes and
homosexuals.
Conclusion: We have Paul's positive denial that we
should turn "church" into social outreach or a venue for the most destructive, anti-Christian, sexual
music known to mankind.
In Part One: Dr. Shelly used 1 Corinthians 9:19-22
and claims: First, Paul wanted people
to know Christ so badly that he took the initiative to
know and be like others as much as
possible.
We showed that this is not
true and is not based on the whole context.
In Part Two: Dr. Shelly at
Woodmont Hills Family of God has used Philippians 3 to prove that
Paul worshiped with and like the Jews. However, we showed that Paul
stated just the opposite and that the verses Dr. Shelly did not quote
implicates Judaizers and homosexuals as those whom a believer should
beware of.
In
Part Three: Dr. Shelly at Woodmont Hills Family of God
uses Acts
21:20-26 to
prove that Paul worshiped with and like the Jews when he assisted
several men in taking vows at the temple. We will show that he proof-texts and
therefore misses the chance to "preach the gospel" about trying to
become all things to all people in Dr. Shelly's way.
Part
Four: Dr. Shelly at Woodmont Hills Family of God uses Philippians 3
to justify a venue on church property for Rock, Rap etc. as a way to
become all things to all people in order to save some.
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