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The Servant Part 2: The DiakonosPostedFriday, May 21, 2010 @ 2 PMByDr. Chris KeathlyTaggedThe Servant - Series 2 commentsAdd commentIn previous blogs, we have discussed that the word samurai means servant and and the samurai was called to be a servant of the emperor of Japan. We further discussed the three words for servant in the New Testament were hupereteo (NT:5257), diakonos (NT:1249) and doulos (NT:1401). We learned that hupereteo meant under-rower and was applied to King David, Saul/Paul at his conversion and the apostles to name a few. The second term for servant and the topic for today’s blog is diakonos. The word... More

The Servant - Part 1: The Under-RowerPostedFriday, May 14, 2010 @ 12 PMByDr. Chris KeathlyTaggedThe Servant - Series 0 commentsAdd commentIf one learns that a samurai means servant and was called to be a servant of the emperor of Japan, then one may want to know what kind of servant the Christian Samurai is called to be for the King of Kings. If you study the word serve, there are three primary words used in the New Testament. The three primary words translated for servant are hupereteo (NT:5257), diakonos (NT:1249) and doulos (NT:1401). All three words are applied to Christians in regard to their service of Christ and thus all... More

Mission ImpossiblePostedSaturday, April 24, 2010 @ 6 PMByDr. Chris KeathlyTaggedExhorations Trust 1 commentsAdd commentFor nothing will be impossible with God.”—Luke 1:37 This evening, my youngest daughter asked me to fill a balloon with water that had already been tied and deflated many weeks ago. She had found this deflated balloon in the garage and wished to make it a water balloon. I explained it had been tied in a knot and once they are tied and pulled tight, it is “impossible” to untie without breaking. “Can you try?” she asked. I explained that it was tied a long time ago and pulled very tight and it was... More

Christ's Samurai?PostedWednesday, April 14, 2010 @ 2 PMByDr. Chris KeathlyTaggedBeginnings 2 commentsAdd commentWhen you read the title, you might have been thinking, "Is this guy a martial arts fanatic? Why not Christ’s farmer, or Christ’s football player, or Christ’s soccer mom?" The intent of the title or the blog is not to talk about who I am and what I like, but the intent is to share who I am in Christ and what He likes...or dislikes. The word samurai means “ servant .” Samurais were required to become masters of the sword and be willing t o give their life for the Emperor . In this light, I am... More

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