~Theans “to: conquer (nikao) the people’ or “laity”;

What it does is set a priestly order above the five offices”

a by Terry Lockett,
"Terrace contributor
‘TERRACE — In the last

‘five weeks the proposed

Bill 20 has created much

‘controversy, anger and
‘many misunderstandings.
oThe premier and the

. education minister: appear
to. be mystified at the.
. ‘fuss’ the teachers - are

creating, They insist

‘teachers: got’ what ‘they

asked for! We consulted

the province!
Many. teachers state, we.

. : did not ge any of what.we

asked for! We were not’

consulted)!
Who is right and who is .

‘wrong: in this situation?

What is this Bill. 20 all

-about? “How. does Bill 20

“Is the stork 3)
‘about to visit, you?

-” Let everyone know about the happ
in the Terrace Review.

Nicole Is pleased to have brother Trevor at home and .

with. teachers throughout -

-. that were to be established by Christ in the governing of -

disrupted again? All of
these are questions you as
a concerned parent, . tax
payer, and citizen of B.C,
have a right to ask... .

' So far most of the an-
swers to these have come
from the government, ‘Mr.
Vander Zalm and Mr.
Brummet. We'd like you

_to hear our side, .° -

The Terrace Teachers

Association would-like to.

extend-to you, the public,

an invitation to the Inn of |

the West banquet room on

‘May 21 from’7 p.m. to 9

p.m. Come with your
-, questions and your con-

affect education in ‘this.
province?) Why": is my
a child’s education being

, Feepnort a

“cers and we'll-do our best
to.answer them,

Please take the time to

hear the teachers’ side of
.the Bill 20. story before

you make any judgement.

‘We'll look forward to see-

ing you!”

looks forward to Geffrey's discharge. -

wy Dylan who I would not call an apostle, although he tried

‘ to.be.one from “Slow Train Coming’ to his ‘Saved’?
An evangelist is the guy who speaks from the pulpit. .
- He is the preacher. ‘The pastor does not ‘necessarily

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COMMENTARY

_ Fundamentalism -

Ephesians says that the Lord gave some apostles,
Some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and
teachers for the perfecting of the laity for their work in
the ministry, and for the edifying of the body of Christ.
These five offices are gifts to be received from within:
the local. church body by God, not by any hierarchal
.Nicolaitane authority, ss me
_ ‘God is no respecter of persons and it is simple dispen-

-‘sational fundamentalism that the office of any of the

five persons within the church can be male or female.
For example, Amy Grant, is a modern apostle since she.
is an ambassador-of Christ sent into the world to offer.

_ the good news to salvation. Apostle means ambassador,

A prophet-is an inspired speaker-poet such as Bob
albums, °

preach; he is the shepherd. in that he. visits church
members in their homes, visits the sick - sort of like the:
foreman-on the job who makes sure everything is run-

ning smoothly, To mix my metaphors, he is the Captain |

who keeps the ship running smoothly. =: ©

_ The word teacher. is used in the same context as a doc-
tor. When Jesus said ‘physician heal thyself’’ he was
talking about these people since without proper instruc-

_ tion the church js-like the blind leading the blind and

both falling in the ditch, an
What we have today is the pastor who does the job of .
apostle, evangelist, teacher and sometimes prophet dur- |
‘ing a 20: minute sermon on Sunday morning. Then the ‘
church appoints a choir director and all the people turn .

out on Sunday to-watch the performance. If a pastor is ff

lucky he will have time to visit the sick for a couple of .
minutes twice a week and he rarely has time to visit
Christians in their homes, A lot of pastors have gone 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. and demand one day off instead of work- |

ing with the-Lord to delegate authority.

Such is the Nicolaitane system that has been imposed
‘upon the Church. Somebody decided’a long time ago
that only men could qualify for such heavy tasks. I
‘know of no church in the world where the five person .

‘system ‘is present: ‘They are to be appointed from the ©

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re a woman could handle the job very eaiily’
‘What made Patrick of Wales successful was that he”

started in one area, found his five people (often women -

as the NFB film points out); formed “‘beehive.com-.°

munities” in which the local body was trained and: -

apostles were sent forth to establish other beehive com--. -

munities. These apostles could spiritually discern who -

was to, be the pastor in charge. of overseeing the local .

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_ [have often been told that shepherds do not:make

‘sheep - sheep make sheep, This is true at spiritual level 7

as well as-the physical level. The role of the shepherd is

‘Rot a professional job, as most Nicolaitanes claim - it is
a gift that must come from within the local assembly,
not something imposed by a head office somewhere.
But we are living in the: Post-Christian era:and the
Lord is near to wrapping up this show. The Nicolaitanes

will have to answer for themselves at the Rapture; for.
it’s far too late to start trying to change a system that.

_ has: become so entrenched. Most churches today have — |

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