Overcomers On Line Study Bible
Support Page
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This web page is under construction.
But when it and the collection of support pages are completed will
reflect in it's content a significantly different approach than that
traditionally used by Study Bibles. Peruse the content of this template
support page for a better understanding of the OOLSB and it's support
pages.
1. The New Testament has been given two forms, the form of a key word
outline and the usual form of an English translation. However, both
forms are imbedded with URLs that reference a customized analytical
lexicon that has encyclopedic attributes which reflect cultural and
historic influences and ties into mainstream themes. As a result, the
user of the Overcomers OLSB can work directly in the Greek even if they
are unfamiliar with New Testament Greek.
2. These imbedded URLs also reference Greek expositions and exegesis in
the form of pop up web pages. Within such web pages the user is able to
hear the Greek word or verse according to at least two pronunciation
approaches, the modern Greek and a compromised form of New Testament
Koine Greek that merges several differing prominent pronunciation
guides. The guides are provided as part of the Tools section.
3. Within support pages containing Greek exegesis are information
layout techniques that provide for the parsing of every Greek word
according to a parsing code. The use of the parsing code is set out as a
tool which the user can reference from within any area containing
exegesis or from the Tools section. This use of the term tool also
applies to bringing up a reading of the Greek word or Greek passage and
is also available in the same manner. Also, English grammar guides are
presented in a similar way as tools. The tools are provided to ensure
that a truly knowledgeable effort can be effected by anyone serious
about the intent of New Testament passages and themes.
4. Within all of this there are other cross references to popular so
called tools. One example is the embedded Strong's Cross Reference
numbers as well as page and section references to the Analytical Greek
Lexicon by Wigram.
5. Mainstream New Testament themes are developed as they apply to daily
living with regard to the taking on of the mind and character of Jesus
Christ. From this perspective there are many supporting themes one
example being Theology and within that theme many other supporting
themes that can be seen in a hierarchical diagram. Various themes
overlap and that overlap is identified. As with the New Testament bible
passages the Themes themselves are embedded with URLs to provide
exposition and exegesis.
6. Translation of any part of the New Testament is approached not just
from the word meaning and word usage but more importantly how that
passage fits the mainstream New Testament themes. The New Testament
writers intent is obviously and most often a reflection of how they see
issues in general. Therefore, there is in all cases a correlative
exercise that goes into translation of intent. Themes are imbedded with
many scriptural references which result in overlap or cross over between
themes. But the effort in all of this has been expended to bring
together that which is clearly related and to focus on common accord and
to identify theme digressions and explain those digressions using
evidence of cultural and situational analysis.
7. The object of the OOLSB is to place into the hands and minds of the
everyday practicing Christians the means to establish scriptural intent
in a powerful and knowledgeable way that only requires they understand
the English language and help is available even in this area of
understanding. There is far too much intellectual snobbery present with
the Christian educated elite who feel that only they can render the
scriptural intent and exposition. Therefore, to provide tools for the
common practicing Christian is to bring about a disastrous outcome
characterized by the phrase "A little knowledge is a dangerous
thing". If the Body of Christ is to ready itself and the schism
between Christians and the proliferation and failure of denominational
organizations and sects is to come to an end then a way must be opened
for the common Christian to act out of a comprehensive knowledgeable
understanding as opposed to being constantly positioned to take sides on
doctrinal issues.
One very important aspect of knowledge that is stressed in the
Overcomers On Line Study Bible (OOLSB) is the knowledge provided by
Christ Himself as received by Him from the Father and passed to the
believer by means of the Holy Spirit. These are the words of Christ as
recorded in the New Testament and these are also the revelations that
come to our mind when the Holy Spirit opens to us meaning contained in
the scriptures as he so did with His disciples.
Members of the Body of Christ must learn to love one another and those
in the world as Christ loves them and in that context be led in all
things and at all times by the Holy Spirit both individually and
collectively as a Body of Believers. How we love (care for one another
and feel, support, and trust one another) as members of the Body of
Christ must be Christ Like as revealed in the scriptures and bound to
His intent. Therefore, we must be focussed prioritized in our life
around this intent. Both the mind of the individual and the so called
common mind of the assembly must therefore be opened to the intent of
the scriptures by Christ through the Holy Spirit. For Christ is with us
and one with us by means of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, study of the
scriptures should not be a solely personal isolated effort made
independent of other believers. Synergy can and should occur between
believers via the Holy Spirit. The more knowledgeable the common
Christian becomes with respect to this relationship between himself or
herself, the Godhead, the Body of Christ, and humanity as a whole, the
less likely it will be for so called Christian leadership intent on
destroying this relationship from being successful. Any so called
Christian leader that does not so focus and prioritize their life and
teach others to do so is working against the Holy Spirit.
All Christian leadership functionality should be clearly manifested by
the Holy Spirit as directed by Jesus Christ on behalf of God the Father
who is in heaven. This makes all true Christians servants and co-workers
with Jesus Christ and the concept of church leadership far different
than what we see taking place in our modern age with it's world focussed
culture and society. The notion of leadership being those that lead by
example as opposed to those that lead by authority, those that accept
and submit to the view that everyone can and should be a leader at some
time and in some way is fundamental to being a Christian. The notion
that Christ Himself as He abides within us and us in Him by means of the
Holy Spirit as our single source of authoritative leadership should be
understood and practiced and never twisted as it is today when church
authorities claim their positions are one of authority under Christ as
they manipulate, control and dispense spiritual nourishment when and as
they see fit to those of lesser authority, the churches and
congregations under their control.
True leaders should be equipping and preparing the saints for
leadership and to minister to one another according to the movement of
the Holy Spirit. We need to learn consistent with the scripture and
based on our sharing and experience how the Holy Spirit moves us
individually and corporately. True leaders do not organizing around
their authority rather they organize around the dynamics of how the Holy
spirit works in our souls individually and collectively. True Christian
leadership is by Christ through the Holy Spirit and affects everything
even to when, how and why we congregate as well as our behavior with
regard to one another when we congregate together as well as when we are
apart. But today there seems to be a lot of so called leadership who do
not reflect this attitude but an attitude where church leadership
authorities control where, how, why and when the Holy Spirit blesses
anyone. And it is these same church authorities whether they are
appointed or elected that make judgements upon the suitability of what
the assembly does as individuals and collectively as well as with the
resources of time and money. This is control even if it is established
democratically.
True leadership prepares and equips and provides an example of
individual interaction with the Body of Christ and does not act as a
control structure and only reverts to remedial authoritative behavior as
a last resort. Human authoritative leadership interaction is common only
because that leadership has not done it's job of preparing and equipping
the saints to minister to one another towards edification in the
transformation into the mind and character of Jesus Christ. The
perceived need to establish authoritative hierarchies within assemblies
of saints is a testimony of failure of those saints and those leaders to
establish love, trust, faith, and support with each other. That
leadership by all should be in the form of sharing, and the necessary
collaborative and intimate social intercourse called Divine Fellowship
that allows each to show leadership in helping to build the other's
transformation into the likeness of the mind and character of Jesus
Christ and be in a common accord with each other and Christ through the
Holy Spirit.
The work of the Holy Spirit is dynamic and responsive to human needs.
This work occurs dynamically in response to the free expression of human
will. Heavy planning and orchestration of the assembly of the saints
should not be the case, rather we should be organized to allow these
dynamics and be open to the proper scriptural expression at all times in
the lives of all members of the Body of Christ. And any so called
leaders should be participative and submissive to Christ through this
expression of the Holy Spirit not the other way around.
This template web page has
provided information on the organization and usage of the OOLSB support
web pages and while so doing in the seventh point above has also
outlined one of the most important themes of the New Testament - the
theme of Christian leadership .
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