“MARKETPLACE PERSONALITIES and MARKETPLACE MINISTRY..”
Family: There's a GOOD REASON that most of the notable New Testament (NT) characters that play significant roles in the Biblical record, were founded in the "marketplace". A few of the dynamics that "plays big" on the importance of this truth: Context and Messaging.. A MARKETPLACE in Biblical context means any place of public resort, and hence a public place or broad street ( Matthew 11:16 ; 20:3 ), as well as a forum or market-place proper, where goods were exposed for sale, and where public assemblies and trials were held ( Acts 16:19 ; 17:17 ). "One dimensional people" CAMP OUT around "revelation", without truly understanding its significance "in" and "to" the predominant culture — or in the world that "they live"; because they (the world) will NOT discern "spiritual things" with their own intellect! When PERSONALITIES popularize a “word” or glamorize a subject, if their intent is ONLY to see...