Choosing a New Apostle: Acts 1:21-26
"Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us-- beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us--one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection." So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias. And they prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place." And they drew lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.
Question: Is the deliberate use of chance still a valid form of church decision-making?
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
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2 comments:
John, I wonder if in some situations using chance might be showing humility. In that some times we can't know God's will. So why not flip a coin.
John - I'll confess that in Jr. High, when I first (grudgingly) suspected that God was calling me into ordained ministry, I used to use my own method of 'drawing lots' to see if I could get an answer. (God always won.)
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