6/8/2023 0 Comments Eon puzzle hocus focusNow as we read on we see that these are not just any older man, in Acts 20:28, they are also described as "overseers," a term that is sometimes translated as "bishop." And they are told to "shepherd" the church, another translation of that word is "pastor." Note that these terms are descriptions of these men (older) or of the work they do (oversee and shepherd), they are not titles. This term "elders" means the "older men." Note that there are elders, plural, in the church, singular, in Ephesus. Let's turn over to Acts 20:17, we see that Paul calls the "elders" from the church in Ephesus to come to meet him in Miletus. Today let's consider the idea of how the church is organized. Let's look at an example of this "Hocus Focus" from the Scriptures. But when it comes to the Bible, changing what the Bible says means the difference between being pleasing to God and disobeying God. Now in the puzzle, whether the coat has two buttons or three doesn't really matter. When I see these puzzles it makes me think of the church we can read about in the Bible (the standard) and the various religious bodies that exist today. The top picture shows the "standard" and we need to find where the other one is different. ![]() ![]() There are two nearly identical pictures and the idea is to find the differences. ![]() We've all seen them, a little challenge called Hocus Focus.
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