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Hebrew Mindset Affecting Our Ethos

Hebrew Mindset Affecting Our Ethos. Introduction. Plato has influenced the church. He believed that there was a sacred and a secular, and that distinction still lives in the church today. The building and the church Sunday services are the sacred things of life.

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Hebrew Mindset Affecting Our Ethos

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  1. Hebrew Mindset Affecting Our Ethos

  2. Introduction Plato has influenced the church. He believed that there was a sacred and a secular, and that distinction still lives in the church today. The building and the church Sunday services are the sacred things of life. Dualism of thinking allows for the great divide between the world and the church. The New Testament was written in Greek with a Hebrew mindset. For a full understanding, we need to appreciate Hebrew thought.

  3. The Word ‘Church’ Large buildings Committees and rotas Stone and Steeples Pews and hymnals Bells and candles Structure (leadership) Meetings Organs and pipes Silence Men and women in robes

  4. The Word ‘Church’ ‘Ekklesia’ ‘the called out ones’. People who are called out by God to live according to His principles, to live as a community. The Greek compartmentalised mindset is in direct opposition to the Hebrew holistic mindset, which considers life as a whole, and the concepts of who you are and to whom you belong as the starting point and driving force.

  5. Hebrew vs Greek Thought Hebrew Thinking Greek Thinking Courts, handling things in a LEGAL WAY Nouns – CONCEPTS Deals with PHILOSOPHY Deals with ABSTRACT Deals with THEORY Deals with CITY GOVERNMENT Deals with DUALISM • Starts with FATHER AND FAMILY • Deals with verbs – ACTION • Deals with REALITY • Deals with the CONCRETE • Deals with EXPERIENTIAL • Deals with FAMILY AS A UNIT • Deals with PROSPERITY – Biblical prosperity

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