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Practical Use of The Geneologies

  • 06-10-2009 12:38pm
    #1
    bus77
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    It seems as I look through the Bible that the Jewish people had a practical use for their own genealogy, a practical use so simple in it's wisdom it blows my mind. Trace back your own family's roots through genealogy. A lot of people only do this, and have the wisdom to do it, when they are very old. It seems like such a simple, humbling, thing to do.

    Do any churches practice this? Should it be thought?


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    robindch
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    bus77 wrote: »
    It seems as I look through the Bible that the Jewish people had a practical use for their own genealogy [...] Do any churches practice this?
    The mormons have generated genealogical databases containing details of an estimated two billion people, so that they can carry out something they refer to as the "baptism of the dead", a ceremony in which a living person of the mormon religion stands in for a named dead person so that the dead person can be converted to mormonism and thereby avail of any theological benefits that might accrue.

    Certain strands of islam also maintain genealogical information too, but that's more for asserting religious authority, rather than converting the dead.
    bus77 wrote: »
    It seems like such a simple, humbling, thing to do.
    The reasons are not always as simple and humble as they might seem.


  • #3
    PDN
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    As a Christian I would think that where you're going is much more important than where you've come from.


  • #4
    Stephentlig
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    :pac::pac::pac:
    PDN wrote: »
    As a Christian I would think that where you're going is much more important than where you've come from.

    really? I thought we all came from Christ? :p

    so where we came from is just as important to where we are going.


  • #5
    Zombrex
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    Geneologies are more of a Jewish thing than a Christian thing, aren't they?


  • #6
    bus77
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    Wicknight wrote: »
    Geneologies are more of a Jewish thing than a Christian thing, aren't they?

    They are in practice, but I don't recall Jesus saying anything negative about it. And his life story does start with his genealogy in Matthew.
    PDN wrote: »
    As a Christian I would think that where you're going is much more important than where you've come from.
    Ah yes. But what about the younger people that have yet to get into difficulty in life?

    I don't think people should be left ignorant of, what seems to me, a good method to avoid trouble.
    robindch wrote: »
    The reasons are not always as simple and humble as they might seem.
    Well, I can't speak for anyone else's reasons.


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    PDN
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    bus77 wrote: »
    Ah yes. But what about the younger people that have yet to get into difficulty in life?

    I don't think people should be left ignorant of, what seems to me, a good method to avoid trouble.

    Eh? :confused:

    How would a genealogy stop anyone getting into trouble?


  • #8
    chozometroid
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    bus77 wrote: »
    It seems as I look through the Bible that the Jewish people had a practical use for their own genealogy, a practical use so simple in it's wisdom it blows my mind. Trace back your own family's roots through genealogy. A lot of people only do this, and have the wisdom to do it, when they are very old. It seems like such a simple, humbling, thing to do.

    Do any churches practice this? Should it be thought?
    Could you explain yourself a bit more?
    Do you mean it's something meaningful, to know your origins?
    Or are you just saying it's something fun to do?
    You never gave the practical use you mentioned. Not that I can't think of one, but please, give some more info.


  • #9
    bus77
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    PDN wrote: »
    Eh? :confused:

    How would a genealogy stop anyone getting into trouble?

    Not a genealogy as in 'Mark married Brenda' but a proper look into some of the people that came before and the lives they led. Long and short.

    Maybe that's more for a family to do themselves though.


  • #10
    bus77
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    chozometroid wrote: »
    Do you mean it's something meaningful, to know your origins?
    I think it could be very helpful for many to do a sort of 'run through' of the people and sometimes hardship that led not just to them but their parents.


  • #11
    chozometroid
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    bus77 wrote: »
    I think it could be very helpful for many to do a sort of 'run through' of the people and sometimes hardship that led not just to them but their parents.
    Ah, so you're meaning to include family history. In this case I would agree. If we could actually have some information about their lives, then it would be very interesting. I think there may have been some confusion here, because geneaologies may just be a simple family tree that doesn't necessarily include details about history.


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