In the name of the Lord Jesus

Colossians 3:17, And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Whatsoever you do, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.
1. in every word.
2. in every deed.
3. do not forget to give thanks to God and the Father by Him.

The Beginning of Virtue (Colossians 3:17)

Paul's summary of his discussion of virtue is similar to his summary of vice (Colossians 3:11) in two ways. First, both affirm that the whole of Christian life, whether . . . word or deed, derives from the Lord Jesus. By minding the "things above," the community finds that it has good reason for giving thanks to God the Father through him. Second, both continue Paul's polemic against false religion. Lohse suggests that the phrase in the name of the Lord Jesus was formulated to encourage the conviction that "the Christian's entire life is placed under obedience to the Lord" (Lohse 1971:152-53). Any rule of faith that disregards the centrality of the Lord Christ for Christianity's self-understanding cannot result in proper worship of and witness to God. Further, our active worship to God comes through him [Christ] alone--not through our congregational leaders or religious rituals and rules. This closing formula, which places the community in relationship to God through Christ, reminds us of what Paul said earlier in 3:3: the community's hope for salvation is viable only if its "life is hidden with Christ in God."(http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/index.php?action=getCommentaryText&cid=9&source=1&seq=i.58.3.4)

Those theologians are questioning the faithfulness of Chinese Union Version, they had put doubts into the hearts of Chinese readers since they split the church due to the theological conflicts, and so the congregation has been disturbed and faith in the whole Bible has been shaken! This is a deed indeed, but it is a good deed?

In order to build up the Chinese congregation again, now it is time for us to answer those theologians. Hoping the Chinese and English speaking congregation will come to agreement!

We do not accept the teaching of Verbal Plenary Preservation, because verbal plenary preservation has many loopholes and many flaws in it, and because the Lord requested us to obey Him.

The Lord requested us firstly, in our minds:

1. Do everything in the Name of the Lord Jesus.
2. Speak everything in the Name of the Lord Jesus.

The Lord is over us, so here we submit to Him, we obey Him.

It is time for us to reconcile to one another in the name of the Lord Jesus:

To make a pathway for the theologians to repent like what I had done before, I suggest that we are to ask them these few simple questions.

1. Who is the Lord Jesus?
2. What deeds and what words He has done and spoken for us the sinners?
3. In which Bible versions, we may find His deeds and words? Can we find them in CUV, NKJV, etc?
4. What deed we must do now?
5. What word we must speak now?
6. Are we follow Christ example in word and deed?
7. Shall we pray for reconcilation?

St Peter wrote about readiness in the Bible.

1 Peter 3:14, But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

We must ready to give an answers to every man!

Acts 4:18, Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God. 20 For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."

Do not forget to give thanks!