tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581913724905405055.post3806588621497053526..comments2024-03-21T19:59:30.711-07:00Comments on Trust and Obey: Getting Radical On Y'AllUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581913724905405055.post-64910127656769858662013-04-06T20:33:06.281-07:002013-04-06T20:33:06.281-07:00p.s. Cindy (and Anne too) - yes, there are so many...p.s. Cindy (and Anne too) - yes, there are so many ways that pastors attempt to reinterpret this verse to fit the feminist agenda, and it's very frustrating. Can't we just accept that the Bible has hard teachings that we need to DEAL WITH instead of writing them off and trying to get out of them by pandering to the popular notions of our culture?? (Rant mostly over.) Seriously, it would be nice if the modern church - even the conservative church - could just get ahold of itself and admit that God is not a feminist, and has no interest in promoting the feminist agenda. Most of the sermons I hear on biblical womanhood topics are some variation on "take the natural reading of this verse and twist it so that it we make it mean the direct opposite of what it says." For example: "It is an abomination for a woman to speak in church" really means "Women should speak in church." Wow! What miraculous alchemy! And, of course, this is the case in many other areas of biblical teaching (especially among the liberal denominations). But I find that I only grow in maturity when I take the clear and natural teachings of the Bible and accept them as such, rather than twisting them to mean what I would originally want them to mean. Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301075330910381544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581913724905405055.post-47398344356428898892013-04-06T20:28:40.303-07:002013-04-06T20:28:40.303-07:00Anne - Thank you for your kind words! Thanks for v...Anne - Thank you for your kind words! Thanks for visiting!<br /><br />Cindy - Yes, exactly! And thank you too for your kind words!! :)Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301075330910381544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581913724905405055.post-39707278095396372592013-04-03T18:12:01.214-07:002013-04-03T18:12:01.214-07:00Awesome. I've been thinking about this, too, l...Awesome. I've been thinking about this, too, lately. Loved that "That was weird" line of yours. Exactly how I have treated it. The only thing I've ever heard from a pulpit about those verses is that women weren't well-educated so they *had* to ask their husbands what was going on, and they were being told to do it at home to not disrupt the services. Maybe that's right, maybe not. Doesn't matter much, since there's a better point to be made here, and you made it just fine. <br /><br />My hubby was raised by a bunch of heatherns (as we like to say back in the hills), so he has a very fresh take on lots of things, and yes, he needs me to explain Bible things to him from time to time. However, asking his opinion and letting him lead spiritually in spite of his newbie-ness adds so much to our lives that I never would have thought of. And, let's face it, it's just better if he's in the lead, whether I think I know better or not. Somebody has to lead, and I'm simply not built for that. If we're going to trust God, we need to trust Him to lead our husbands in leading US. Great post. Thanks so much for linking up. I just grew a little. ;-) GAHCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468246525104936898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581913724905405055.post-63943498817605189412013-03-31T10:13:43.977-07:002013-03-31T10:13:43.977-07:00Wow, major goosebumps and saying "Woo hoo!&qu...Wow, major goosebumps and saying "Woo hoo!" So glad you were blessed by just doing what the Scriptures say. Oh, it's hard... but really cool, too, huh?<br />Hugs, <br />~AnneAnne Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946220154488689073noreply@blogger.com