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Which, of course, is very challenging for those who don’t read 16th-century English.

Your conclusion does not follow logically. Spiritual maturity does not come about by meeting in homes.

So anything you don't agree with is dismissed and your excuse is "the spirit". The spirit of man, perhaps. Like being a deacon... 1 Timothy 3:8. Then there is Phoebe, a deacon. Things are not as you think they are.

It is sexist and slanted to claim that "progressive women" need to do this. The shed blood of Jesus Christ is the only means of salvation for all people.

I had a similar though less disturbing experience with a ministry I supported several decades back. I was slowly increasing my support, and the "request" slips they sent showed ever-increasing amounts, always beyond what I was then giving. I realized that no amount of money was sufficient to...

I know… let’s make up a doctrine to explain away the plain text when it contradicts our preconceived beliefs… especially if there is no context supporting the doctrine.

Tithing is not taught in the New Testament… bur giving is. Tithing was mandatory; giving is voluntary.

While it certainly isn't appropriate to use vulgar language, perhaps a better interpretation is that a man should speak to a younger woman as a sister rather than as a potential girlfriend/wife. Most men don't think of their sisters with "relational" thoughts, so choosing to see other women as...

Romans 16:1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. Let's just ignore the parts of the Bible that don't fit our preconceived notions; it's so much easier than wrestling through the implications.

I categorically reject all attempts to settle this question. It was foreordained that I would exercise my free will to do so. ... Wait....

Being partially ambidextrous is also helpful in table tennis and billiards. It messes with people's heads.

Here is Webers.Home's comment to me regarding this thread: "This is to inform you that I don't have the patience to be distracted by your remarks so I've placed you on my ignore list." That is what you get when you challenge unsound interpretations of Scripture. By all means keep challenging...

I'm not voting for Trump, and there's no way in hell I will vote for Harris. Of course, that might be because I'm not an American... but... details. ;)

God doesn't need to "do it over" because He did it right the first time: creating men and women as equal partners. You use a strawman argument against "progressive women" but can't engage directly with a Christian man who challenges your rationale. Step up, or shut up.

I don't see anything in chapter 2 that suggests different roles or functions. God's instruction was given to Adam before Eve was formed; if we apply your interpretation, the woman was given no role/responsibility at all. ;) God did not curse the woman; He cursed the serpent and the ground. He...

Deserts, mountains, tundra, and oceans are sparsely populated because of mismanagement and theft? Okay. :rolleyes:

Do you mean North America? South America? The land presently occupied by the United States of America? The continental 48 states only? Foot traffic takes a LONG time to traverse North America. Trans-Atlantic vessels were unknown circa 1300 BC. God had other plans. He began in the Middle East...

This is utter stupidity. Equal pay for equal work is both sound business practice and, in most Westernized countries, a legal requirement. It has nothing to do with the relationship of women to men in the Church or with gender roles in the home. There is no gender hierarchy in the Church...

Firstly, not everyone who disagrees with your misinterpretations of Scripture is a "progressive woman". I for one am neither progressive nor female. Secondly, birth order within a family has no bearing on this conversation.

What makes a person a Christian is their belief that Jesus' death on the cross paid the penalty for their sins... period. That person's view on secondary matters is irrelevant, though through the instruction of the Holy Spirit, they will grow in their understanding. None of us begins our journey...