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1 | Are menstrual cloths disgusting to God?? | Is 64:6 | mark d seyler | 159062 | ||
Hi Starfire, I'd like to add at this point that there really is no indication that Eve had children before the fall. The indication from Romans 5, describing the imputation of sin, would argue that only Adam and Eve existed at that time, as Adam went on to pass his fallen nature to their progeny. On the other hand, we can only speculate about what knowledge of their humananity God say fit to impart to Adam and Eve. He may have given Eve the understanding of what would happen to her. We really don't know. I think you and Bows44 have brought some intresting insights to this passage. I would like to extend a (somewhat belated) welcome to the forum! :-) Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | Are menstrual cloths disgusting to God?? | Is 64:6 | starfire | 159064 | ||
Mark, Wow you are brave responding to a question like this . LOL Truly, I appreciate your reply. I guess it was confusing and painful to me, because when I was a girl and started the menstruation process, my mother was so great telling me that it's NOT disgusting, but a *very special* gift that God gave to women that will some day allow me to have children and how it's ushering me into womanhood and how the whole bodily changes (puberty) was a magical time in a woman's life and should be viewed as simply evidence that I was growing into a woman, as God had designed. I appreciate your sharing about Eve and how much is speculation. I believe what I'm going to take from this is: 1) Menstrual rags are a reminder of our intial separation from God (I seriously doubt she had menstruated prior to the fall, because its function is to release the unfertilized egg and IF she hadn't born children, she may not even have had eggs.) Even if she did however, it still is a reminder that through our womb and it's functions we can bear life, pain and all, which is a result of the first sin. 2) Our righteous acts will never produce fruit (eternal life) just as menstruation is the evidence that there is no Fruit in our womb (child). Also 3) Also, it's really NOT menstruation, but the rags that were used that are compared to our own acts in our (futile) attempt for salvation. (and since menstual blood, as any secretion was considered "unclean", perhaps in the original language it was not "filthy" rags, but "unclean" rags. Neither is worthy of being in the Holy presence of our Lord. Thank you so much for caring enough to write and offer insight and comfort regarding this. May the Lord Bless You and Keep You |
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3 | Are menstrual cloths disgusting to God?? | Is 64:6 | mark d seyler | 159098 | ||
Hi Starfire, All I can say is this: I am squeamish buying "those things" for my wife when she asks me to (I do it for her but I hate to) but I found no squeamishness in this thread, because it is a part of the Bible. And I really meant what I said, that you and Bows44 brought some good insights, things I would not have thought of simply reading this text by myself. You make a good point that God could have used as an example something more immediately repellent to everyone, but this example shows a more thorough analogy. I love that about the Bible, that it not only makes total sense on the surface, but continues to make total sense no matter how deeply you examine it. Thank you for your willingness to share with us, even such personal matters that most keep secret. Love in Christ, Mark |
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