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1 | Whats a womens place in the Church? | 1 Tim 2:12 | 2Tim215 | 180299 | ||
Women are told to remain silent because Man was made first. In marriage, the man is the head of the woman, and Christ is the head of the man. And, two sexes are only one flesh in marriage. But, everyone comes to God through Jesus so in that sense we are equals. And I am a female. I will admit that I have gone to the front of the church during the invitation to say something God has lead me to say before EVERYONE. I think that it is better to obey God than to follow 1 Timothy 2:12 and sin in disobedience. Of course, in all of this, I am not very wise yet. Rebuke is welcome. Personally, whatever that is on the outside is just a reflection of what's on the inside; like my pastor says, "What's down in the well comes up in the bucket." But, physical looks are meaningless. I know a lot of ugly people who are the nicest and wisest I've ever met. Who I associate with stems from who someone is on the inside. god bless |
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2 | Whats a womens place in the Church? | 1 Tim 2:12 | Searcher56 | 180335 | ||
God's day to you, 2Tim215, I agree with my brother Steve - he does haev a great name. How do you KNOW it is God speaking to you? It doesn't matter that you THINK He speaks to you more than once "say before EVERYONE" ... for there are people who claim this and it was proven later they didn't hear from Him. Searcher |
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3 | Whats a womens place in the Church? | 1 Tim 2:12 | 2Tim215 | 180383 | ||
Okay. I know this sounds wierd, but just hang with me, here. I was baptized at a young age, but there was no faith. In 2000, our church did the Fourty Days of Purpose (by Rick Warren). I realized I had to get my life straight. "but I'm already baptized!" I protested to the heart-wrenching knowlegde I had to accept Christ as my savior. I couldn't stop thinking about it. The feeling is like a persistent whisper, and yet so powerful it almost makes me start trembling. Well, this time I told God i'm sorry for my sins, and would he please save me with Christ's blood? I knew I'd done the right thing. i went forward in the Invitation to be baptized (again) but this time I knew I was following my Lord (see, my Dad wasn't too hot on the whole idea but I did it anyway). Now, I found something Ezekiel did/saw/whatever! in the Old Testament–you know, when he's standing in the cave and God was like, stand at the entrance when you hear me come by. So the wind, fire, and earthquake came but God wasn't in them. Then a whisper came and Ezekiel knew it was God. This feeling is like a river, taking my heartbeat with it. It's the smallest whisper; the knowledge that I MUST glorify Jesus's name and share some wisdom he's given me. Example: One day, our pastor was talking about walking on the water. He said we have to be like Peter; he obeyed his lord and walked on water. But, we have to keep our eyes on Jesus or we'll sink. Well, his words made me think of Cross Country, in which I run. See, the rules of "water walking" are just like CC––You have to keep your eyes up (on jesus) or you slow down, You can't walk off the track/quit or you're disqualified, etc. and I KNEW, down in my heart, that I needed to share the revelation with the congregation. I didn't have a single "good" reason to go forward and tell it except that that feeling was shaking my world. So I went forward. Another example: A friend of mine has anger management issues like you wouldn't believe. He's angry at everything and everyone, including God. Our church has a Christmas Play every year (it usually includes the nativity, but it has a different plot every year) and I got the Feeling to invite my friend to it. I knew it would be hard. He's always with his other friends, and he kinda scares me anyway. But I swallowed my huge fear and gave him the invitation anyway. I guess you could call the feeling a burden, too. It's like a weight on the shoulders of my heart. I would be credulous about the feeling, too, if it wasn't for the fact my words spoke for Jesus's name every time. it feels good to get that out onto paper. thanks for asking. god bless. |
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