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NASB | Acts 20:28 "Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 20:28 "Take care and be on guard for yourselves and for the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd (tend, feed, guide) the church of God which He bought with His own blood. |
Bible Question:
Reighnskye, Each point is on "you (further) stated" Point 1 - Is your limitation on work based on what the gov't says or your phyiscal limitations? - Joni Tada works, as well as her husband Ken. She may be able to give you direction how to work. So your point has no merit. Point 2 There is concealment, because you will FAIL to get a marriage licence. A pastor's actions don't make you married. So your point has no merit. Point 3 The gov't will not recognize homosexual marriages because of the law. Homosexual marriages are only recognized by false churches, since it violates Scripture. So your point has no merit. Now my questions ... 1. Do you FAIL to follow what Romans 13:1 says? That is to follow the direction of the gov't, which says you need a marriage certificate to be married? 2. What is the purpose of marriage? 3. Do you not trust the Lord to provide for you if you are married "in the eyes of the gov't"? It appears you want money over the Master ... is that true? |
Bible Answer: Searcher, Here are answers to your three following questions: "1. Do you FAIL to follow what Romans 13:1 says? That is to follow the direction of the gov't, which says you need a marriage certificate to be married?" Again, the government does not mandate that a couple obtain a marriage certificate, whether homosexual or heterosexual. The government does not prohibit church-ordained marriages. Rather, it is the common religious authority, which presents the unscriptural notion, that a marriage necessitates a government-ordained legal contract. "2. What is the purpose of marriage?" This is a rather broad question, so I'll give a rather broad answer, unless you wish to be more specific. The purpose of marriage is to fulfill God's mandate to Adam and Eve to multiply and rule the earth. Hence, the purpose of marriage is to build and support the family. "3. Do you not trust the Lord to provide for you if you are married "in the eyes of the gov't"? It appears you want money over the Master ... is that true?" I believe that the Lord will provide for me, whether I am married "in the eyes of the gov't" or not. Conversely, I do not believe that either the government or the church will necessarily provide for me in such case. Hence, I trust that the Lord will provide for me through any circumstance, but that the government and the church will not. Further, my concern for financial provision is not based upon an irreverence to God. Rather, if I am not financially provided for, it would thereby cause a worsening of my medical condition. Without medical provisions, my internal digestive tract would have to be surgically removed, and my foods would have to be liquified and permanently injected through tubes. It would not be adequate to interpret my financial need, as either a love for money or a denial of God. Hence, if I were to obey what you are suggesting, it would necessitate the removal of my bodily organs. Again, I am legally disabled. Please do not interpret my perspective or situation as an irreverence for God or marriage. - Genesis 2 24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |