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NASB | 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I want you to understand that Christ is the head (authority over) of every man, and man is the head of woman, and God is the head of Christ. |
Subject: searching for the truth |
Bible Note: I would like to agree with the overall gist of your message however, I would have to say you didn't go back early enough. It seems to me that the church started to slowly decline and the planting of seeds of apostacy soon after the last Apostle died as Paul predicted. We saw in the Garden of Eden, in the condition of the world just before its destruction and in virtually every large collection (nation) of mankind since then, that we don't have it within ourselves to live up to God's Perfect Standard, as endorsed by His Word, Pr 14:12. Without God's or Jesus' physical presence in our lives, every day, every hour, we just can't adhere to God's Perfect Level of Godliness in our lives, so it was inevitable that the church would go defective as compared to Her Perfect Condition when the Apostles were guiding Her every move. But without that divine Guidance from the Holy Spirit, the church was certainly headed for the apostacy. I'm thinking God knew that all the time. He never meant for mankind or the church to have the benefit of His Son's physical presence in the world. He sent His Son for the primary purpose of saving the world from our sins by dying and manking the Perfect Sacrifice. But Christ's life also set the Perfect Standard for us to follow, mostly by studying His Words, His Deeds and imitating His life in general. That's where God's Grace and Mercy comes in. Where we ALL fail so miserably to make that mark or anywhere even close to that of our Lord, our God and Father covers us with His Love and Mercy. Only by the Grace of God, can any of us ever hope to make it to Heaven. Yes, I must agree there is no one group of people here on earth who have ALL of what it takes to make the perfect church, mainly because there's no one person who can even come close to Christ's standard of imitating God and His amazing Love and Compassion to an Infinite degree. Blessings to you. Country Girl |