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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: Tim You said, “When Scripture is silent and I need an answer, I will pray about it, search Scripture for any relevant principles, and consult with those I trust. Then, I will make my decision.” This approach is spin off of the reformation and where I have a problem. I see the result of the reformation as the worst thing that could have happened to the church. Again that is not to say the Catholic church didn't need reformed, it did. I believe Christ's intention was for one church and one church only, not all the varies we have today. I think by every man deciding for himself what he will hold to and what he won't is where the problem lies. I believe this because in the first 1500 years there was basically one church. Now after only 500 years of every man deciding for himself we have 3000 plus denominations and untold 1000's of non denominational churches. While we claim unity there is none or very little at best. The body of Christ is fragmented, shattered, not working as a body but rather as separate entities seeking their own good rather than the glorifying God. That last statement is not an indictment but rather an observation that I believe holds true. My whole purpose of participating in this thread was to explore the question what does God want us to do when scripture is silent or doesn’t clearly address the exact issue. Does God want us to make our own decisions? Appoint someone to make them, to which we will then abide? Or did God establish the church to do that and we have in our zeal to correct the issues of the church derailed that? That is my question. I’m not attacking your methodology, your position of scripture, or your theology. I’m simply wanting to explore this question. EdB |