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NASB | Ephesians 5:25 ¶ Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:25 ¶ Husbands, love your wives [seek the highest good for her and surround her with a caring, unselfish love], just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, |
Subject: Did Cain marry one of his sisters? |
Bible Note: I started my previous post off with a note stating I knew this idea would not be well accepted. Please bear in mind that in my opinion, the significance of this whole issue does not center around the identify of Cain’s wife so much as truly identifying what is written in the Word and the meaning of that which is written. It has been my experience in visiting many churches in many parts of the country that quite often, members of churches simply parrot what they are taught and never really question, never really dig in to the Word to find out what the Bible actually says. I have also reviewed the policies for posting on this forum, and I do owe an apology to people here. This whole point we’re discussing is really not part of the purpose of this forum. I had not initially realized that the purpose of this forum is simply for question and answer. I am one who likes to debate and discuss, to explore new ideas. I chose this particular name because of my love of exploration, both in the physical sense, but also in the intellectual and spiritual senses as well. I feel it is important to explore new ideas, comparing them with the Word, and to challenge what we have always been taught, not necessarily to find fault with our teachers, but to ensure that we fully understand what we are being taught and why it’s important in accordance with 1 Peter 3:15. Occasionally, in our study, we will find that Tradition has overruled what God has actually said in His Word. I believe this topic to be one of those cases. Since this site is not intended to be for debate and discussion, this will be the last of this type of post from me on this site. I am going to post this with apologies to the members, in part just to “drop the other shoe”, so to speak, and in part because I’m not sure where else I *can* post this; but I will be refraining from future exposition, and stick with simple question and answers as much as possible. Repentantly, -Magellan Also: if anyone knows of a similar site to this one that *does* encourage debate and discussion, please let me know? Thanks, |