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NASB | Ephesians 5:33 Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:33 However, each man among you [without exception] is to love his wife as his very own self [with behavior worthy of respect and esteem, always seeking the best for her with an attitude of lovingkindness], and the wife [must see to it] that she respects and delights in her husband [that she notices him and prefers him and treats him with loving concern, treasuring him, honoring him, and holding him dear]. [1 Pet 3:2] |
Subject: Is reverence feasible? Always? |
Bible Note: Dear mommapbs: I have read your previous post to Sebkin and have seen that you repented of your assertion that you do not have to fear God because you are under grace. So I see no need to address that other than to offer you a few New Testament references which tell all of us under grace that we are to fear God. These verses are: 2 Cor 7:1, Ephesians 5:21, Phillipias 2:12. The kind of people who do not fear God are described in the New Testament in Romans 3:12-18, which says, "They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes..." I am indeed glad to see that you have had a change in heart concerning fear toward God. The only other thing I see a need to respond to in your post is the following quotes on which you base an intimacy with God upon. You wrote: "When we seek to know the Lord, and listen for His heartbeat, our being will reflect Him more and more and obviously, that will be seen in a life that exemplifies the principles that God has set for us to live by." Having studied the Bible for many years I immediately recognized that not only is this not from the Bible ... there is nothing in the Bible that could be twisted or stretched in any way to even resemble what you wrote. This is a New Age concept. And it sounds very much like Shirley McClain to me. Next you wrote: "Living life by the Law, following Biblical principles will never bring about the abundant life we long for unless we long for the giver of Life as a Bride longs for her husband --the key word is intimacy." Again this concept can be found no where in the Bible. I mean, you actually say, that following Biblical principles will never bring about the abundant life we long for ... unless... But the Bible says in Romans 10:9, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." In other words, following this Biblical principle will give us the abundant life we long for. These two quotes are the perfect example of why a woman should learn in silence and not be suffered to teach. You have proven in your own words that women easily fall prey for spiritual counterfeits. Let me just warn you with these words: "My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation." James 3:1 In other words, you are responsible for the doctrine you teach and run the risk of condemnation if you lead others astray. I know that it is a hard pill to swallow. But mommapbs, you yourself have fallen victim to spiritual deception. And that is why Paul spoke in the Holy Spirit forbidding women to teach or usurp authority over the man -- for any reason. Rabbi Mark |