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NASB | 1 Timothy 2:9 Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 2:9 Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves modestly and appropriately and discreetly in proper clothing, not with [elaborately] braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothes, |
Subject: Rowdy, Rowdy, are you sure? |
Bible Note: Hi, Nobel... That was very well said! You have covered a lot of ground here. I appreciate your kind interest in my thoughts. I will do my best to present them clearly. I agree that we seek comfortable places. Isn't this just the nature of the flesh? I emphatically and enthusiastically agree with your statement about regarding such fleshly comforts being "inimical to a search for truth." You have stated this very well! For quite some time I have noticed this in my own life. Since the flesh is at war with the Spirit, the nearer I get to the things of the Spirit, the more uncomfortable I've become. It is so much easier to stay in my comfort zones! However, I've learned to use that discomfort -- and it is easy to recognize its source -- as indication that I'm heading in the right direction. (Of course, I don't mean this dogmatically. Excuse me, but it is getting late and I want to get this posted. Having spent the evening on a previous post, I need to hasten... but probably it will cost in terms of clarity on this post!) When I come to a passage of scripture that just doesn't "fit," causing me discomfort, I rejoice. Because that means I have found the perimeter of my own understanding. At that moment I am standing on the edge, and I have an opportunity to push the envelope. Now, when I speak of "traditions" I do so as a generic term for what you have called our norms and divisions. Terminology is extremely valuable for the purposes of communication. Much of the educational process (there's that word again!) of the believer is learning the language of Christianity. We must learn the terms of scripture, which include words like grace, faith, love, hope, etc. etc. None of which mean to believers what they mean to the world. Many errors in church history have stemmed from improper definitions. Ours is a very cerebral faith. We encouraged to study, learn, judge, test, examine, discern, etc. Words, therefore, are extremely important. So important, in fact, that God has provided us with a revelation that consists of a set of words... and He calls it The Word. God, in His great grace and mercy has not left us alone. He is given us the Holy Spirit to assist in this endeavor. Indeed, without the efficacious work of the Spirit, we could not begin to understand God's Word. Now, God has also given us fellow believers. Together we can worship Him and deliberate over His word. Each of us coming together in such a way that we are greater than the sum of our parts. Each with a unique perspective of the God Who by His own action has specifically and miraculously chosen and saved each one of us. Ephesians chapter two talks about how God has brought us together into one Temple... a Temple made without hands. Incredible. I'm sorry... but it is lightening outside... time to shutdown my machine... I've lost too many of them to thunderstorms! :-) Sorry for slapping this together! |