Subject: Is it okay for women to wear pants? |
Bible Note: Indeed, Radioman, the Bible is silent on any number of specific issues to which we frequently are called upon to address as we lead our daily lives. The Bible is not to be viewed, and was never meant to be viewed, as a detailed do-it-yourself manual. It doesn't, for example, speak with precision to every minute detail of our lives in the manner that an auto-shop manual treats of every minutiae of a car. Yet, there are those whose apparent expectation is that it does, and an unrealistic expectation of this sort is most unwise, because it can easily lead one to reading into Scripture what Scripture does not say and to drawing an inference when there is no realistic inference to be drawn...... To my knowledge God has never endorsed nor condemned any specific brand of toothpaste, nor for that matter, ever told us we must brush our teeth three times a day and see our dentist twice a year. He has given us a Book to point us in the direction to salvation and righteous living and a brain to point us in the direction to work and the grocery store. If we are lost on the road of life, the Bible can show us how to find true Life. If we are lost on the road to New York, a map can do a better job of showing us how to find it. If we use the Bible as if it were a Rand McNally map .... well, enough said. --Hank |