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Comment on Question of the day: church discipline over THIS?! by Steve

Steve — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:10:11 +0000

So, er, you’re saying that pants (trousers in the UK..) are exclusively male & skirts/dresses are exclusively female. Before I go on, I’m genuinely just following the logic here, I’m not trying to look smart. I just think we have to see what is actually being said in the bible & also & more importantly see what the spirit of the text is. I say this because that is what Jesus did.

Anyway, there are a few things I think are a problem here. Firstly, and I’m only joking a little bit on this one, what about the Scottish?! Kilts are basically a skirt for men, they actually haven’t been around as long as people think, but try telling a Scot that he’s dressed like a woman! So because it’s cultural & maybe because the Scottish are slightly frightening this is never seen as an issue by Christians! But if this reading of the bible is correct it should be an issue…

Also, if you’re going to pick out stuff from the OT law & say we should follow it now, what about v9, 10, 12 & all the ones in that same chapter about sexual stuff? There’s plenty there that we see no need to follow now from trivial to hugely important. If you understand how things were back then, some of it fits better, even though now it would be a bit or a lot weird…

And also, logically, pants cover more of the body than skirts do! And if the issue is really about modesty not church club rules then do the people enforcing these rules go swimming fully covered?! I guess not. Someone will then talk about things being appropriate for different situations, but it’s difficult to then talk about an over-riding principle of modesty.

More & more these days it seems like there’s a progression through the scriptures to be MORE inclusive as time went on, not less. So for example, in the law the Ethiopian that Phillip baptised was ‘out’ & he shouldn’t have done that, but he did & it’s in the bible & things moved on.

Comment on Question of the day: church discipline over THIS?! by Emma

Emma — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:48:26 +0000

I think the Pastor acted correctly. Deuteronomy 22:5 is clear about the requirement that women should not wear that which pertains unto men – and that includes pants.

Comment on Lamenting the OT way. by Nick

Nick — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:12:50 +0000

Reblogged this on Ebs and Flows... and commented: Hey everyone it's been a busy weekend so I'm cheating and posting a blog that I did for Grow Up! awhile ago... hope you like it

Comment on I Grew In Her Tummy by Chrystal

Chrystal — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:35:21 +0000

thank you for sharing your story. my husband and I are in the process of trying to adopt our 5 yr old little girl that we have had since she was 5 months old. Your story is sooo enouraging to me. We are of no relation and were literally given her from her biological mother at a restaurant. (she was on drugs and didn’t even ask me where I lived). We have loved her fromt he moment we laid eyes on her. We are doing our best to raise her as the Lord would see fit. It has always been my biggest fear that she would some day desire to “be with” her birth mother again or be angry or hurt because of choices we have made. Thank you for opening my eyes to so many things and helping me get a glimpse of what my baby girl may be feeling or will feel in the days ahead. We certainly do serve a great God!!!!

Comment on i am a Christian. by ansuyo

ansuyo — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:40:57 +0000

This poem was written by Carol Wimmer (http://carolwimmer.com/when-i-say-i-am-a-christian). She is very gracious about granting permission to use her poem. It’s a good one for sure!

Comment on Preferring a One-Night-Stand over Church by tory

tory — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:21:14 +0000

And kudos to him for being man enough to help out a woman in distredd and not squeemish about “what people will think”. Bet most wouldn’t have bothered to get the seats wet.

Comment on Preferring a One-Night-Stand over Church by tory

tory — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:11:02 +0000

Eh, we can rerely change a person’s preconceived views of us in a short time. Nor can we always control the behavior of others (“christian” or non) and force them to see the worth of a soul rather than the distasteful “yuck” of the sin. But we can walk right, concistantly live as a christian should. We can know what we believe, be able to explain why we believe it, and share it in love. We can be more than just the common christian. We can change what a “common christian” is. Through time we will produce fruit and a spirtiually starving person (saved or lost) will know where they can be fed. We can win others. We can uplift one another. Above all “we can do all things through Christ wich strengtheneth”. Have a great day all

Comment on It is well. by Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:42:07 +0000

Great heard your soul thought about “it is well” Do you have thy children?

I have finish to read it the verse as amazing of God’s Spirit in my heart believe that…

Love in Christ,
Jimmy

Comment on The Answer: KJVO = Church splitters? by google

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Comment on I don’t like your Christians. by alexandra herczeg

alexandra herczeg — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:24:08 +0000

We are supposed to love everyone like jesus did. Remember when in matthew chapter 5 & 6 he arrived to jerusalem. He clearly knew that jerusalem was filled with his enemies but still he loved his them and he teches us to love even our enemies. We are not supposed to judge anyone, just like the quotes says – only god can judge me – . It is not right to judge, they sooner or later find their way, and it is not our business to tell them that they are not good christians. Just for the first question..