[Faith-talk] The Bible and America

[sarah at sarahblakelarose.com]

Linda, I'm glad that your community is prospering. It is not that way in all communities. I am not advocating "cutting out" any portion of Scripture--you are putting words in my mouth and that is very offensive to me. I am encouraging you to read Scripture within its historical context and also to take a look at how one passage relates to the whole of Scripture. You read very literally. Do you also believe that we are to stone people if they are caught in the act of adultery, or to exercise any of the other punitive laws prescribed in Leviticus? I would assume not, because you would say that we have the grace of Christ for people who have sinned. Yet those things, too, are in the Bible. If you wish to read the Bible literally and prescribe from it for how we are to live, you must do it in a consistent manner. Otherwise, you must come to terms with how oppressive a literal reading of Scripture can sometimes be.


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Subject: [Faith-talk] The Bible and America

Hi again Sarah,

We believe that the Bible is applicable to Christians, no matter where they live.  Yes, some things are cultural, but we don't take a penknife and cut out, or disregard, a passage just because it might not work for us.  Most of the married women in our congregation stay home of their children, at least until they are all in school.  They sew clothes for the girls, cook and bake, do the laundry, keep the house clean, etc.  So, we do the best we can to be obedient to what God's Word says to us where we can as a New Testament Church.  None of our people live in poverty.  Our men and young people work hard, even the girls.  Some work for their family business, others take jobs in the community, and still others clean houses.  Of course, I don't know the financial situations of all here, but we're careful to take care of and help each other.  The women will work until they start a family.  
And the unmarried women work, of course.  They do use the gifts that God has given them, and there's plenty of work to be done in this community.  We have plenty of jobs to go around!

Blessings,

Linda

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