[Faith-talk] Terminology
Ashley Bramlett
bookwormahb at earthlink.net
Sun May 21 02:56:43 UTC 2017
Sarah,
Which faith are you? I was raised Methodist and now I will just identify as
a Christian as I'm not really too active in a church and really don't agree
with any church doctrines all the way; I mean I accept the main stuff like
the Trinity and Apostles creed, but not everything the Methodist church
says.
I agree with you about the context of the scriptures. It was written in a
different time and place that should be taken into account.
I do my best to understand the bible but I do not know the contexts of all
the actions like the groups such as the Pharasees and Sadducees.
I don't understand some of the Bible actually particularly the Old
testament. I wish there was some accessible Study Bibles which have those
notes to put the scripture in context and give you definitions.
I read the NIV in braille.
I don't take the bible too literally, but, I'm not very liberal either; I
suppose I'm in between. As to the gender thing, I'm wondering which
scriptures tell us a woman should stay home and rear children and man needs
to be the breadwinner. I've read a lot of scripture, although more of the
New testament. I don't seem to recall these passages Linda says and
believes.
I did see references to women caring for children actually; Paul tells us
that and its in Romans and Acts if I remember correctly. But Paul did not
exclude women working I don't think.
I do think its better for a parent or family member to stay home and care
for the kids. But IMO, it does not have to be the mother. It can be a stay
at home father; even a retired neighbor, or even a grandparent.
Kids need someone to watch them, love them, hug them and hold them
especially as a young toddler, teach them values, enforce academics, and
more, and with two parents working, its hard to do such a thing. Heck, many
parents do not even see their children since they are put to bed like at
7:00 or 8:00 before one parent gets home from work. How sad I think as this
parent has little relationship with their kid.
Also, I think day care raising your kids can bring on several issues. And,
I'm not going to start on my rant about day cares as that is not exactly on
topic.
Sarah, I'm sure you read the Bible carefully. I wish you success in your
upcoming ministry.
Ashley
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Blake LaRose via Faith-Talk
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 2:59 PM
To: 'Faith-talk, for the discussion of Blindness in faith and religion'
Cc: sarah at sarahblakelarose.com
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Terminology
Hi, Linda.
In fact, I have read for myself and have asked that the Holy Spirit helped
me to understand and to live accordingly. This is part of the difficulty
that I am having. What you are saying here is that obviously I have not done
this, or else the Holy Spirit would have led me to understand and to live as
you do. What the Holy Spirit led me to understand is that those passages
were written within a cultural context that is very important to understand
and that in order to understand the Scripture I needed to research that
context. I hope that our differing perspectives make better sense now.
-----Original Message-----
From: Faith-Talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Linda
Mentink via Faith-Talk
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 10:55 AM
To: Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Linda Mentink <mentink at frontiernet.net>
Subject: [Faith-talk] Terminology
Hi Sarah and All,
It seems that I have used incorrect terminology. I am sorry, and will no
longer mention false doctrines or state what I and my church believe. It's
a big part of the faith which I have, but some can't read about it because
they're uncomfortable with what I post. I will refrain, but everyone else
here has the freedom to do so. I am not a Greek or Hebrew scholar as others
here are.
Sarah, I wish you would have said I was using those words incorrectly in the
first place. You could have been comfortable here a lot sooner had you done
so. Now that I know, I will cease to share what I believe to be Biblical
teachings, and will no longer share how they are still applicable to us
today. If listers are so inclined, and as Christians we all should be, read
the Bible for yourselves, and ask that God, through His Holy Spirit, would
help you to understand and to live accordingly.
Blessings,
Linda
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