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Recent content by David O

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    What is a woman's duty to God and her husband?

    Wives submit to your husbands in everything.
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    1 Corinthians 14:35 says it is a shame for women to speak in the churches.
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    The Bible says she is to be silent in church. yet she opts to teach? She is in error. "For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all Churches of the saints. Let your women keep silence in the Churches (1), for it is not permitted unto them to speak(2); but [they are...
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    I am not impressed by goals. I am impressed by obedience. You disobey the Bible. I implore you to reconsider your position. Just because you want to do something doesn't mean you get to do it, no matter how good the goal seems to be.
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    When God said not to touch the ark, he meant not to touch the ark. A guy got killed for trying to steady it when it was going to fall. God's commandments mean exactly what they say. "Silence" is not an unclear word, nor are the other ways God explains it in 1Corinthians 14. "For God is not...
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    Removal of error builds up the church. You are speaking like the Gay Bishop spoke.
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    This a silly example of reading part of a verse that was obviously not a commandment, and pretending to be able to confuse it with a direct commandment. I'm disappointed whenever this shows up. It is weak. I think I have the final answer about a lot of things. No gay sex for me. No...
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    What does the Bible say? Things that aren't true make sense to us all the time. The Bible is true all of the time. The Bible says that it is a shame for women to speak in the churches.
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    I think that the New Testament commandments mean exactly what they say. To obey is better than to sacrifice.
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    I want to be obedient. I admire that orthodox man (Theo), MbiaJc and the Menno and the others who believe as I do, for their considerate responses. I tend to be less gracious than they are. I make coffee for the women who teach in my church. I'm not ok with their speaking and teaching in...
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    Mary reported the news in a place other than a church. Reporting is not the same as teaching or preaching. Mary is/was not the master of the disciples. Jesus said that his mother and brothers are those who do his will and keep his commandments. Paul claimed to have authority over the...
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    The New Testament is Jesus speaking, all of it. The word of God. The commandments are to be obeyed. Even if they seem weird to us. It's all a lot easier to read once this is a basic assumption. God uses errant things to accomplish His will, like the High Priest prophesying about Jesus'...
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    I was initially surprized when I came to this conclusion, but it sure does fit with the whole Bible. My wife is silent in church, and I think that the whole universe is watching her in awe because she is a woman of rare obedience. She prays everywhere else out loud, but not in church. I sing...
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    Can anyone here say yes to this?

    Are you Russian Orthodox? I went to one (St. Mary's) here in Austin for a while. I love those guys. We disagreed about Mary and Icons, but they are very impressive men. Prophets (M or F) don't seem to have done much of their work inside the churches. If 1 Corinthians 14 is good enough for...