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Many people say that bowing before and image and worshiping it is two different things but God forbade both bowing and worshiping. Exodus 20:5 "Thou shalt not bow down theyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord they God am a jealous God,..." That is two separate commands, don't bow and...

Speaking in tongues does still exist. Speaking in tongues just means speaking in different languages. I have not read anything in the bible that indicates that speaking in tongues means speaking a bunch gibberish that no one can understand.

I don't see any contradiction between the theory of evolution and a literal reading of Genesis. In fact a belief that God created the world in 6 24 hour days is not a literal reading of Genesis. For starters the Hebrew word used in Genesis 1 for day literally means the following: (Strong's...

Join a church that is based upon and teaches the bible. Then become part of a small group study. If you're trying to do Christianity on your own, then your not doing it right so find other Christians to walk with.

I think that these are good questions to be asked and discussed. I even think that true and intelligent followers of Christ can come to different answers on some of those questions. God did not give us word for word instructions on every aspect of our lives. The bible seems to me to be more...

Ability to do something does not make it right. My point was that God has designed men a women with different biological roles (which no sane person can deny). Therefore why would it be hard to believe that He also created us with different social or spiritual roles. God said that it was...

I don't know how you would define differently in a spiritual sense. This may or may not qualify but it does show a difference between men and women that is not biological. 1 Corinthians 11: 7 "For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God; but...

Here's my take on this. Sexism is the belief that one gender is superior to the other. Believing that male and female have different roles is merely applied logic. Men cannot give birth and women can that equals different roles for men and women. God created our biology, therefore...

No, I don't believe any of those women held positions or offices of teaching or leadership over men. I won't go into my defense of this now but I know many disagree with me. I never said that those attributes were feminine attributes. I said that in instances where God was described in the...

Of course I am not saying that just because Jesus was a man that only men can do things that Jesus did. That would absolutely absurd (for example, If that were true then women would not be able to eat since Jesus ate) God obviously does many things that both men and women are to copy. My...

Deborah was a human not an incarnation of God. I am talking about how God himself taught us (i.e. always in the masculine; Father, Son and Holy Spirit)

I did talk about how something of God is reflected in both genders, but that does not change the fact that every time God came to teach and lead He did so in masculine form. I am not saying that women aren't made in the image of God. What I am trying to suggest is the following. When God...

Many people in this thread don't have a problem with women teaching and leading men in the church because they don't like Paul's given reason for why they should not, or they posit that it is merely Paul's opinion and not God's. But all things that we we should do are things that reflect...

I don't know if this has been discussed yet or not but look at the Greek words used to describe church leaders. in 1 Peter 5, where Peter is telling the church leaders how to lead he calls the leaders Elders and he uses the masculine form of the word. The same is true in in 1 Timothy and...

To say that God speaking through Paul said that women should not teach or usurp authority over men is a good starting point but as theologians we should try to dig a little deeper than the direct command. I have thought about this issue a lot. I have never denied the command stated above but I...

Our gender is a sacred thing given to us by God. We cannot change that no matter how much surgery one goes through. Each gender equally bears the image of God and He gets to chose which one we will be, not us.

To say that God speaking through Paul said that women should not teach or usurp authority over men is a good starting point but as theologians we should try to dig a little deeper than the direct command. I have thought about this issue a lot. I have never denied the command stated above but I...

(1)Jesus could already forgive sins as proven through out his ministry on earth. Hebrews 9:22 “And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission” Jesus could forgive sins only because he died on the cross. Remember God is not bound by...

Luke 16:17 "And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail." The law was made for the unrighteous, Jesus said that none are righteous except for God, therefore the law is for all of us. The law gives us the defination of what is right and wrong. Our...