Complementarity is not ONLY about women being primarily nurturers and men being primarily providers, although most Christians agree those are accurate facts. To be complementary means forming a complement, completing each other. The concept and word was born in 1590-1600. Although I believe that when Paul said for husband to view wife as “body of” and for wife to view husband as
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I always find it interesting how we arrive at our conclusions. Do we take into account the differences of languages. When there is a question do we do some research on the original language. By research I do not mean checking Strong’s (the least accurate ‘dictionary’), but looking in as many Greek-English dictionaries we can and checking to see what
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   An open rebuttal to“But What about Deborah?  Why the Example of Deborah Does Not Support the Candidacy of Sarah Palin” written by William Einwechter on October 2, 2008.   This message in its entirety can be viewed at the Vision Forum Blog www.visionforumministries.org/issues/ballot_box/so_what_about_deborah.xm Point 1 Quote:  “there are a number of us who believe that God has ordained the order
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“To take God as source and end of all that exists and happens, and to hold such a view suffused with warmth of genuine devotion, stands not only related to theology as the fruit stands to the tree: it is by reason of its essence a veritable theological tree of life.” (The Pauline Eschatology, p. 61)¬†
Proverbs 31:10 (KJV) Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. Proverbs 31:10 (NASB) An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels. The Hebrew word translated as “virtuous” or “excellent” has the basic idea of “strength and influence” and means “a force, an army, able activity in might and power,
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GENDER ROLES- NATURE OR NURTURE? By Kristen (Wordgazer) Rosser and Debra Baker Kristen: Those who encourage men and women to stay in traditional male and female roles like to talk about the biological differences between men and women as a justification for this. There are some biological differences that are clear and indisputable, and are clearly linked to, well, biology.
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To join ongoing discussion of this and other topics please visit¬†www.equalitycentral.com/forum/ Points 1-10 in italics are fromBruce Wares Complementarian Reading of Genesis Rebuttal provided by ChattyKathy Bruce Wares point #5,¬† 5. Man (not woman) was given God‚Äôs moral commandment in the garden; and woman learned God‚Äôs moral command from the man (Gen 2:16-17). ¬† ¬† ¬†Bruce Ware’s, teaching that ‘man
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Brother Bob has felt “the Call”; he is sure God wants him in full-time service to the Body. So he goes to those who have been called to such service before him: the Women of God. With much passion and conviction, Bob relates his unmistakable calling, his heartfelt desire to please God, and his devotion to seeing the lost saved
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To join ongoing discussion of this and other topics please visit www.equalitycentral.com/forum/ Points 1-10 in italics are from Bruce Wares Complementarian Reading of Genesis Rebuttal provided by KR Wordgazer. 1. The order of creation, with the man created first, indicates Gods design of male headship in the male/female relationship (Gen 2; 1 Tim 2:13). On that basis, the fish, the
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Recently I came across a list of “ten reasons God designed there to be male headship” by “complementarian” Bruce Ware. I will list and comment, because it’s a good study in how people eisegete (read into) the scriptures their preconceived agenda. The order of creation, with the man created first, indicates God’s design of male headship in the male/female relationship
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