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Sophists are fond of pointing to Old Testament female luminaries like
Deborah to justify a Christian church's women leading its Christian men. But
they need to wake up and get their bearings. Deborah wasn't a Christian
woman; and besides: she lived in the Old Testament era. That ship has
sailed and women today live in the New Testament era-- an era where
Christ's edicts reign supreme. Male leadership may not be ideal; but the
bottom line is: males are Christ's gender of choice; and it is his Father's
wishes that believers comply with His son's supervision
†. Matt 17:5 . .Behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold, a
voice out of the cloud, saying: This is My beloved son, with whom I am well
pleased: Listen to him!
It's very dangerous to oppose Christ. Note the grammatical tense of the
word "abides" in the passage below. It's present tense rather than future,
indicating that people refusing to comply with Christ's regulations are
already under the wrath of God-- no delay and no waiting period.
†. John 3:36 . . He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does
not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
There are people out there in cyberspace la-la land who have been so
conditioned by greeting cards, religious art, Broadway plays, Christmas
carols, and Hollywood movies and nativity scenes that they have lost sight of
the fact that Jesus Christ is not only a religious figure but also a monarch.
Well; a king can't have people in the kingdom refusing to comply with his
edicts, so the first order of business upon Christ's return to rule the world is
a sweep.
†. Matt 13:40-43 . . As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it
will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and
they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do
evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the
kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
†. Matt 13:47-50 . . The kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the
sea, and gathering fish of every kind; and when it was filled, they drew it up
on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good fish into
containers, but the bad they threw away. So it will be at the end of the age;
the angels shall come forth, and take out the wicked from among the
righteous, and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.
See the second Psalm where Christ is depicted smashing scofflaws with a rod
of iron like clay pots. (cf. Rev 12:5, and Rev 19:15)
Christ capped one of his kingdom parables with this:
†. Luke 19:27 . . But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign
over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence.
You really ought to be a bit more circumspect with your choice of words lest
the hapless day arrives when you are forced to eat them.
†. Matt 12:36-37 . . I tell you that men will have to give account on the day
of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words
you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.
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