Courtship...Broken Courtship
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And yes, God is the final authority. I believe we ought to obey God rather than men, as the disciples in Acts said. But you know Sarah was praised in Hebrews as being a woman of faith, and she submitted even when Abraham told her to tell a half-truth which almost resulted in her being taken as another man's wife!
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Abraham told lies (or half truths) to protect Sarah, well actually it sems like it was more to save his own skin
That marriage was a bit confusing...obviously they couldnt wait to have a baby but it took a looooong time.
Like most marriages it didnt always go smoothly. Imagine being told youd have a baby then have to wait 25 years for it and then having this brilliant idea our slave girl can have one for us! And Abraham agreed...he could have said no Sarah that is a very stupid and insane idea.
That marriage was a bit confusing...obviously they couldnt wait to have a baby but it took a looooong time.
Like most marriages it didnt always go smoothly. Imagine being told youd have a baby then have to wait 25 years for it and then having this brilliant idea our slave girl can have one for us! And Abraham agreed...he could have said no Sarah that is a very stupid and insane idea.
Isn’t it amazing how so many professing Christian women gladly proclaim their submission and devotion to Jesus, yet when they are told to do this with their own husband, all of a sudden there’s a problem?
“Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything” (Ephesians 5:24).
“Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything” (Ephesians 5:24).
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Sadly, there are many reasons for the problem.
@HopeinHim98 hits on a big one when she asks, “Is it the culture coming into the church?”
@HopeinHim98 hits on a big one when she asks, “Is it the culture coming into the church?”
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I just read that again yesterday in Genesis.
In spite of that by God's grace they are named in the Hall of Faith forever, Hebrews 11.
The culture has a hard time with being under proper authority. They are also having a hard time accepting the basic truth that marriage is between one man and one woman. Lots of liberal churches have pastors who push that LGBTPQ as the new norm. The Calvinists pastor woman downtown calls it "an alternative lifestyle."
I think that the worldly culture has influenced most churches. No church is perfect, but it's getting ridiculous. I don't want to give a bunch of examples because it's getting late and we don't probably want a bunch of focus on church problems before sleep. It's good though to hear from a lady who tries to be what God has designed you to be.
In spite of that by God's grace they are named in the Hall of Faith forever, Hebrews 11.
The culture has a hard time with being under proper authority. They are also having a hard time accepting the basic truth that marriage is between one man and one woman. Lots of liberal churches have pastors who push that LGBTPQ as the new norm. The Calvinists pastor woman downtown calls it "an alternative lifestyle."
I think that the worldly culture has influenced most churches. No church is perfect, but it's getting ridiculous. I don't want to give a bunch of examples because it's getting late and we don't probably want a bunch of focus on church problems before sleep. It's good though to hear from a lady who tries to be what God has designed you to be.
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