@obrian-of-the-surface-world and @lonathecat
I’ll just give a couple quick thoughts.
Lona, basing woman’s roles off a single word is not usually a wise thing. Words are defined in context, not by a single use. As I mentioned before, God is the head of the Son (Christ), as Man is the head of the Woman. Each are equally important and strong (biblical women are strong women), but each have different roles. To see women’s roles, I would recommend reading Proverbs 31 and Titus 2. They show a woman to be an industriast, shrewd, and strong person.
Lona and Brian, nowhere in the bible does it insitute female deacons. Decaons and Elders/Bishops, accoridng to the bible, are positions to be held by men. If there is a verse that you thought spoke of female deacons, I’ll take a look at it for you if you want. Chole and the sellers of purple, for instance, were not deacons, they were merely a group of women who helped run what became a church.
Finally, Brian, for crying out loud. You are accusing, or at least impling, a plethora of erroneous things about Lona. Woke? You’re calling her woke with a hard past just because her views are slightly askew? Really man? Take it down an octave if you will. xD You’re exploding this discussion way out of proportion, and accomplising nothing but confusion and tension by doing so.
Amen. 🙂
