katiecrna
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That's what I am trying to figure out. And obviously everyone has different opinions on what applies to us today.
How do you take the bible
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That's what I am trying to figure out. And obviously everyone has different opinions on what applies to us today.
katiecrna
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What about Paul's view on women covering their head during prayer or women shouldn't have leadership roles in the church?
Those are two things I struggle with. And they are written no where in the gospels. I don't know what to believe about those and whether they apply to me today.
Those things were customs of the times and cultural. We know that women can lead churches now and many women attend Church and are active in the Church. Those teachings are to be grazed over, but Paul's teachings of the gospel of grace are only found through Paul. Did you read Ephesians already ? It's directly to you and me.
1 Corinthians 4:15-16 KJV -
theophilus
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And me.
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I mainly focus on what Jesus teaches and practiced in the New Testament and interpret everything else to harmonize to it.
We are, after all, calling ourselves Christ's followers. We ought to know what He teaches and practiced.
He is the perfect Teacher and says don't let anyone call you a teacher because He is the Teacher.
They are in effect and to be obeyed, but obeying does not gain salvation.
Thanks teacher
Especially what Jesus said and practiced after he rose the third day when Jesus went to Paul and told him new teachings. So easy
katiecrna
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I did read Ephesians. I loved the Book overall and agree with most of it. I'm lm not too sure about the husband and wive thing and the master and slave thing.
I always found Paul to be a little sexist.
theophilus
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I was exactly the same way until I took this bible study: http://www.lifeway.com/n/Product-Family/To-Live-Is-Christ
It was an eye-opener and I LOVE Paul.
6days
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If you want a love story..... read the OT.
If you like murder mysteries...read the OT.
How about erotica as God intended....read the OT.
Exciting genealogies / family trees...read the OT.
If you want the NT to come alive and be relevant....read the OT.
The Bible is one continuous account from beginning to end of God redeeming us....loving us even while we were enemies with Him. "But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved."
Perhaps you think I'm overselling the OT. I used to find it boring. But, honestly it has so much exciting, fascinating and relevant things for we Christians. When you study the various feasts....the OT tabernacles...the roles of the priest etc; the New Testament then starts to become a lot more meaningful. For example; would you like Easter to be more meaningful? The cross truly will become more meaningful if you understand the OT 'day of Atonement'.
Christianity is all about Jesus' teachings and He taught us how to practice.
We should take heed of how He read the OT.
why not take advantage of it and not to make the same mistakes that OP people did.
6days
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Yes Meshak..... Christianity is about Christ and the cross. Everything in both OT and NT points to the cross.