WOW, Candice
I don’t know you, so I could be misunderstanding the tone of your post, but it seems to me you might have a few male issues.
I hope not, that would tell me some one has not treated you well and that would be sad.
I really don’t have issues with women, I tend to establish close, friendly, relationships with women easier than I do with men.
I am not a sexist, I have been able to take care of myself since I went to college.
And sexist pigs use the "Husband of one wife" interpretation to prove that women can't be the leaders of a church because they like to have the house cleaned and supper cooked when they get home. As a general rule, men like to be waited on hand and foot. They like it so they're not getting in an uproar about how the Bible has been translated.
That is a very sexist comment. I honestly don’t know of any man that wants to be waited on hand and foot. I am sure they are out there, but I don’t know them.
Maybe it is a regional thing.
I was a bachelor until I was 29 years old. I have always been very capable of taking care of myself. When I got married I had to back off and
let her take care of me some. I wanted to cook, but she considered the kitchen her domain.
I even offered to cook a romantic meal, without kids, but she wouldn’t let me. I like to cook, and I believe I am a better cook than her. But I gave it up for her, not because I wanted to be waited on hand and foot.
“sexist pigs use the "Husband of one wife" interpretation”,
there is no other interpretation. From the NIV
1 Timothy 3:2 Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
From the TNIV
1 Timothy 3:2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his
wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
I personally don’t care much for the NIV or the TNIV but not because WOMEN were involved in the translation.
Women such as:
Dr. Karen H. Jobes is associate professor of New Testament at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. She holds a PhD in Biblical Hermeneutics from Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia). Among her publications are Invitation to the Septuagint (with Moisés Silva, Baker, 2000), and the NIV Application Commentary: Esther (Zondervan, 1999). She has been a member of the CBT since 1995.
http://www.tniv.info/story/cbtmembers.phpWhy the sexist pig comment?
Why not just accept Gods word, came from God.
Being the husband of one wife rules me out also, because I am divorced. Is that somehow sexist?
I would like to point out that even in your translation of the word Husband the last option says it can be either male or female. Of course the sexist pigs would want to cover that up because they're so busy feeling superior to at least some creature on the earth.
You say you are a professional translator and interpreter, doesn’t context play an important part. That is unless you are now going to claim God allows women to marry other women.
All sorts of people accept Jesus as their savior, unfortunately few accept Jesus as Lord.
When a person denies Gods commandments, and laws, then they are denying His Lordship.
People really don’t like the Gospel, they desperately want to create their own kind of a gospel.
You keep making these accusations of sexism, but you have given NO support for your stand.
Maybe it is just your pain, but you seem to be full of hate.
Since it was taught that in the Kingdom of heaven there is neither male nor female, then what you have to do is understand that something must have been intended on the scriptures that you quoted that imply that women have a different status in society then men do. Or else you undo Christ's work.
In the kingdom of heaven there is neither male or female because we are ALL the bride of Christ. Women do not have a lower position they have a glorified roll in Gods plan.
We are not in heaven yet. I do hope to see you there.
Now if you want to say something and justify saying it, then using the exchange words for words system can take you places. But if you are seeking the Truth, maybe you might want to consider Paul would either laugh or become angry at the way his words got mangled. Of course, there's not been enough men in this world to really want to defend the truth enough to defend what Paul really meant to say.
How did you become such an expert to know these words were mangled?
How long have you studied the Greek, or who is your source? Where did you come to your understanding?
If you interpret what do the texts say in those languages? Is it significantly different?
Helper which was used to describe the Holy Spirit, and that word Helper that was used as Overseer with a helper. All I know is that I wasn't going about studying to find out if this was true, I wasn't trying to prove anything either way. Actually, it is with great fear and trembling that I've approached this topic because its so much different then many men. In my interest of how words are translated over time I noticed Helper was Holy Spirit and another time that same word Helper was also translated as "wife" and I kept on noting this same thing through out my studies and one day I said, "wow, there's a concept"
WHERE?
Where have you ever found helper and Holy Spirit coming from the same words?
Where?
I'm finding out though, that, there's quite a bit of men in the world that want a slave woman.
I am so sorry for you.
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