Submission? Or Power and Control?

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by ILG

Who am I hurting by discussing the issue and quoting a published booklet and saying I disagree?

But isn't that what everyone says? You see ILG you won't consider what you do is the same as your so called opposition is doing. You have entered a website which is supposed to cater to one religious group. You have come out of that religious group, and now are on a mission to liberate those who you view as disagreeing with you. You have young people, new converts who are still in this religious group. Some are "teenagers" who have parents who are trying to have their children follow them in the path they believe is Christian, being the UPC. You come along from your UPCI hater forum on facebook and start to rant solely concerning the UPC, and their material. But, instead of the Forum being entitled "Apostolic Foes Forum" or "Reasons why I Hate the UPCI part 3", or "I Had a Really Bad Experience, So, Share My Pain."

Somebody gets hurt.

Because after all, they didn't expect this place to be a venus fly trap.


But what about a father who tries to stop his 13 year old daughter from reading your material? But he can't because she has issues not only with religion, but with her own thoughts and feelings? Hey, parents can stop their young people from coming here, and even stop them from getting on the internet.

But what if you are wrong?

You just thumbed up a post with a John Chrysostom, Henry Alford? Yet, if you know anything about these two individuals they believed a woman was to let her hair to grow unhindered. Also, you wouldn't of been able to live in a church setting with either of these guys.

Jerome? He interpreted the Latin Vulgate.

Do you know how he interpreted 1 Corinthians 11:15? He uses nutriat not the varmint that people put in Gumbo, but the Latin word which we get the English nutrition? The Latin nutriat means to nourish, grow, to nurse a baby. English speakers get tangled (no pun intended) because we see the word "long" and therefore create a discussion concerning what is "long?" The Spanish Bible interpretations especially the Reina Valera use the word "crecer" which simply means to GROW. So, 1 Corinthians 11:15 simply means that if a woman grows her hair it is a glory unto her showing her submission.

That easy.

But what if you are wrong? I know, I know, you can flip it around and ask me the same thing. But, what if YOU are wrong?