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Originally Posted by Socialite
1 Corinthians is written to believers, read by believers, and practiced by believers. As under-shepherds, fellow brothers and followers of Jesus, we have every duty to promote healthy views of sex and marriage.
The other thread about personal liberties is not even in the same ballpark. And when you refer to "head" you should be interested to know what the "head" analogies were in Greco times. They were common. Paul was not original here. He used a popular metaphor to describe families. As Gordon Fee argues, this has nothing to do with hierarchy, one being dominant over the other. It has everything to do with "source of life," showing God's design (and preference).
What does a "headless" home mean to you anyway? Sounds Stonekingish to me. Your anecdotes about two women fighting is interesting, since I could find the same tension in heterosexual homes. It's usually not about "who gets to be the head" as much as mutual submission and communication.
The fact is, single mother homes are "headless" by your definition as well. As are dead beat dad homes, as are orphans.... sin... it's an ugly thing.
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My friend, and to use your phrase... fellow brother, please do not think I am starting this here thread to bash anyone, nor to be mean. In many of my threads there is a lot of sarcasm, just venting I guess. I do want all to know that I started this thread in seriousness.
Now to your points. Paul used the meaning head, regarding headship. I know that this was written in Greek to people familiar to that day and age. Of that we are in agreement. But do you not see the principal of what he wrote? We are dealing with headship, of authority, and the proper ways of organization. Do you agree with this or no?
I will ignore the Stoneking reference, that has no bearing on this at all.
You make the comment about mutual submission and communication. I agree. Yet, why is it that the incidents of conflict are dramatically higher in homosexual homes as compared to heterosexual. Yes, there are fights, conflicts, divorces in heterosexual homes, yet... the rates are much much higher in homosexual relationships. I have yet to deal with one homosexual relationship that did not or does not have major strife in the relationship.
Now maybe you are different in what you have seen. I am coming from just my experiences in dealing with this situation. I would be interested in hearing what others think on this matter.
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