Ronald David Bruno
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" All Scripture is breathed out (inspired) by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." 2 Tim. 3:16-17it was not a commandment of God, but what Paul, himself, will not permit. Read it again. "I will not permit..." Paul stuck to Jewish customs to not jeopardize the appearance of evil for his beloved brethren.
I have to believe that. Otherwise, myriads of doubters in disbelief of what they read can chop the heck out of the Bible - if it doesn't work for them.
You feel strongly about your beliefs, so live as you will.
I wasn't going to tell you exactly what God said, but I will now. He said, "I didn't tell him (Paul) that." Those were uninspired words in a private letter to Timothy. And that bit about Eve was also no where else in scripture as a reference to all women.
Oh ... have you tried sharing your annointed conversation with the millions of male priests and pastors alive today so they can liberate the church from their mean spirited bullying of women and to finally allow them to stand up and preach to us because God told you not all the words of the Bible are actually from Him? No, you just attack scholars like John MacArthur who has done hundreds of times more than you could possibly do for the kingdom.
Actually, I just did a little search about the percentage of women pastors just in the U.S. in 1960's there were only 2% (obviously not Catholic priests), but of the Protestant/ Non-denominational faiths. And since then and the influence of the Women's Liberation movement, the number has risen to 20%. It is hard to believe that, but this generation certainly has experienced much change in society. And many would see it as sufferring a multitude of immoralities, in a downward spiral, towards the coming Judgment Day.
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