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The Greatest Marriage Proposal

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Why does God give us a choice in the first place? Doesn’t he want absolute obedience? If he wished for absolute obedience, then he would have made us robots, pre-programmed to say ‘I love you’. The Bible often compares God’s covenant relationship to human ones, such as a parent to a child (Creator to creation) and a husband to a wife (God to His people). Most people can understand the view of God as a Father, but seeing God as a husband seems strange to some. What is the difference between the two kinds of relationships?

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Women Speaking in Church

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1 Tim 2:11-15 and 1 Cor 14:34-35 are often cited as sexist verses in the bible that require women to be silent in church. However, proper examination of the original language and context of this letter reveals that it’s not like that. First of all, if women weren’t allowed to speak at all, then why does Paul instruct them on how to pray and prophesy in 1 Corinthians 11:5, both of which require speaking? Women who were prophets in the Bible can be found in Exodus 15:20, Judges 4:4-5, Luke 2:36, Acts 2:17, and Acts 21:9.

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3 Interpretations of 1 Timothy 2:12-15

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There are three interpretations of 1 Timothy 2:12-15 concerning the role of women in the church. Both letters to Timothy were written to help him deal with an uprising of false teachers in the Ephesian church. These false teachers are Hymenaeus, Alexander, and Philetus. These men were either influencing some rebellious women or being influenced by them.

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