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Comment by Gisela Lashley on September 18, 2012 at 4:22pm

Since my surgery I can not stop thanking God for saving my life he gave me an opportunity the Dr say i should have die but God had other plans for my life and thank him for ever my children are so little and my husband is very young early thirty this as been a big trial but we still hanging strong, my husband lost his faith in God when is mother die in December of 2011 as been hard for him but God showing that he still love him he save my life. Glory to the most high God. May God help and strength each one of you that are going through it and your family he is in control just trust in him.

Comment by Jane Kline on April 29, 2012 at 5:00pm

My lifelong Catholic faith has brought me through this, but now as I survivor, I rely even more on it.  I have so much gratitude for the Meninigioma being benign, but need prayer for the lifeplan that is before me.  I pray more for awareness in the medical and legal communities.  I'm divorcing my husband because of his neglect during its growth (and for other reasons), and even lawyers could not understand and argue aggressively me for my future care.

Comment by Bonnie on February 12, 2011 at 6:24pm

On this day, God wants you to know ~

That all emotions grow in size when practiced regularly. Practice love to have more love, practice hate to have more hate. Practice kindness to have more kindness, practice depression to have more depression. The choice is yours as always ~

♥

 

Comment by Rose Hominick on February 3, 2011 at 4:53pm

Hi Eamon,

 

The value of the Bible for me  is that it epresses God-goven principles that transcend transitory social and political  contexts.  The social and political contexts changes, but the principles never do.  I believe that in those passages which talk about slaves and women, the principle is that preaching the good news of the Gospel is the most important thing, even more important than indviudual freedom.  It is like long term gain for short term pain. With God we are talking in terms of eternity ( long-term gain) not just the few short years of our earthly lives. (short term pain). 

I enjoy chatting with you as well.  Iron sharpens iron.   

  

Comment by Dianne on February 3, 2011 at 1:16pm

Hi Eamon,

 

It's refreshing to hear alternate views that are not intended to degrade the other side, but to ask questions and present different information.  Many groups that claim righteousness do not follow the Truth of God and do more damage than good toward giving Him glory. 

 

Concerning the examples you gave about women's role in the church, going back to the original greek text and understanding the audience of the message is important.  Many scholars believe that the message to women to remain silent was based on a lack of respect--in that congregation--for the use of spiritual gifts in worship.  Addressing propriety in worship, 1 Cor 11:5 indicates that women were allowed to pray and prophesy while strengthening the body with respect. 

 

The slavery issue can be addressed in the following exerpt for Dr Thomas L Constable's writings.

"The reason for this difference between 1 Peter and other moral codes of

his time is simple. For society at large slaves were not full persons and

thus did not have moral responsibility. For the church slaves were full and

equal persons, and thus quite appropriately addressed as such. The church

never addressed the institution of slavery in society, for it was outside its

province—society in that day did not claim to be representative, and

certainly not representative of Christians, concepts that arrived with the

Enlightenment—but it did address the situation in the church, where no

social distinctions were to be allowed, for all were brothers and sisters

(Gal. 3:28; 1 Cor. 12:13; Col. 3:11; Phile. 16), however shocking that was

to society at large."

Eamon, for me, the Truth from thousands of years ago is still relevant today.  I am to share the gift of salvation, without condemnation, in every word I speak or action I do.  I'm sorry to say that it is a daily struggle to keep my human frailties from detering me, but faith in God allows me to remain strong and endure earthly battles while waiting for my call to see Him face to face. 

Have a blessed--and warm--day in the north! 

Dianne

P.S. Last Sunday, it got up to 75 degrees. Since Tuesday we have been iced off the roads with rotating power outages here in Dallas!  It should clear up to the 50's by the Superbowl on Sunday, then change back to a wintery mix on Monday.  Crazy weather! 

Comment by Rose Hominick on February 3, 2011 at 9:27am

Hi Eamon,

 

I have spent many years studying the Bible, and in fact I have two Masters Degrees in the subject and here is my take on it.  The Bible was written to a specific community of people who were dealing with sepcific social and  political problems.  In that society, women were second-class citizens and slavery was a reality.  Paul, who probably wrote most of the New Testament outside of the Gospel accounts was dealing with those already existing social problems.  How should a woman behave in such a society, and how should a slave who had become a Christian behave?  The society at large already viewed Christianity as a threat to the social fabric, and if women and slaves started exerting their "rights" to freedom and equality, the cause of Christ and the spread of the Gospel would be hampered.  So Paul is advocating that Christian should first be concerned with sharing Christ and the gospel and put their own rights and freedoms second. Through the work of the Spirit of God the society would eventually catch up with the plan of God which was for freedom and equqality for all.  And society evetually did, to a large extent.  Paul clearly says in other places int he New Testament, that if a slave can gain his freedom, he should, but not by being beligerent to his owner or by forcefully grapsing it, but by being an asset to his earthly owner.  Many slaves worked hard and were given their freedom.  In societies where woman already had freedom, they were free to exercise it.  Christianity was a spiritual movement with social implication, not a social movement with spiritual implications.  Today Paul would be seen as a mysoginist, but back in the day, he would have been viewed quite differently.  This approach to interpreting scripture is call a "Social Hermeneutic"  (I probably spelled that wrong....!)

Anyway, that is my take.

 

 

Comment by Hope on February 2, 2011 at 9:08pm

A huge part of believing in God is having FAITH.   FAITH brings religion to life...it gives power to our prayers.  Hebrews 11:1.  "Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."    When I become weak and allow my faith to go by the wayside, I lose hope and feel afraid.  When I am strong and allow no one (not even myself) or nothing to sway me from God's love, I am able to move mountains.  I expect great things and great things come.  Maybe not always in the form of the answer I prayed for and not always in the blink of an eye like I want, however, an answer none the less.  I realize that life ends for everyone... all ages, all types of beautiful people, all different kinds of ways... I picture an everlasting life without the hardships and trials on earth.  FAITH changes everything.      I keep you close in my prayers.    (My sister just started to encourage me to say The Lord's Prayer at night to myself over and over until I fall asleep.  I try to really feel the power in those words and find I am falling asleep faster.... and right  now that is not easy with something going on that is flu-ish and feels like maybe bronchitis!)

Hope

 

Comment by Dianne on January 27, 2011 at 9:23pm

I'm sorry to hear you have had other medical issues as well.  Making accomadations in our lives certainly changes the way we react to the world.  Some events make life seem insurmountable.

 

I have commited myself to serving God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) with my life, but also follow His command that we not judge others who do not acknowledge Him. Having a relationship with God is a personal choice for each of us. For me, the precious gift of salvation brings incredible joy to my life in spite of the pain we often experience. I pray that you find comfort in your difficult times.  {{{Hugs across the miles.}}} (Sorry, but hugs are typical here in the south ;) 

 

Have and wonderful weekend!

Comment by Dianne on January 27, 2011 at 6:25pm

Welcome to the group, Eamon. I was diagnosed with a meningioma in the left temporal lobe in 2002.  Although it was resectioned in a series of surgeries, currently there is a 2.2cm tumor in my left eye socket.  Eventually I will completely lose vision on that side. 

 

Of course you don't have to answer the question I'm about to pose (I don't want to be too bold.)... but I'm curious to know, what change(s) in your life led you to make a major change in your ideas about God?  The circumstances surrounding the medical issues or christian theology itself? 

Comment by Hope on January 23, 2011 at 8:15pm

If you are at a place where it is hard to see the beauty all around us, this might just bring a smile to your heart. The last word "ALWAYS" ... wow...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moBvLFbFdJ4

 

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