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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (32688)	10/14/2001 1:23:36 PM
From: gao seng	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Genesis 1:27 God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them. Some comemnts on 1 Timothy 2:9-15 To understand these verses, we must understand the situation in which Paul and Timothy worked. In first-century Jewish culture, women were not allowed to study. When Paul said women should learn quietly and humbly, he was offering them new opportunities. Paul did not want the Ephesian women to teach because they didn't yet have enough knowledge or experience. The Ephesian church had a particular problem with false teachers. Evidently the women were especially susceptible to their teaching (2 Timothy 3:1-9), because they did not yet have enough Biblical knowledge to see through the false claims. In addition, some of the women were apparently flaunting their new-found Christian freedom by wearing inappropriate clothing (2:9-10). Paul was telling Timothy not to put anyone (in this case, women) into positions of leadership who were noy yet mature in the faith (see 5:22). The same principle applies to churches today. Some comments on Genesis 3:12-19 When God asked Adam about his sin, Adam blamed Eve. Then Eve blamed the serpent. How easy it is to excuse our sins by blaming someone else. We often fall into the trap of blaming others or circumstances for our personal failures. But God knows the truth! And he holds each of us responsible for what we do, Admit sin and apologize to God. Don't try to get away with sin by blaming someone else. Adam and Eve learned by painful experience that since God is holy and hates sin, he must punish sinners. The rest of the Book of Geneses recounts painful stories of lives ruined as a result of sin. Disobedience is sin and it breaks our fellowship with God. Fortunately, when we disobey, God can forgive us, restoring our relationship with him. Satan is our enemy-he'll do anything he can to get us to follow his evil, deadly path. The phrase "You will strike at his heel" refers to Satan's repeated attempts to defeat Christ during his life on earth. "He shall strike you on your head" foreshadows Satan's defeat when Christ rose from the dead. A bruise on the heel is not deadly, but a strike on the head is. Already God was revealing his plan to defeat Satan and offer salvation to the world through his Son, Jesus Christ. Adam and Eve's disobedience affected all of creation, including the environment. Years ago people thought nothing of polluting streams with chemical wastes and garbage. This seemed so insignificant, so small. Now we know that just two or three parts per million of certain chemicals can damage human health. Sin in our lives is strangely similar to toxic wastes. Even small amounts are deadly.