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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (31918)	3/2/1999 1:31:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

Lather, please don't use the word "submission" - that's what started this whole rap. Well, maybe it's historically accurate, but I am touchy about it, and I'll tell you why. The Southern Baptist Conference just endorsed a (something or other, resolution? don't really know how they operate) that wives should submit to their husbands. Now, I know that this is in the Gospel, but it is not consistent with anything that Christ ever said, in my opinion. I am equal to my husband, and I refuse to submit, and I don't want him to submit to me, either. We do defer to each others wishes, and compromise, and cooperate, and I think that's all that is required. I pretty much stick with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, but I read a translation directly from the Greek, by Lattimore. I urge you to get a copy from the library and give it a read sometime, you will be surprised how correct X is about Christ's message. I find that it makes traditional Christians very uncomfortable. Most churches that I have been to kinda pick and choose the bits that don't make people feel so nervous about whether they are really doing the right thing. I am paraphrasing, but Christ said, sell all and follow me, do not store up riches on earth, leave your parents, don't get married, if you have two cloaks, sell one and give the money to the poor. Another of his unwelcome directives was that his followers not get divorced, although the Jewish religion allows it. On the other hand, I think your analysis of the rich pondering conversion is very well taken.