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May 21, 2024 · Many people think that the Bible presents God as male, implying that women are inferior to men. But the Bible does not teach this.. The Old Testament explicitly denies that God is either male (Num. 26:9, using a Hebrew word referring to an adult male) or human (1 Sam. 15:29, using a word referring to human beings).
Sep 23, 2009 · What we said yesterday about the conduct of older men can also be assumed as part of what Paul means by reverent behavior, namely, that it includes self-control, dignity, and sober-mindedness, all of which are produced by the Holy Spirit as older women set their minds on the Lord (2 Peter 1:3–8).
Mar 24, 2021 · We knew that we needed to go deeper into: What does the Bible say about aging? What will it mean for us to think biblically as older women and to live covenantally as older women? So the first place we went was Psalm 92 where the psalmist tells us at the end,
Jun 6, 2009 · God designed men and women to be different and to fulfill different roles in the home and church. Sadly, the differences between men and women have been used to justify mistreatment of the “fairer sex” throughout history.
- See Raymond E. Brown, An Introduction to the New Testament (New York: Doubleday, 1996), 513; Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings (New York: Oxford University Press, 2000), 290.
- Ehrman, The New Testament, 290.
- In 1 Corinthians Paul says seven times, “It is written” (see 1:19; 2:9; 3:19; 9:10; 10:7; 14:21), obviously drawing upon Old Testament writings. In three places he directly refers to the law of Moses or the children of Israel (see 9:10; 10:1–11; 14:21), and in several places he paraphrases or quotes Isaiah (see 15:32, 54).
- Howard W. Hunter, “Being a Righteous Husband and Father,” Ensign, November 1994, 50.
Aug 16, 2006 · Moreover, elderly women are far more likely than elderly men to live alone. According to the 1990 statistics, 80 percent of the 9.2 million elderly persons living by themselves are female. One out of three elderly women who are not institutionalized lives by herself.
Update. 4 Older women are to teach the young women to love their husbands and children. 5 They are to teach them to think before they act, to be pure, to be workers at home, to be kind, and to obey their own husbands. In this way, the Word of God is honored. 6 Also teach young men to be wise. Read full chapter.
