I am just opening up this post to allow comments on the poll, and to say my piece quickly.
I really really enjoyed doing the discussion. I loved being challenged to find support or look deeper into what others were claiming. I normally am terrified of conflict, but God totally, through prayer, helped me to see that I should not be afraid of people disagreeing with me, but to welcome some fine tuning! And vice versa, that what He is teaching me is also good for others to glean from. We are all at different points in our walks with God, and "Scripture is alive and active" speaking to us where we are, making what we learn different, at different points. (Like for some reason, God just has me in an excited place about when Jesus is coming back-- and I wouldn't trade it for anything! But that doesn't mean everyone else is there too! Maybe He just knows I need some excitment in my cooking/laundry/dishes/cleaning toys day-to-day life:-)
Kari's comment that she would love to discuss other scripture's I used made me wonder if it would be fun to look at smaller portions together and share what God is teaching us. Personally, I found this to be so exhilarating that I would enjoy doing this. If I did, I would require that people commenting and sharing please do so prayerfully, and to meditate on the scripture to fully "get" what the Lord has for us. To share what God is teaching you is much more than just sharing what you think.
So anyway, let me know. And I will go by what the poll says, so make sure you vote :-)
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Hey! Where's the option:
I think the polygamy comment added a lot of zest and fun to the converstaion!!
: )
By the way, i actually did read that someone somewhere has used this verse to support polygamy. I just thought that was funny.
Oops, I forgot that one! Hee hee, I was just being onery.
I am not surprised that someone would say that-- it's a good example why we can't just take it verse by verse, but have to look at it all in light of the whole :-)
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