Tiffany

I am going to address a few people and a couple of topics in this response-

SM & Gengwall: I am hoping by the lack of further questions that I was able to answer those you had. (I am not assuming you agree with me, but just that I answered your questions what I believe). I am really hoping to wrap my end of this all up either today or tomorrow and I just wanted to check. I’ll take silence as a yes. 🙂

Cheryl- re: 100/100 vs 100/0 split.
You can not have a “100/100” split. You can have two separate entities that are both individually at 100. Or you can have a unified group of two individuals which make up “one”. If we are saying Church/Christ and Husband/Wife are to be one, they can be 50/50 if you want to convey equality but 100/100 is nonsensical. (I mean nothing mean by that word, or insulting, simply that it is a concept that doesn’t make sense – all basic percentages must add up to 100) Let’s just discuss this before I address your questions. Although let me say (for I have no idea how many times now) I have not now, nor in the past ever said the husband has a God given right to take authority over his wife. Stop asking me to defend the concept or give an example of it. It is not what I am saying, it is not what I believe. If for some reason you think I do I suggest you go back and re-read my comments.

Cheryl- re “eros”. I am not getting in the eros/hierarchy/etc discussion but I would like to jump into this idea of word/definitions in the Bible you have put forth. It is your contention that we can use the word Trinity to describe the Godhead because we see it clearly defined in scripture even though the word itself is never used. I would agree with you. You then seem to be saying that eros can not be used because no definition of it exists. Ever done a study of Song of Solomon? It is a textbook picture of eros (the word used in the Hebrew is “dowd”) in all it’s aspects between a husband and wife (mental, emotional, physical). If you want to say that there is not hierarchy in marriage even though eros is there then that is perfectly fine and the discussion can proceed from there. To suggest a definition of eros used is “a cult like tactic” and “an invalid argument” when the exact same principles were applied to the word Eros as you do to Trinity does not work.

Charis- I have had the same experience on this blog. I had however forgotten. I intend to finish out (I hope) the discussion parts I have gotten myself involved in but hope not to make this mistake again. I really appreciate reading your thoughts on Genesis/curse/etc. Hoping to have time to think about it more and maybe talk to you some about it. Do you have a blog I can find you on?