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I thought you claimed the Bible was written by God. Do I have that wrong?
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jlisenbe
You do indeed. I've never said that.
Fair enough. I had that wrong.
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So you DO accept that God exterminated the entire human race? How did he judge babies and children deserving extermination?
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I've never denied it. It is plainly taught in the Bible, and I accept it.
Wow - that is one sick God you believe in. Slaughtering babies and children doesn't seem like much of a difference between that and dashing their brains against the rocks. I suppose you accept that, too. You even seem proud of it.
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It has nothing to do with the meaning of words.
It has EVERYTHING to do with the meaning of words! That's what words are - symbols with meaning.
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The meanings are abundantly clear. You don't like what they say and so don't accept them,
No normal human being would accept them. Any human being who does like them is as sick as the monstrous God who did the deed. Of course, they are a piece of fiction borrowed from another culture that was before the Israelites. WHY they are in the Bible is another question. That might be a good subject for a Genesis discussion.
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but to suggest that the meaning of the words is unclear is completely wrong.
No one suggested they were unclear. Heaven forbid! They couldn't be any clearer- or sicker.
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Still wondering why, in your description of complementarianism, you failed to include the word "complement"
There was no need to include the word - it was in the title and eminently clear what it was. What I posted was also eminently clear - even supported by Paul.
Your criticism of not including the word "complement" in the description is never a good way to define/describe a word - using the word in its own definition is verboten. "Red is the color of red". Get it?
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or failing that at least include the concept? You plainly cannot adequately convey the meaning without including that. Why didn't you?
Because my point was made. That women are subject to men. Any other possible aspects of complementarianism were not germane to my post. Get it?