Thanks, Genoa, for the quote. How did rapture theology take over here? I dare not challenge it at church-they are all in for the rapture. Our pastor spends more time in the word than anyone I know, he gives expository sermons, but thoroughly dismisses any challenge to dispensationalism and pre-trib rapture. My husband forbid me to ever question a Sunday School lesson on the end times. He used to get angry when I tried to show him that the rapture is false theology, now admits that it is probably false but will not discuss it further; with me or anyone.
As Christians, I thought we were supposed to reason through scripture together. This is a false doctrine that has become untouchable.
Muslims, and unfortunately many Christians cannot accept the equality of women. Not to say that the sexes are identical. They fail to note that Jesus was very positive toward women, very advanced for his period. These Christians make the same mistake that most Muslims make by trying to live with the knowledge and cultural beliefs of 2,100 or 1,400 years ago. They also choose only one of the TWO creation stories told in Genesis. One story is that God created man and woman from the earth. This would make them co-equal. The other story is the more popular one (especially among men), that God took a rib out of Adam and made it into Eve. Thus she was subordinate to him. Many good Christians do not realize that these TWO different stories exist with their very different implications. Good luck with your husband. Perhaps you can relate better if you show him the part where God created man and woman together at the same time.