noble wife ring
someone posted something and i clicked on their profile and went to their site ... their site was on this "noble wife ring" of christian sites ... i thought ... cool, more women writing about god, spirituality, jesus and the bible ...
i wonder if they will accept me?
before i signed in i did not read their 'requirements' which included a statement of belief that i HAD to agree with ... well, obviously since i don't EVER agree with EVERYTHING ... i didn't. although i don't think that what i disagreed with that important, we will see. so, 'they' are probably going to check out my blog and 'judge' it to see if it complies with their dogma or statement of faith. i came from a born again evangelical family, i was raised in the church, went to christian schools until i was in high school. i was, by conscious choice, baptised at the age of 12. i was divinely healed of a physical ailment through a word of faith at the age of 14. i have always been 'the student' in my family ...
i am a student of god. this is my statement of faith, until more truth is revealed to me.
i believe in the bible as being the INSPIRED word of god ... written by men and compiled by the council of nicea under the direction and exclusive authority of the emperor constantine ... therefore, i believe the INTENT behind the compilation of scriptures for the bible was of human design and not of god. i believe it to be a scripture that one could use exclusively to find the truth and god.
BUT because paul in his letter to the thessalonians ... which had to be written well before the bible was even an idea ... referenced that his scriptures (in fact said "all scriptures") too were inspired by god, i must at least read and consider other scriptures as being inspired by god and look for the truth that i find within them. because if god inspired the bible, god inspired other scriptures to help me to figure out this human journey. i know that the torah is not the first five books of the bible, and i study the jewish scriptures and other scriptures that existed before the bible, and even some that were written after the bible was published by the council of nicea and emperor constantine. i am a student of martin luther and his 95 thesis in opposition to the roman church and the bible and how it was designed and used as a tool to undermine the spiritual development of people.
i believe jesus is the son of god. i believe all humans, as we are the creation of god, are children of god. i believe jesus when he said that those who follow him will do greater things than him ... including being able to heal, raise the dead, ascend and transfigure from earth, even ressurect. i do not know if i believe in the virgin birth, but i believe such births do happen. AND, i do believe that salvation can be found in following jesus and his teachings. i do believe in the trinity of god, spirit and man.
i believe that most people will never forgive themselves of the things they have done, but god always does.
i believe that i live in this moment with god, and that this moment in time is not separated from eternity or god by any design of my own unless i make that choice. my choice is to be with god every moment of my life and for all of eternity. i believe that is what jesus taught.
i believe in the truth as revealed only to me through the life experiences and knowledge i have received and continue to receive. i have an intimate relationship with god and pray, meditate and read the bible or scripture every day. i do not listen to any other human being to tell me what the truth is more than i listen to the still voice of god within myself.
i do not believe you can excuse any disobedience of the 10 commandments and claim to follow the ways of jesus christ. i understand that 'sabbath' does not mean 'sunday' or even a day of rest, but is a complete system of economics that is very well advanced to any current economic system on the planet and can be the platform for peaceful co-existence on planet earth. i follow the greatest commandment of jesus with all my being ... that i love god; and i follow his similar commandment of 'loving my neighbor as myself.' which means, i must learn to love myself more each day as i grow in love for me and god, my actions will be reflective of that love.
i believe there are other things in the 'statement of faith' that i still do not know yet, but my journey is to discover the truth for myself.
and, i am an astrologer ... which usually loses most christians (at least modern christians who do not know their history) ... but like the wise men of the east, i was given a love for the nighttime heavens and the puzzle of one of god's most incredible masterpieces and study the kabbalah and astrology as the ancient people of both the jewish faith and early christians. i believe it is an expression of gods love, beauty and mystery.
so, by your definition, am i a "noble wife" ... i know i am by any other definition a noble wife.
peace & harmony,
elaine
'freedom must be exercised to stay in shape!'
i wonder if they will accept me?
before i signed in i did not read their 'requirements' which included a statement of belief that i HAD to agree with ... well, obviously since i don't EVER agree with EVERYTHING ... i didn't. although i don't think that what i disagreed with that important, we will see. so, 'they' are probably going to check out my blog and 'judge' it to see if it complies with their dogma or statement of faith. i came from a born again evangelical family, i was raised in the church, went to christian schools until i was in high school. i was, by conscious choice, baptised at the age of 12. i was divinely healed of a physical ailment through a word of faith at the age of 14. i have always been 'the student' in my family ...
i am a student of god. this is my statement of faith, until more truth is revealed to me.
i believe in the bible as being the INSPIRED word of god ... written by men and compiled by the council of nicea under the direction and exclusive authority of the emperor constantine ... therefore, i believe the INTENT behind the compilation of scriptures for the bible was of human design and not of god. i believe it to be a scripture that one could use exclusively to find the truth and god.
BUT because paul in his letter to the thessalonians ... which had to be written well before the bible was even an idea ... referenced that his scriptures (in fact said "all scriptures") too were inspired by god, i must at least read and consider other scriptures as being inspired by god and look for the truth that i find within them. because if god inspired the bible, god inspired other scriptures to help me to figure out this human journey. i know that the torah is not the first five books of the bible, and i study the jewish scriptures and other scriptures that existed before the bible, and even some that were written after the bible was published by the council of nicea and emperor constantine. i am a student of martin luther and his 95 thesis in opposition to the roman church and the bible and how it was designed and used as a tool to undermine the spiritual development of people.
i believe jesus is the son of god. i believe all humans, as we are the creation of god, are children of god. i believe jesus when he said that those who follow him will do greater things than him ... including being able to heal, raise the dead, ascend and transfigure from earth, even ressurect. i do not know if i believe in the virgin birth, but i believe such births do happen. AND, i do believe that salvation can be found in following jesus and his teachings. i do believe in the trinity of god, spirit and man.
i believe that most people will never forgive themselves of the things they have done, but god always does.
i believe that i live in this moment with god, and that this moment in time is not separated from eternity or god by any design of my own unless i make that choice. my choice is to be with god every moment of my life and for all of eternity. i believe that is what jesus taught.
i believe in the truth as revealed only to me through the life experiences and knowledge i have received and continue to receive. i have an intimate relationship with god and pray, meditate and read the bible or scripture every day. i do not listen to any other human being to tell me what the truth is more than i listen to the still voice of god within myself.
i do not believe you can excuse any disobedience of the 10 commandments and claim to follow the ways of jesus christ. i understand that 'sabbath' does not mean 'sunday' or even a day of rest, but is a complete system of economics that is very well advanced to any current economic system on the planet and can be the platform for peaceful co-existence on planet earth. i follow the greatest commandment of jesus with all my being ... that i love god; and i follow his similar commandment of 'loving my neighbor as myself.' which means, i must learn to love myself more each day as i grow in love for me and god, my actions will be reflective of that love.
i believe there are other things in the 'statement of faith' that i still do not know yet, but my journey is to discover the truth for myself.
and, i am an astrologer ... which usually loses most christians (at least modern christians who do not know their history) ... but like the wise men of the east, i was given a love for the nighttime heavens and the puzzle of one of god's most incredible masterpieces and study the kabbalah and astrology as the ancient people of both the jewish faith and early christians. i believe it is an expression of gods love, beauty and mystery.
so, by your definition, am i a "noble wife" ... i know i am by any other definition a noble wife.
peace & harmony,
elaine
'freedom must be exercised to stay in shape!'
posted by elaine x at 10:51 AM
3 Comments:
where does one begin to say, whao! there are lots of moments here. how does one begin? i will be back!
Thanks I needed that.
Interesting thought on the sabbath... being related to economics...
thanks for stopping by today.
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