What
does this mean? It sounds scary… “can I
not talk?” Yes, you can.
How
do I know what 1 Timothy 2:11 means? I’ve
silently sought God. They that seek the
Lord will understand all things. Proverbs
28:5 says, “Evil men
understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.” But understanding is pointless if I don’t
have love. 1 Corinthians 13:3 says, if
you understand all mysteries and all knowledge, but have not charity, it
profits you nothing.
But
some passages I do not know what they mean, and it is better to ask my husband
then to ask my friends. Asking, though,
is not being silent. Observing is being
silent.
After
1 Corinthians 13:3, that chapter describes what profits you nothing if you don’t
have love. I want to know what a verse
means, specifically verse 5, “behaving itself not unseemly.” And I don’t want it to be just head knowledge. So I silently prayed, “Dear God, please show
me through observing my husband, what this verse means.” I’m going to observe. Stay tuned: I get to apply it after I find
out.
Interesting perspective! I've never thought about this before. Thanks for sharing, Lindsey!
ReplyDeleteSo, why do you think you shouldn't ask your friends what a Scripture verse means? Just curious. 0:)
ReplyDeleteI think if a woman is not married, she can ask her married friends for advice, and I think that if a woman is married, she can ask advice of older married women about things that she sees in them she wants to inspire in her own life. If there is no such wife available on a topic in Scripture she wants help with, she should pray for an example of it in her spouse. I think it's a little the same with men. This being said, I do not need to "preach" in my blog entries. My blog is a journal about my journey. It should be about what I am personally learning and then I encourage wives by letting them know that I am no different from them... just on a different road so to say.
DeleteThough I didn't say that I think I shouldn't ask my friends what a Bible verse means. I said it is better to ask my husband then to ask my friends. And the reason for that is that the Bible says to wives to submit to their husbands in all things. It does not say to submit to your friends in all things.
DeleteI really like the idea of silently observing your husband to learn from him, rather than bombarding him with a million questions - especially if the questions have an agenda. It seems like it's easy to ask your husband for insight on something, but already have come to your own conclusions on it. I'm glad you brought up this passage - it's a good reminder for me not to challenge or question my husband's opinions or convictions, but rather to "learn in silence, with all subjection". As the passage goes on to say - Eve was the one who was deceived in the Garden, not Adam, and she was created to be his helper, not his teacher.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jasmine. I like that!
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