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e. 1 Timothy 2:12 is the twelfth verse of the second chapter of the First Epistle to Timothy. It is often quoted using the King James Version translation: But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. — 1 Timothy 2:12, KJV[1] The verse is widely used to oppose ordination of women as clergy, and ...
The bride of Christ, or the lamb's wife, [1] is a metaphor used in number of related verses in the Christian Bible, specifically the New Testament – in the Gospels, the Book of Revelation, the Epistles, with related verses in the Old Testament. The identity of the bride is generally considered within Christian theology to be the church, with ...
In Christian theology, the gender of the Holy Spirit has been the subject of some debate in recent times. The grammatical gender of the word for "spirit" is feminine in Hebrew (רוּחַ, rūaḥ), [1] neutral in Greek (πνεῦμα, pneûma) and masculine in Latin (spiritus). The neutral Greek πνεῦμα is used in the Septuagint to ...
In Matthew 19:4–6, Jesus quotes the previous scriptures that at the beginning God created male and female (from Genesis 1:27) and that a man shall "leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh" (from Genesis 2:24). Jesus adds that "they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Jeremiah 29:11. “I know I have the plans I have in mind for you, declares the Lord; they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope.”. The Good News: God, just ...
Related: 45 Uplifting Bible Verses About Women 10. "After those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she remained in seclusion. She said, 'This is what the Lord has done for me ...
Selected Bible verses and perspectives Passage Perspective allowing abortion Perspective against abortion Genesis 2:7 (Garden of Eden narrative, see also Soul in the Bible § Genesis 2:7) - "Then the L ORD [note 1] God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being".
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) differs from most churches in that they believe that the Father, the Son and the Spirit are separate and male as well as masculine. [22] [23] The LDS Church also teaches that God the Father is married to a divine woman, referred to as "Heavenly Mother". [24]