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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThis, ladies and gentleman, is the beautiful deceptive art of deconstructionism. Let\u2019s take every scripture and \u201cdeconstruct\u201d it to its simplest form. Then when we put it back together, let\u2019s make it mean what we want to because it makes more sense to us in our super intelligent, creative, and emotional brains. After all, so much of what is in the Bible doesn\u2019t make sense. And rather than attempt to understand it in its context and see what God was trying to say, I\u2019d rather just make it mean what I\u2019M trying to say. I mean, it\u2019s been translated so many times, who knows what it really says. It\u2019s all subjective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is an example of this? There are many. I\u2019ll give you a couple. Deconstructionism will tell you that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a misunderstood verse. They will posit that there should be more female pastors in America. Another one is that there are many variations of translations of the Bible and one can\u2019t trust the whole book to be true at its core, but must be dissected\u2026 by them! Interesting. It\u2019s not enough that it has been dissected before they were born. Nope. They are smarter than those before them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So let\u2019s tackle those along with an examination of the fruits of deconstructionism. In 1 Timothy 2:12 is says, 12 <\/sup><\/strong>\u201cI do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; <\/sup>she must be quiet.\u201d Yes, it has been mistranslated by some to mean that a woman cannot speak in church at all at any time. That is false. With a closer look, one would see that \u201cquiet\u201d is directed back to the issue of authority. There are plenty of verses that suggest that women are to help others. There are plenty of verses that show women teaching and helping many, men and women alike. However, when it comes to the authority of the assembly, church, that office is designed for men. That was God\u2019s designation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, don\u2019t forget 1 Timothy 3:2, 2 <\/sup><\/strong>\u201cNow the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach.\u201d Some versions say one wife. But \u201cHis wife\u201d implies one person. This will be very hard for a woman to accomplish. Yet it is one of the qualifications for being an elder or a pastor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well what about the Bible being translated too many times? I\u2019m glad you asked. The first original scrolls were found to have been scribed around 895 A.D. Around 1000 A.D. there were more scrolls found. And in 1948, a boy was chasing after a goat who ran into a cave and found another set of original scrolls that were found to have been scribed around 200 B.C.! Interestingly, the three scrolls were compared, and they were found to be completely and unequivocally identical. There were zero differences. They were also found to be identical to the first translation of the Bible into English. There were so many requirements the scribes had to meet and were so were meticulous. Things like, each line had to be exactly thirty letters, and there had to be an exact amount of lines in a column. Also, if a scribe got to the end of the Torah (the first 5 books of the Bible) and it did not end in an exact line of thirty letters, they did not follow the demands and had to throw it away and start over. This is how the scrolls from 200 B.C. MATCHED the 1000 A.D. scrolls (check that out here, how we got the OLD<\/a> and NEW<\/a> testaments). But you already knew that. You\u2019re smarter than everyone you know, remember? <\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s a very brief overview of deconstructionism, from what I\u2019ve gathered so far. Next we will talk about the fruits that it yields… go to Deconstructing Deconstructionism: Part 2- The Fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stay Classy GP!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grainger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls of all ages\u2026 I\u2019d like to introduce you to the newest craze. It\u2019s the newest trend. Deconstructionism! It used to be atheism. Then it was agnosticism. Now it\u2019s deconstructionism. The superiorly intelligent have found new and creative ways to justify their positions on their carnal desires while realizing that … <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dead-sea-scrolls.jpg\")