Comments on: Grokked, not yoked?

By: Gentle Wisdom » Did Jesus say Christians will not marry?

Gentle Wisdom » Did Jesus say Christians will not marry? — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:28:25 +0000

[...] was startled this evening by a Bible passage quoted by ElShaddai Edwards, even though it is taken from my current favourite Bible translation: Jesus replied, “The [...]

By: Peter Kirk

Peter Kirk — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:24:39 +0000

I was startled by the text you quote here. This sounds very like “Worldly people marry, but good Christians who are going to heaven don’t marry”. Is that what Jesus meant? I think I had better explore that idea.

By: ElShaddai Edwards

ElShaddai Edwards — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:01:16 +0000

Thanks, Sue. The passage from Best’s book really resonated with me as I’ve held the “golden rule” as my marital yardstick for some time now.

Are you familiar with the Kierkegaard title?

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:59:35 +0000

Thanks, I went back and reread the sentence and now it makes more sense. I really like your quote too. I think it sounds a bit more intimate to say your “next one” instead of “neighbour” – but not really idiomatic English.

By: ElShaddai Edwards

ElShaddai Edwards — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:27:15 +0000

I meant that as the perception that some hard-core complementarians have of egalitarianism as an elimination of gender identity by role.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:19:01 +0000

Just curious. I have not, to my knowledge, seen a heterosexual marriage based on androgyny. Did you mean same sex marriage or a marriage where both husband and wife work, or something else?

By: ElShaddai Edwards

ElShaddai Edwards — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:40:03 +0000

Yep.

By: Gary Zimmerli

Gary Zimmerli — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:08:47 +0000

From Merriam-Webster’s online:

Main Entry:
grok
Pronunciation:
\ˈgräk\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
grokked; grok·king
Etymology:
coined by Robert A. Heinlein died 1988 American author
Date:
1961

: to understand profoundly and intuitively