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Old 01-14-2008, 09:56 PM
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Mr. Snyder,

Your references to emotional men are very helpful and important to the discussion. All I've been trying to say is that both genders should have both qualities; there's no biblical reason to see it otherwise, regardless of what we see in the society around us. If it's harder for men to have that heart, then we need to work on that. If it's harder for women to be interested in serious study for the gleaning of knowledge and wisdom, then they should work on that and we should do our best to help them. The answer is not to shy away from something difficult, counter-culture, or whatever by assigning one trait to each gender and saying that this is just how it is. I, too, err on the side of cold intellectualism. Perhaps my fiance can learn something about the pursuit of knowledge from me and I can learn something about the importance of a warm, "soft" heart from her.
I agree with you. I, too, have thought about the importance of training my children (and other women) in the Scriptures. My husband is not with them as much as I am. I have many long theological discussions with my daughters, and I am thankful that I was Biblically trained in churches and schools where women were expected to know as much as the men, even though we were not allowed to preach or lead the church.
Good stuff, I want my sister to have talks about Scripture with my niece. Sis is divorced so that would be a great thing!
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