Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: kday@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Day) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: women working outside the home. Message-ID: Date: 6 Nov 90 03:05:51 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: David Taylor Research Center, Bethesda, MD Lines: 38 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article lanre@cascade.stanford.edu (Lanre Amos) writes: >here's what the instructor said in my counselling class at bible college: > >the scripture says "if a MAN will not provide for those of his household >he has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel" > >so the woman should never have to work to support the family. it'a a >different thing if she WANTS to work but even then the motive must >not be to support the family. > Please take note of what the scripture is trying to say. It says "if a man WILL NOT provide for those of his household." Believe it or not, in our world today, though a man wants to provide for his family, sometimes he can't. Sometimes he may work 2 jobs and still not be able to make ends meet. Yes, that may be because their priorities are out of line. In that case, they need to reassess them. Sometimes it's because of the poor economy and sometimes because of lack of sound judgement in the past that they are paying for now. What do those people do who can't make it on the husbands income even if he's working more than one job, starve and not pay their bills? Does that bring glory to God? Did or did not God create Eve to be a helpmeet for Adam? Yes, he did. I agree, it's "best" for a woman to stay at home and raise the children and take care of things on the homefront while her husband brings in the necessary income and, yes, they should try to do all they can to do it that way. Sometimes alternative approaches have to be used. K. Scott Day David Taylor Research Center Bethesda, Maryland All thoughts expressed are strictly my own, though it's amazing this brain is still capable of having any. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The more one comes to know men, the more one comes to admire the dog." -Joussenel ------------------------------------------------------------------------