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[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Bro, what do you even do for a living?

I'm classified as a Trusted Agent, a civilian with the necessary skill set who works with local and federal government agencies. Duties are primarily database administration, information systems, and basic office clerical tasks. To get a handle on the kind of work I do, consider the character named, "Penelope Garcia", on a popular television show called, "Criminal Minds". Only, I'm a dude. And her job is far, far more exciting than mine, but that's television. lol

You are troubled with many cares? How much debt hangs over your head like the sword of Damocles? One of the brothers has 9 children and with one on the way. He is a man of faith, before anything. Faith, and he knows who steers the ship. I raised a family as a full time evangelist, faith took care of my family, faith took care of everything. Save money? God saves souls, money will come as He fills the need. The Proverb 31 woman is the church and her work is at home.

Nine kids, yikes. lol

What war did you fight in that you have PTSD?

I can't discuss the entirety of my military service. What I can tell you is that my unit was deployed to Kosovo to relieve a unit that was put on rotation into the Middle East. I ETSed before I got sand in my shorts. So I lucked out and wasn't deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. As far as my MOS, I served as a 19K (Tanker, M1 Abrams) when I first enlisted. I got bored after 2 and a half years, so I put in a 4187 to transfer MOS to 91B10 Cav Medic in HHT 2/107th Cav. I was trying to get back on track spiritually, and being a medic was also more in line with my Christian convictions. Being a Medic, I found myself assigned as an attachment to various units engaged in various objectives. I've supported the Air Assault boys out of Ft. Campbell and the 19 Deltas (Cav. Scouts, advanced recon) among others.

As it relates to PTSD. Counselors aren't entirely sure if my PTSD is strictly military related or not. I'm told that some of it has to do with my childhood. I was severely beaten for a period of time by my father who was a vet. I was shot at on two occasions when I was in High School. I had to run and cut through a field to get to an alley where I hid to avoid being shot. I watched a good friend get shot in the chest my senior year and tried to help him. I joined the military after high school and experienced several events that I don't really care to discuss in detail. Gives me a bad day to think on it. After getting out of the military I served as an EMT-A and eventually got my P. That had it's rather gruesome day to day encounters. A couple stick with me. I burned out and got into computers because if a computer cashes, you don't hear families unravel with grief and despair. And from there I've worked with supporting computer systems through Key Bank, National City Mortgage, Lexis-Nexis, supported CIS (Congressional Information Systems), SD (Science Direct), CLS (Case Law Summaries). And so now I'm where I am currently. Which... I can't discuss. Not that it is classified, but it is considered SSI.

I've even been told that I have a touche of survivor's guilt. So, my PTSD has a wide range of possible sources.

So, what do you do for a living?

What's your excuse for being a jerk to me all the time? lol

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Thank you, it is also interesting when someone gets caught in a crack they end up telling everyone this war stories. Past history how they were raised in a ghetto, how they were once homeless, how they had a stay at home mom, how their new spouse/girlfriend/bring home the bacon woman was a part time stay at home mom. Why? All to justify their little speech on how house wives lead a boring life? It makes foot go down a little better after they had it in their mouth for a while. So, the next question would be, why do you have such disdain for stay at home mothers? What did you witness from your mother to give you such an opinion?

I don't have any disdain for stay at home mothers. What I don't agree with is the notion that a woman has to be a stay at home mother to be a good Christian woman. There are good Christian women who are stay at home moms and good Christian women who are working mothers.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by madras

Aquila,

Thanks for your contribution to this thread. I am appalled by the ungodly attitude that 2 members have against you.

You should do a couple searches and see how they've come at me on other threads. LOL

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta

I think the whole skirt issue is a big coverup

LOL

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Jason B

PS-Aquilla your in the right on this one.....but your politics still stink. :heehee

Thank you. lol

[good samaritan]

Titus 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

It is not about being good. There are many good atheist, that contribute to society. The point is God's role for male and female. A person could make the point that Paul's teaching where at that time culturally relevant and we no longer have to adhere to it. Do we really believe that we are becoming more godly in this country?

I understand not all women that work and wear pants are rebellious to their husbands, the same as not all skirt wearing women that stay at home are submissive. That still does not negate the intended purpose of the roles of male and female.

I was talking with someone who was retired military the other day who has served in Iraq and Pakistan. He said that ladies in combat roles endanger the lives of others. the male soldiers who are in the company instinctively feel like they must come to the rescue of the females. In combat, people are to work together, but when you feel like you are having to guard specific people on the lines you jeopardize more lives.

Women can be what they want to be, but that does not mean they should. God will be our judge, but the biblical model of a woman is not what we are seeing today.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Jason Badejo, if you are the model on how we ought to live? Then you are doing a very poor job. While attempting to show your rightness, you are doing the same as you accuse others. You have proved many times that you are mixed up. In theology, and now in YOUR arrogance. Yes, arrogance. You just hate the Apostolic movement so much you can't deal with it. And, yes, God is your witness and you hate me and anything I post opposite of your views and ideology. You defend Aquila calling our neighborhoods, ghettos? Beautiful Fort Lauderdale to you, but ghetto to Aquila? Didn't pick that up? Or that my wife leads a boring house wife's life? You defend that? Jason you defend that not because it's right or wrong. But because you can't stand what we represent.

Ummm.... my point was that on one income my family would need to move to the ghetto.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by n david

Aquila hasn't been a saint in this. He's called believing people can be set free from generational curses "willful and determined ignorance."

No. I never said that. In fact, I illustrated how the science of epigenetics actually gives credence to the notion of generational curses and why God would indeed visit the sins of the fathers in subsequent generations. I also illustrated that I believed that this underscores the need for the healing of epigenetic tags that would serve to keep an entire family line in bondage to a given condition over multiple generations. I also wanted to point out that while science is just figuring this out on the genetic level...the Bible has said it for over 2,000 years. I was the one berated and told that it couldn't be so.

He's mocked believers for being "knuckle dragging cavemen."

I mocked those who dismissed all scientific data out of hand without even giving it a fair hearing or consideration "knuckle dragging cavemen".

He's mocked conservatives as hillbillies, etc.

I don't remember saying that about all conservatives.

He's made condescending comments towards those who choose to live frugal and those who choose to follow the biblical example of the wife being at home.

No, only those who think that the Bible is so narrow to teach that a woman must be at home.

Not saying it's right to lob insults back and forth, but don't pretend he's an innocent victim in this.

This I can agree with. I'm not entirely innocent. However, I do believe that some have taken my words and inflated what I meant by them well out of the bounds of their intention.

[Amanah]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

. . . The point is God's role for male and female. A person could make the point that Paul's teaching where at that time culturally relevant and we no longer have to adhere to it. Do we really believe that we are becoming more godly in this country?
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Women can be what they want to be, but that does not mean they should. God will be our judge, but the biblical model of a woman is not what we are seeing today.

Amen, you are so right. There is nothing in life more precious then our families or more vulnerable then our children. Babies and young children should not be raised by strangers, or educated by the ungodly.

[Aquila]

Titus 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed

They are to be "keepers at home". Now, we can say that this is a didactic statement emphasizing that all wives must be at home. Or, we can take this as meaning that all wives (working or not) are to be keepers of the home. My lady works and keeps the home. I help maintain it, but my focus on yard work, repairs, and the heavy stuff. But she's the manager of chores and domestic affairs. When I'm off work and she's working, she'll give me a list of what needs to be done, the order that is best, and what to look out for. I appreciate that.