"Given, not Earned" - that's the key to understanding God's plan of reconciliation with us.
There are few things in life that endure forever..... But anything founded in the Love of God is part of an eternal 'whole', which means EVERYTHING we do matters greatly!
We are created as sexual beings. What does the Bible have to say about that?
Do Justice; Love Mercy; Walk Humbly with Your God.
Another conundrum! What do we do with a passage like this when evidence suggests that Paul himself empowered women?!