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Neither Woman Man - Mormon Doctrine Studies - Posted: 18th Apr, 2006 - 9:47am
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Neither The Woman Without The Man
1 Cor 11:11 -- "Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord."
Gen. 2:24 -- "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." (this exact sentence is repeated 3 times in the standard works, here and in these verses: Moses 3:24, Abr. 5:18)
These are pretty clear in their meaning, that men and women must be joined together in order to gain exaltation. Recently I was reading from the Kabbalah, which is ancient Jewish text (I think it's referred to as "Mysticism"? ), where I found this really beautiful passage:
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CONCERNING THE BRIDE OF MICROPROSOPUS. Chapter XXI ...and the Woman is extended on Her side, and is applied unto the side of the Male. V6. Until She is separated from His side, and cometh unto Him so that She may be conjoined with Him, face to face. 717. And when They are conjoined together, they appear to be only one body. 718. Hence we learn that the Masculine, taken alone, appeareth to be only half the body, so that all the mercies are half; and thus also is it with the Feminine. 719. But when They are joined together, the (two together) appear to form only one whole body,. And it is so. 720. So also here. When the Male is joined with the Female, They both constitute one complete body, and all the Universe is in a state of happiness, because all things receive blessing from Their perfect body. And this is an Arcanum. 721. And therefore it is said, Gen. ii. 3: "Tetragrammaton blessed the seventh day and hallowed it." For then all things are found (to exist) in the one perfect Body, for MTRVNIThA, Matronitha, the Mother (I.e., the Inferior Mother) is joined unto the King, and is found to form the one Body with Him. 722. And therefore are there found to be blessings upon this day. 723. And hence that which is not both Male and Female together is called half a body. Now, no blessing can rest upon a mutilated and defective being, but only upon a perfect place and upon a perfect being, and not at all in an incomplete being. 1 724. And a semi-complete being cannot live for ever, neither can it receive blessing for ever. 725. The Beauty of the Female is completed by the Beauty of the Male. And now have we established these facts (concerning the perfect equality of Male and Female), and they are made known unto the Companions. (Footnote 1: This section is another all-sufficient proof of the teachings maintained throughout the Qabalah, namely, that Man and Woman are from the creation co-equal and co-existent, perfectly equal one with the other, This fact the translators of the Bible have been at great pains to conceal by carefully suppressing every reference to the Feminine portion of the Deity, and by constantly translating feminine nouns by masculine. And this is the work of so-called religious men!) |
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I wish more people understood the truth of this doctrine, then a womans worth and her divine roles as wife and mother wouldn't be under so much attack. It takes both a man and a women, with each of their unique qualities and abilities, not only to gain exaltation, but to raise righteous families on earth.
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