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161 | women? | 1 Corinthians | Just Read Mark | 82708 | ||
Thanks. Hey there Justme. I have written a couple of responses on a thread "can women lead" (you may want to add to that conversation too...) Anyway, I just found your text here --- thanks for the insight. |
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162 | can a woman lead a church | Bible general Archive 1 | Just Read Mark | 82705 | ||
Deborah Ruled. Hi D. Thanks for the response. Perhaps recruiting and giving a mission to a general doesn't make her a warrior? It is very clear that she was a judge. Check out her story in Judges 4-5. "At that time Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel. She used to sit under the palm of Deborah.... and the Israelites came up to her for judgement." (Judges 4:4,5) At that chaotic time in Israel's history, "judges" were the leaders. There was no heroic figure like Moses, nor a king. The judges were annointed by God to bring justice and order to the society. And Deborah, a woman, is presented as an excellent judge. God calls women to be decisive and discerning. God calls women to lead --- to recruit generals, and to give them orders. Women can lead men. Thanks be to God for Bible-believing churches all over the world that have women in leadership. |
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163 | can a woman lead a church | Bible general Archive 1 | Just Read Mark | 82606 | ||
Women Lead Jesus had more than 12 followers. The gospels clearly talk about 72 being sent out to spread news of the kingdom and heal. Later, there seem to be even more followers. The sex of these followers is never mentioned. I realize one shouldn't argue from silence, but women do appear frequently in the accounts. How to interpret gender roles in the Bible? I think "women can never lead a men" leave us tied in knots. There are many examples of women leading, including that warrior/prophet from Judges. A clear example of a woman leading the nation. St. Paul says to "be all things to all people" --- this means that, to speak to the broader culture, certain aspects of that culture may be adopted --- permitting the gospel to be heard. I think, in New Testiment times, this limited the role of women. I think the freedom themes of the gospel (everything is permitted but not everything is beneficial...) point to a lot more freedom in roles for the sexes. We should be asking: what gifts does each person have? How best can they be imployed? If a woman is a gifted teacher, it is her task to teach for the Lord. If she is a gifted leader, she must lead for the Lord. |
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164 | dictatorship superior to democracy? | Dan 2:37 | Just Read Mark | 82392 | ||
"Church" and "America" are not the same thing. We are called to be very active in the public sphere, shaping the world in which we live. Faith is not just a private, "in the safety of my home" thing. But it is also dangerous when the church panders to be the "State Religion". I have been reading an interesting book: "A Peculiar People", by Rodney Clapp. He shows how the church needs to think more broadly about shaping a culture of justice, in the image of God, that can critique the larger culture. The culture-shaping power of the church has been denied by both the evangelicals and the liberals, by wistfully wishing to turn back the clock. Look at how radical, and political, the early church was! Before compromising with the Roman Empire. Now there is a model to follow. |
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165 | Empty tomb, but witnesses didn't tell? | Mark 16:8 | Just Read Mark | 82181 | ||
Thank you, Gracefull. The transformation that comes with Pentecost is truely amazing, and their daring is very clear testimony to the risen Christ. I am still puzzled by the ending of Mark, however. It seems that verse 8 leaves us at a very low point, and the verses that follow are later additions: Christians trying to make sense of the confused lack of closure in verse 8. I love the story of Mary M. telling the disciples, then Peter and John racing to examine the empty tomb. What a dramatic image of investigation, searching, and witness. (John 20). But, in the short ending of Mark, the women fail to obey the angel, fail to tell the disciples. Even in the longer ending, the disciples do not believe Mary's witness --- there is no race for the tomb here. Why would Mark end the way it does? |
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166 | Guidance Needed for Wedding Readings | Bible general Archive 1 | Just Read Mark | 82151 | ||
My wife and I chose a verse from the last chapter of the Song of Songs --- very romantic, very passionate.... I don't remember it exactly, but it's something like: Many waters cannot quench love, nor can floods wash it away. It blazes as a mighty flame..... We had other verses as well, but this is one I identify with and associate with that amazing day. Congrats on the marriage, and blessings. P. |
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