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1 | May I recommend . . . ? | 1 Corinthians | kalos | 4126 | ||
Dear JonnyRay: Thank you for the list of books you provided. May I recommend a small (208 pages), but powerful, volume on the Holy Spirit? It is a classic. "The Spirit Himself", by Ralph M. Riggs, Springfield, Missouri: Gospel Publishing House, Copyright 1949, 1977. What I like about it is that it covers not only the DOCTRINE of the Holy Spirit, but also the PERSON of the Holy Spirit. Here is a brief sample of the book: "MISTAKE TO USE 'IT' WITH REFERENCE TO THE HOLY SPIRIT "The Holy Spirit must never be considered merely as a blessing, a feeling, or an influence. How far short of the full truth it is to refer to Him as 'It.'" (I do not say that any of you all are doing that. I am merely quoting the above as a sample of Riggs' writing.) --JVH0212 |
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2 | May I recommend . . . ? | 1 Corinthians | gmsmith101 | 4160 | ||
I am an ordained woman, but I do not pastor a church. My husband is associate pastor of our church and he preaches, but I do not. I teach men and women in Sunday School and Bible Study, but I avoid leading men alone in the church at all. I also serve as secretary and treasurer (I sort of fell into that one) and associate pastor of women's ministries. I believe that women can serve in the church but should not lead men. I know that there is a fine line there, but I struggle with it too. I read First Cor. 14:35 that says that a woman should be silent in the church, and should ask their husbands at home, but I also see that Phoebe was a deacon (not a deaconess but a deacon--and the instructions for deacons in the church were very specific). Therefore, women were certainly allowed to have leadership positions in the early NT church (Paul was not criticizing Phoebe, he commended Phoebe). Basically, my answer to the question of women in the church is one of utter confusion... :) |
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3 | Are you still confused? | 1 Corinthians | cb109 | 105141 | ||
Rev Smith, I noticed you reply of 2 1/2 years ago that ended with your confusion over the role of women in church. I'm curious if in that time God has led you to a clearer understanding of just what is biblically endorsed? I hope you are still a part of this forum and willing to engage on this topic. |
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4 | Are you still confused? | 1 Corinthians | gmsmith101 | 105195 | ||
Interestingly, this is not an issue any longer. Not because of my role in the church, but because my husband fell away and left our marriage for another woman, a woman who is not a Christian at all. I don't feel that my role in our church at that time (of which I am no longer a member) had a thing to do with this--he was leading a sinful lifestyle which included pornography and other sins of the flesh. Today, I find myself between churches and in a quandary as to where I want to go spiritually. I feel led to start a Bible study; this is what I am trained for, and called to. The mixed-groupe Bible study (at a house church) which I have been attending for the past year is pleasant, and I enjoy the fellowship, but I believe I am stagnating there. Part of the problem, I think, is that the pastor is a woman. She was not always the pastor, she was the victim of a philandering husband as I was; but she remained and continued teaching the group (she always led the group, even when he was there). She recently remarried a good man, a fine Christian, who is not a strong leader; therefore, he defers to her during the study and in all affairs that relate to the group. This troubles me, and I have found my attendance falling off. Am I still confused? I don't know that I would call it confusion. I wrote that post a long time ago. I still believe in women's leadership in the church, and yet I don't feel comfortable with women having pastoring roles. I consider churches with women pastors too "liberal" for my taste. Yet I have personally experienced a great deal of spiritual growth in classes with women leaders. Personally, I prefer mixed Bible classes that are taught by men to mixed classes taught by women. Therefore, I suppose I can say I hold the view that I am in favor of limited women's leadership (as in women's ministries, guided by the pastor), but I do not favor women leading men or an entire congregation. It is not that I don't believe that a woman is capable of leading, because I do believe that God created women with equal intellect and ability; I believe it is part of the natural order in which He created us. Please write me at gmsmith101@yahoo.com if you wish to correspond. I do check this forum, but not often enough, I'm afraid. Thank you for opening this particular can of worms... It gave me something to think about... God bless you. |
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