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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Jesus's lack of teaching on the matter more or less proves that he upheld the status quo at the time..
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Then society changes, and gives equal rights to women, and the church suddenly doesn't uphold the status quo? Why? Because the church has been usurped and given institutional fetters by those wanting temporal power. It's not about the status quo but about the opportunity to hide one's lack of self-control by dominating others. I've seen women fall prey to this as well, though they're not given as much opportunity as men. It's an equal-opportunity destroyer; that's the usurping and defiant Jezebel spirit.
The Little Flock came into existence heavily indebted to leadership by women. Then their services were discarded when no longer expedient. Like Watchman Nee did with Leland Wang, and Witness Lee with John Ingalls and Max Rappaport. The former colleagues had served their purpose and then were let go. The constant theme throughout is the acquisition and maintenance of temporal power.
I knew a couple in the LC - the woman was a successful professional, made lots of money. The husband stayed home and raised the children. Nobody quoted Tertullian or Paul to them. Why? Because times had changed, and the couple was putting money in LSM coffers. Ministry loyalty is the constant. Everything else, including scripture, is expedient.
Jesus didn't spend time on women's rights, or civil rights, or Herod and the Romans. He was about the Father's business, caring for actual people. He didn't have much truck with sanctimonious religious hypocrisy. I'm not saying that is what anyone is doiing here, but that we all have to guard ourselves. Don't just quote "Paul says" because you may notice that you ignore what Paul says elsewhere. For example, women in the LC no longer must cover themselves for the sake of the angels. Why not? Have the angels changed? Or have we? And should we? Paul's advice is optional?
And I'm not being a back door for "times have changed" permissiveness. "I'm okay, you're okay; God loves us all." Paul rightly argued against being lax against worldly and fleshly behaviours, as did Peter, Jude, and James. Freedom didn't mean freedom to sin. God is still holy.