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Originally Posted by Evangelical
. . wives leading the church under the covering of their husbands is not deemed sufficient for many on this forum it would seem..
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Of course there would be difference of opinion [interpretation] and even practice. I've met with believers where the women wouldn't even say, "Amen" after the men spoke because Paul said that they should be silent in church. If they had anything to say, they could say it to their husband at home. Paul wrote it, it's in the canon of scripture, case closed.
On the other hand, I've met with groups where the women could stand at the lectern and give a message on Sunday morning. Times have changed, societal roles have evolved, and to some extent the church meetings reflect this.
And I never felt led to argue with members of either group. Let each one(s) be led of the Lord as they see fit. We don't receive each other to argue or pass judgments. What I object to is the two-faced hypocrisy of saying one thing, and expecting universal conformity, and yet in one's own practice so blatantly disregarding it. Evoking Dora Yu or Peace Wang, as if their ministries could exist for five minutes with you.
Or saying, "Women can't teach in the church", and then waving citations of Penn-Lewis and McDonald et al as if they were independent arbiters of revealed truth; are you really that desperate for the veneer of credibility for your teachings? And is your audience truly that dull, unperceptive, and/or stupefied? Or, cowed and intimidated? It's hard to fathom that in the year 2017 such "ministry" could have much traction with the public.
But, I was there, once. Amen, Lord, amen; even so, come Lord Jesus.