God's Word To Women by Katherine Bushnell

[Suannehill]

Katherine was a rather unique woman especially for her era. Born in 1856, an MD, medical missionary,evangelist...died in 1946. Her accomplishments are too numerous to list. Most importantly, she loved the Lord Jesus and as a woman served Him. She believed that mistranslations were responsible for the social and spiritual subjugation of women. Speaking seven languages, she was honored by the British government for translating the ancient Latin Bible into English. So, after reading her thoughts, the Word of God opened to me.
Although I can't completely expound on her work, my hope and prayer is that others can join in.
Sue

[Suannehill]

Beginning thoughts.
1. Woman is formed from the (pleura) or flank of man.(not rib) Adam and Eve were created at the same time and were together, and were separated during a deep sleep. Did Adam then contain both the male and female within him, and God merely separated the male from the female?
2. God spoke of the duty of husband to wife, not wife to husband.
3. The husband is to separate from his parents rather than the wife from her parents. The parents were the natural protectors of their married daughters.
4. God did not make the wife, her husband's superior; but prevented her from becoming his subordinate.

The first woman aside from Eve that appears as a personality is Sarah, which means chieftainess. She did not go to Abraham, he came to her.

[countmeworthy]

Keep this thread alive Sisters! ...especially those who have Katherine Bushnell's book and Jessie Penn Lewis' book(s) too.

This is deep stuff...stuff I like to chew on and stuff that requires time to digest. But since time is flying by soo quickly, the Revelation is magnifying itself quicker and clearer.

As a reminder to all of us..especially the MEN reading this thread...Bushnell's insights and writings are not 'womens' lib'...written to overthrow men in any shape or form.

Our only common enemy is Satan himself....period.

To GOD be the Glory!

[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by countmeworthy

..As a reminder to all of us..especially the MEN reading this thread...Bushnell's insights and writings are not 'womens' lib'...written to overthrow men in any shape or form.

At a recent "blending conference" a certain "blended brother" said something like "when the sisters take over a church, the church is through!" He did not elaborate, and I did not hear a rip-roaring chorus of amens. All of the LC oldies (sisters & bros) knew exactly what he meant - "Sit down and shut up", just read your HWMRs and know your place. Then he did the usual LC have-it-both-ways and proclaimed that "sisters have the greatest influence on a local church!"

In my observation, Western Christian men have become wimps. Spiritually strong men have (should have) no problem with spiritually strong women, in fact they welcome and foster an atmosphere that encourages them. Although this goes beyond culture, there is no doubt that the LC has been heavily influenced by Asian culture in this regard. Witness Lee had no problem with spiritually strong women...so long as they were dead (Margaret Barber, Jessie Penn-Lewis, etc) According to LC folklore, Watchman Nee was heavily influenced by a number of spiritually strong women, so I guess we are to believe the "recovery" of spiritually strong and influential women ended with Nee?:rollingeyes2:

In a nutshell: You go sisters, you go! Just go ahead and overthrow what needs to be overthrown, whether it be wimpy men or wimpy culture or wimpy ideas or wimpy mistranslations.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by countmeworthy

As a reminder to all of us..especially the MEN reading this thread...Bushnell's insights and writings are not 'womens' lib'...written to overthrow men in any shape or form.

Originally Posted by UntoHim

Witness Lee had no problem with spiritually strong women...so long as they were dead (Margaret Barber, Jessie Penn-Lewis, etc)

Both these thoughts have crossed my mind. Thank you.

[Nell]

...Henceforth it is also war by Satan upon the womanhood of the world, in malignant revenge for the verdict of the garden. War by the trampling down of women in all lands where the deceiver reigns. War upon women in Christian lands, by the continuance of his Eden method of misinterpreting the Word of God; insinuating into men's minds throughout all succeeding ages, that God pronounced a "curse" upon the woman, when in truth she was pardoned and blessed; and instigating men of the fallen race to carry out the supposed curse, which was in truth a curse upon the deceiver, and not the deceived one (Gen. 3: 14).

"I will put enmity between thee and the woman," said God, as well as between "thy seed and her seed," and this vindictive enmity of the hierarchy of evil to woman, and to believers, has not lessened in its intensity from that day.

I like this quote from JPL because it clearly defines the problem. Satan hates women. He also hates men. He uses men to carry out his vindictive hatred toward the woman and we spend our time fighting each other. Very clever of him, don't you think?

None of us have escaped the lies of the devil or being used by him. We need to make sure we know who is our enemy and make sure we are fighting the right battle.

Nell

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Nell

I like this quote from JPL because it clearly defines the problem. Satan hates women. He also hates men. He uses men to carry out his vindictive hatred toward the woman and we spend our time fighting each other. Very clever of him, don't you think?

I hope you didn't spend all your time "hatin' on the men folk."

This statement is fairly judgmental, huh? I happen to know hundreds of decent guys who would lay down their lives for their wives and daughters.

Can you rephrase this post? If I made similar comments about you ladies, I'm sure I'd hear about that!