Comments on: We are in our new home http://strivetoenter.com/wim/2007/03/22/we-are-in-our-new-home/ This blog is for dialogue on the issue of women in ministry and the freedom for women to teach the bible in a public setting. It is also for questions and answers on our DVD entitled "Women in Ministry: Silenced or Set Free?" This 4 DVD set answers the hard passages of scripture that seem to restrict women's ministry. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:13:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Martin Willemoes Hansen http://strivetoenter.com/wim/2007/03/22/we-are-in-our-new-home/#comment-413 Martin Willemoes Hansen Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:27:54 +0000 http://strivetoenter.com/wim/2007/03/22/we-are-in-our-new-home/#comment-413 Great that your move is going forward, I pray that you will be very glad of your new place. And now I almost can't wait to view your next article and hear the audio clips. Have a nice day, Your brother in Christ, Martin Great that your move is going forward, I pray that you will be very glad of your new place.

And now I almost can’t wait to view your next article and hear the audio clips.

Have a nice day,
Your brother in Christ,
Martin

]]> By: zwagmeister http://strivetoenter.com/wim/2007/03/22/we-are-in-our-new-home/#comment-412 zwagmeister Fri, 23 Mar 2007 04:27:09 +0000 http://strivetoenter.com/wim/2007/03/22/we-are-in-our-new-home/#comment-412 Cheryl Amen to the above! The more i study the issue of Women in ministry the more i have become aware of the importance of the 'attitude' behind (whatever) the teaching (is). Many of the verses used to restrict women from ministry (eg 1 tim 2:11-15) are challenging and their meaning is widely debated. What IS perfectly clear and 'non debatable' is Christ's command to show 'selfless' love to one another in the body and treat our neighbours as we would want to be treated. As soon as I read anything from any 'teacher' that does not fully embody these explicit and blatently clear commands - ie they exhibit an attitude of arrogance or their teaching smacks of judgment and belittling of others the warning bells go off big time for me. My heart really breaks over the division that this issue causes in the church, but mostly over the bitterness and anger that some let it cause in their own spirits. I continue to appreciate the humble and loving attitude in which you share your beliefs Cheryl. Don't let others who refuse to show you the same courtesy pull you down to their 'level'. watching and waiting for more....! (-: Kerryn Cheryl

Amen to the above!

The more i study the issue of Women in ministry the more i have become aware of the importance of the ‘attitude’ behind (whatever) the teaching (is).

Many of the verses used to restrict women from ministry (eg 1 tim 2:11-15) are challenging and their meaning is widely debated. What IS perfectly clear and ‘non debatable’ is Christ’s command to show ’selfless’ love to one another in the body and treat our neighbours as we would want to be treated. As soon as I read anything from any ‘teacher’ that does not fully embody these explicit and blatently clear commands - ie they exhibit an attitude of arrogance or their teaching smacks of judgment and belittling of others the warning bells go off big time for me. My heart really breaks over the division that this issue causes in the church, but mostly over the bitterness and anger that some let it cause in their own spirits.

I continue to appreciate the humble and loving attitude in which you share your beliefs Cheryl. Don’t let others who refuse to show you the same courtesy pull you down to their ‘level’.

watching and waiting for more….!

(-:
Kerryn

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