Comments on: Some Thoughts On Women In The Church http://mycropht.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/some-thoughts-on-women-in-the-church/ Datta Dayadhvam Damyata Shantih Shantih Shantih Sun, 19 May 2013 03:35:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Adam http://mycropht.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/some-thoughts-on-women-in-the-church/#comment-76858 Sun, 24 Jun 2012 04:19:25 +0000 http://mycropht.wordpress.com/?p=4965#comment-76858 I certainly can’t speak to the fighting that you’ve seen about this particular topic, but I’ve read some things lately on this subject, and while it’s unfortunate how bitter the fighting can be, I can’t necessarily buy into the argument that we should use all of this energy on outreach and not deal with the equality problem. If the church’s stance on this (and I use the term “church” as the universal church, which doesn’t exist in a united form) alienates folks, and if that stance does not reflect God’s will for His kingdom, then it really is important.

I used to be in a faith tradition in which women were not allowed any role in worship or leadership. They couldn’t lead a prayer or a song. I’ve since left and am in a denomination where a women are able to serve in any role to which they are called. If the whole of Christianity subscribed to the norms of my former church, I wouldn’t lose faith in Christ over it. But it would prevent a lot of folks from coming to know Him. And I couldn’t “keep my eyes on my own paper.” Jesus made a habit of rocking the boat when it was necessary.

I do think some people love the fighting more than they love to share the Gospel. And I agree that we shouldn’t be too cavalier about how we resolve these disagreements.

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