A United Front
Letters from Spouses
Women's Roles and Freedom
Dear Sheryl,
Hey, glad to get your answers today. I'm rejoicing that you are still walking in Victory. Amen to God's grace in your life.
It is fine for you to give me your opinion here. I hope you feel free to write to me anytime about anything. There might be lag time in my responses sometimes but it isn't because I don't want to write to you. I pray this finds you well and resting in Christ.
I'm sorry for your recent disappointment in the discussion group. And you are right, the discussion group is not for the purpose of debating theological issues; but I don't think it was the intent of the moderators to initiate a debate on this topic. The whole thing started because someone posted an endorsement of Pastor Joyce on the discussion group. And while some might think that we should have left it alone, the board of Setting Captives Free felt that we needed to make it clear that SCF does not endorse women exercising authority over a man within the church. So, the moderators made the necessary post about the biblical role of a woman in the Church. They couldn't help it that a debate ensued.
I personally think that understanding our biblical roles as women is very important to our freedom from habitual sin. It has been my experience that whenever a woman does not have a Scriptural understanding of her role in the body of Christ then she will struggle with submitting to Christ in some area or another.
1 Timothy 2 tells us: "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man...." Sheryl, can you see how if we fail to submit to this Scripture then we are sinning? I believe that if we refuse to submit to this passage then we also open ourselves up to ignoring other passages of Scripture and thus endanger our souls of becoming enslaved to other sins. But if we submit ourselves to Christ in all things then we will find freedom from all life dominating sins. This truth is not founded in denomination but in Scripture. Does this make sense? I am open to discussing it with you.
grace and love to you, my friend. I am praying for you today.
Jody
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