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My wife was a minister 7 years before I became one.
Is this an answer? All I ask is that we all be consistent. David
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Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:31
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Subject: RE: post emu summit
He does point up the "selective literalism" of the
antihomosexual
position. It's a fair question to ask. With some
people I know the
answer is "She is covered by the mantle of her husband's
authority." :-(
Andrew
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Sent: Thursday, 25 September 2003 4:10
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To: David and Olivia Neilson; insights
Subject: Re: post emu
summit
David,
I'll bite - are you being sarcastic, pulling
fun at EMU, or serious?
Blessings,
themolk.
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>Reply-To: "David and Olivia Neilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>From:
"David and Olivia Neilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To:
"insights" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject:
Re: post emu summit
>Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 14:03:52
+1000
>
>
>It just worries me that the EMU have a woman as
their leader and
spokesman.
>
>Paul quite clearly tells us in 1
Cor 14
>
>As in all the churches of the saints, 34 women should be
silent in the
churches.
>For they are not permitted to speak, but
should be subordinate, as the
law
>also says. 35 If there is anything
they desire to know, let them ask
their
>husbands at home. For it is
shameful for a woman to speak in church.
>
>and again in 1 Timothy
2:
>
>11 Let a woman learn in silence with full submission. 12 I
permit no
woman
>to teach or to have authority over a man;she is to
keep silent. 13 For
Adam
>was formed first, then Eve; 14 and Adam was
not deceived, but the woman
was
>deceived and became a transgressor.
15 Yet she will be saved through
childbearing,
>provided they
continue in faith and love and holiness, with modesty.
>
>Paul
says this twice, that they are not to have a say in
church
government.
>This biblical attitude is reinforced by 1900
years of tradition.
Following
>Paul, men are the leaders and women
the followers. I would want to know
what
>her husband thinks before I
encourage my people to consider
this
proposal.
>David
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