I perceive that there may be some serious misunderstandings and danger of contention,
here.
Will, please forgive me and forgive Duane if you see anything but love in our posts.
If you ever find yourself "teasing" someone, and they react in anything other than
fun, cease and desist immediately and apologize. If someone offends you in this
manner, and they ask for forgiveness, give it to that person immediately and in love.
You have to. (Search the Scriptures yourself, and you will see what I mean.)
Yes, we can discuss hard issues here, but let's always do so in love, in a safe
environment filled with Christian charity, and with an honest effort to learn from the
Word of God and each other.
People have a tendency to stumble on a solid truth -- and think that it is the only
truth applicable to a given situation. Let's not forget about balance and peace. For
example, with the issue of Women in Royal Rangers, I have seen a lot of truths posted,
and they seem to be contradictory, but they really aren't:
1. It is no sin to have a special ministry for men & boys alone or for women & girls
alone.
2. There is value to having men mentor boys and women mentor girls.
3. God sometimes calls women to minister to boys, perhaps with their husband or
perhaps not.
4. Women, and especially sisters in Christ, are to be treated with respect and
kindness, and this is no threat to a real man of God.
5. Royal Rangers in different countries handle the issues of women and girls in Royal
Rangers differently.
6. Sometimes shortages of men doing their duty cause women to step in where we might
like to see men. When they do, they should be thanked and not take the heat for the
men who should be doing that job.
7. The Golden Rule is our daily rule.
8. The Holy Bible acknowledges women in positions of ministry (although some folks
take one or two verses out of context and claim otherwise). See the AG position paper
for a more balanced view.
9. Some people hold ideas that come from the world and from people, but not from God.
As evident from the discussion, here (at least evident to me), these worldly ideas
aren't restricted to one "side" of an argument. We need to replace these views with
God's views.
10. Sometimes failure to obtain agreement by logic, love, and Scripture results in a
fleshly tendency to resort to invective and innuendo. Don't do that.
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