DHK said:
In Post #68 you say:
“Not only is the sense of 1Cor 12 that each of these gifts ARE given -- but there is no "And THIS set of gifts can never be given to a woman".
in fact Paul argues for equality in 1Cor 12 so that the selection is not based on "gender" it is the will and purpose of the Holy Spirit giving out each gift to any family, any gender any age that He so chooses. He does not reference ANY restriction at all about "not being allowed to give gifts beyond HELPS to women"
You fail to look at the list carefully Bob.
How many female Apostles were there? That was the first in the list. The answer—NONE.
How many female Teachers were there? NONE!
How many women are teaching in children's classes in women's classes and yes some even in mixed adult classes with BOTH men AND WOMEN in all denominations all across the planet?
And are ALL THESE Christians not going to heaven DHK?
And yes WE SEE no women apostles in Acts. We could argue that he first century READER might have said "hmm I see no women apostles so MAYBE the H.S means to restrict this one gift".. But we DO see women TEACHING Apollos! They DID see that women were ordained by God as Bible-blessed judges of Israel!
And they WOULD have been saying tothemselves "today we DO SEE women Prophets" -- so the idea that the first century reader would be READING 1Cor 12 saying "and of course there is no such thing as women prophets" is totally bogus.
Many Christian churches see that clearly -- in many Christian denominations --
Are they TOO not going to heaven DHK?
DHK when you are SHOWN the prophetic gifts to "EACH ONE" in 1Cor14 and to Philip's daughters and to Elizabeth, and Mary and Miriam and Anna and Deborah and...
Your response is invariably the the CONTEXT for the 1Cor 12 reader would be such that they would say
DHK "
How many female Prophets were there? NONE!
When almost every Christian group on the planet differs with you on that point - do you then argue that they must all be denied heaven??
A woman couldn’t teach a man.
There are many things women cannot do. Women cannot be pastors. You continue to argue that women can exercise these gifts in spite of the Scripture
dead wrong.
I argue that the Holy Spirit in 1Cor 12 does not make the case "these gifts are excluded from women" AND I argue that in 1Cor 14 "
EACH one had a tongue or a prophecy or a teaching" AS scripture SAYS in 1Cor 14.
These were gifts that were not "given to them by women" they were GIVEN by the Holy Spirit and without restriction.
Furthermore the Holy Spirit commanded all members of the Chuch of God "
DESIRE earnestly spiritual gifts but especially that YOU may prophesy".
The Bible just is not in your corner on this one DHK.
Many Christians in all denominations (yes even yours) see this clearly.
Is it your claim that they can not be saved DHK?
that I give you where it clearly says that women are to keep silence in the church;
DHK -- hate to spring it to you but last Sabbath we had some women who were not silent in church. They asked questions during Sabbath School. One had special music. One gave a testimony. Several had spoken prayer requests.
The Sabbath before that we had sentence-prayers from the congregation spoken in turn and MOST of those who chose to pray out loud were WOMEN!
You would have found it pretty shocking DHK!
But many Christians in all denominations (even yours) would not have objected NOR interpretted the scriptures to such a wooden-rule extent as to bend it to being in objection these "non-silent" women in church.
But I admit some groups do go to your extreme -- I don't claim that those extreme groups "are lost".
My question to you is -- do you claim that all these Christians are lost who differ with you on this point DHK?
In Christ,
Bob
to be under authority; not to teach a man nor to have authority over a man. It is impossible for a woman to exercise the majority of the gifts listed with these restrictions put in place. Of course that further strengthens the claim that Ellen G. White was simply a wolf in sheep’s clothing, a false prophet.[/quote]