In our last post on this topic, we established why a woman who functions in a position of spiritual authority over men in the local church is serious sin, is a denial of male headship, is a hindrance to the gospel and cancels God’s pattern of spiritual leadership. I concluded the article by stating that Christians should not be in fellowship with women holding these positions, but rather we should be calling them to repentance and distancing ourselves from their ministries. This is a difficult position to hold in our current cultural context and an even more difficult action to carry out.
After viewing the biblical data, most Christians have to agree that the issue is sin (i.e. women in pastorates are in open, unrepentant sin), but they do not go so far as to believe it is an issue worth breaking fellowship over. Breaking fellowship is uncomfortable and it is often called “taking things too far.”
With that in mind, today’s article is dedicated to all my dear brothers and sisters who understand the biblical data, but are unwilling to take the biblically demanded action. My hope is that through sound biblical argument, I can persuade you to see that Christian separation is anything but “taking it too far.” It is instead not taking it far enough! Read the remainder of this entry »
- Hi Scott, This posting starts out, "In our last post on this topic, we established why a woman who functions in ...
