Why Not Women : A Biblical Study Of Women In Missions, Ministry, And Leadership

Why Not Women : A Biblical Study of Women in Missions, Ministry, and Leadership

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Multiplied millions of women all over the world are looking over the churchs shoulder, longing to see the freedom Jesus purchased for them at Calvary. Millions more have found freedom in Jesus but are still bound by human ideas-ideas that pressure a woman to let culture, not God, determine her place in the Kingdom.

While hurting men and women are outside the church cry out, "Is there any hope? Does anyone care?" their sisters in the church are asking, "How can I share the hope I have" How can I, a woman, serve the Lord?" Many women, having heard God call them into public roles in the Kingdom, are serving in positions of leadership. They are asking, "Will the church support us?"

We must respond. The issue of women in missions, ministry, and leadership is dividing homes, churches, communities, even societies. We must respond responsibly, for we never want to find ourselves working against Gods purposes, quenching His Spirit at work in the lives of those He has called. We must respond carefully, since Gods truth often stands in direct opposition to what the majority of people believe.
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Customer ReviewsGodly Women do not aspire to have authority over a man
Rating Point :1 Helpful Point :2
"I suffer not a woman to teach nor usurp authority over a man". It used to be simple but books like these wrestle Pauls words, exactly like Peter said they would, into a meaning that fits their theology.

OK, can you name one female elder from the Book of Acts?
Can you name a female apostle, overseer (bishop), elder, or pastor by name in the New Testament? There is ONE teacher of men mentioned, her name is in Revelation and it is "Jezebel".

Women are wonderful helps, hostesses (deacons) tesimony givers, encouragers, servants to Gods people. But God reserved leadership and headship to the man. "The head of every man is Christ, the head of every woman is the man..." 1Cor.11:1-4

A man who makes his wife "co-pastor" should take down the signs in the church designating mens bathroom and womens bathroom.

God did not see fit to put women in leadership over men. The apostate church does.

Wonderfully balanced, historically and theologically sound
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :4
Cunningham, et al, have done a masterful job of addressing a topic which too often is tackled based on traditionalism, scriptural "sound bites," and emotionalism. Stripping away our preconceptions, they have examined this issue in the light of the full counsel of Gods Word (the Bible), careful study of the original languages (Hebrew and Greek), cultural context, and the historical and comtemporary record of women in ministry. This book is now a "must read" recommendation from me to peers in ministry. As truth will always do, I found this book to be liberating!

Very good material
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :3
If you are like me, you may not believe in women pastors because of how you were raised and how you understand certain passages in the Bible.
This book taught me a lot that I had not known about ancient Greek, Roman, and Hebrew culture, and had a great many insightful things to say which had never crossed my mind before. Very good food for thought.
As with ANY book you read, you should keep your mind open and keep your mind thinking for itself. And be led by the Spirit.
I would recommend this for men as well as for women.

Just Excellent!
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This book is just excellent. It covers all of the important questions on the topic, the writing is very smooth, and I love the illustrations. I cant recommend it enough.

Be careful!
Rating Point :1 Helpful Point :8
I would encourage all who read this book to be very careful in reading it. The first half of the book has to do with the injustices done women, which are true and very unfortunate, but have nothing to do with what the Bible has to say about the subject directly. All that God has made, humans have used for something for which is was not intended.

The second half of the book attempts to describe what the Bible really has to say about the subject. While I am no greek scholar, some of the greek I looked up did not line up with what the authors were stating. An incredibly big problem with the book has to do with assumptions. The author will rightly state that some of the traditional interpretations may not be correct, but then he gives the alternative interpretation that he has obviously accepted without evidence, then proceeds to justify his beliefs as if the assumption is true. He also fails to review other scriptures that have to relate to the relationship between women and men and fathers and their daughters and sons that do not line up with the way he believes.

If you have a good handle on scripture, this book would be interesting to see where some people are coming from. If you do not understand scripture well, BEWARE! I feel this author distorts scripture for his own personal views (2 Peter 3:16). If you are brave enough to tackle the book, then you had better be committed enough to review scripturally all that he is teaching (OPEN your Bible and look into the greek and the surrounding verses--context) as well as the other areas of the Bible where gender differences are discussed.

If you are really interested in the question "Why Not Women?" then I would encourage you to read the book "Why Men Hate Going to Church" to get a more balanced view.

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