The Spiritual Damage Caused By Rebellion of Women Preachers
Oct 30, 2019 1:57:01 GMT -5
Post by Berean on Oct 30, 2019 1:57:01 GMT -5
The Spiritual Damage Caused By the Rebellion of Women Preachers in the Church
Posted by Jeff Maples
Man’s natural wisdom is perpetually pitted against the wisdom of Almighty God. And, this opposition to God’s wisdom is most commonly disguised as pragmatism. In fact, numerous heresies frequently began as ‘pragmatic’ decisions. But, pragmatism is seldom static, it inevitably, however slowly, creeps in the direction of man-centeredness — losing along the way the overarching goal of exalting God and His sovereign and infallible ways. The 20th Century has certainly witnessed this drift away from theo-centricity in the spread of Arminianism and its resultant marketing of the church.
Now, of late, in its continued tangle with social justice issues, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is faced with yet another pragmatic decision. Should Beth Moore’s prolific ministry be validated and defended in the interest of popularity, profit, and peace? Permit this author to express the question in a more generic manner, without using proper names or denominations:
Since God has commanded women not to preach, will any damage be done if a very “gifted” woman decides to set aside God’s command and preach, despite what Scripture commands?
Dr. Peter Jones has pointed out in a number of his works that the divine order in the economic Trinity is crucial to the doctrine of redemption. God the Father planning redemption and sending the Son is a doctrine essential to the biblical gospel. Yet, as Jones points out, feminism seeks to completely flatten out male authority (‘destroy patriarchy’) in the interest of equality. Will God the Father’s patriarchal authority escape the feminist narrative? Jones believes not. What Jones has recognized is that in terms of our redemption, the ‘division of labor’ within the Godhead; the Father planning redemption, the Son accomplishing redemption, and the Holy Spirit applying redemption (see John Murray’s, Redemption accomplished and Applied) is not only crucial to our salvation but also pivotal in revealing the knowledge of the Persons of the Godhead.
Feminists are not comfortable with this foundational doctrine.
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