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Hey SBC, if you show special attention to the MAGA men and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to immigrants, minorities, and women, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? #sbc18
Not to put too fine a point on it, but the SBC is giving VP Mike Pence a platform during the annual meeting tomorrow at 11:00. I think Jesus’ brother would have something to say about that.
Let’s not sugarcoat this. Wisdom and charity would call us to listen to PoC like @KyleJamesHoward who experience this as “spiritual abuse at the conventional level.” Lord help us if we are so deaf or calloused that we can’t or won’t hear those voices.
I keep hearing when Paul says, "I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet," that he's only referring to role of an elder in a local church. But I believe that's untenable when one considers the surrounding context. #sbc2018
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First, this is after Paul speaks of how women should learn God’s Word. Paul says she's to “learn quietly with all submissiveness." Surely Paul isn’t giving this rule for only when the whole church is gathered. This would extend into all areas of doctrinal instruction to men.
2/17
2/17
Most fail to recognize Paul’s command to let a woman “learn” was a positive command that would’ve shattered ancient conventional stereotypes. In that day, women were believed to be academically inferior. Before Paul makes ANY prohibition, he writes words of liberation.
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