[Vision2020] Authority To Preach

[keely emerinemix]

I'm heading off to the Sawtooths for a week, so I can only answer briefly 
for now.  I'd be happy to continue this once I return, though!

Yes, the Scriptures not only "come into play," but they are the standard 
here.  I believe the entire testimony of the NT, and specific verses, give 
the believer assurance that the Spirit has distributed, and expects use of, 
gifts and talents for His good purpose -- for the building up of the Church 
-- and not on the basis of gender.  Further, the NT is replete with examples 
of women occupying the prophetic office and assuming leadership roles.  
These examples are in harmony with the overall panoroma of the message, and 
the few specific texts that would appear to limit women's roles in the 
church must be interpreted in that light -- a basic rule of hermeneutics, as 
I'm sure you know, is that the student must interpret the unclear passage in 
light of the already-clear.

So it's because of Phoebe, Priscilla, Junia, Phillip's daughters, Anna, the 
woman at the well, Chloe, Lydia, the women witnesses of the Resurrection and 
countless others we don't know of that I am confident that God intends women 
and men both to use the gifts He's given them.  And everywhere the gifts are 
listed, there is the admonishment that they be used and the expectation 
throughout Scripture that the believer submit to and respect those who are 
thusly gifted, as they themselves would be submitted to and respected.  I 
don't see how we can do less.

That's all for now -- I have to finish packing!

keely

From: <Dufflepud at clearwire.net>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Authority To Preach
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:09:35 -0000



Keely,

Does the authority of scripture come into play with regard to determining if
someone has the authority to preach?  J Ford seemed to appeal to scripture.
If the Spirit is God's Spirit you speak of, would not the scriptures and the
Spirit line up with another and agree?





keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com> said:

 > The Holy Spirit.  By the Spirit's gifting, by the Spirit's power, and
 > ordination simply confirms what the Spirit has done.
 >
 > keely
 >
 >
 > From: <Dufflepud at clearwire.net>
 > To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
 > Subject: [Vision2020] Authority To Preach
 > Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:13:05 -0000
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > There has been a question as to Doug Wilson's authority to preach. For
those
 > of you asking this question and specifically for those of you who have
asked
 > about his being ordained or not, where do you believe authority to preach
 > comes from? Who should ordain and by what authority do they ordain?
 >
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