House Church Talk - speaking

[Tim Poole]

Glenn,
You said,
"I would respectfully ask you to show any evidence from the word
of God that the Lord desires us to view the matter of the sisters
remaining silent in the assembly meetings in such derogatory terms, as a
terrible and unnecessary form of "bondage.""

In Response,

Galations 3:28 There is not Male or Female, For you are ALL ONE in Christ.
Is this in practice or is this just a theory?

1Cor.14:34 says" Women be silent as the LAW says." Have you noticed any laws
in our culture that demands this?

I see many that find it difficult to balance cultural practices with the
life of the Spirit.

John 16:13 Says "The Spirit will guide you into all truth."  If your view of
the bible is to be just a book of rules, then you are in violation and
guilty of the whole thing. I have struggled with perfectionism and can
understand your perspective. I have realized that God is only interested in
HIS perfection and not my own.

You should consider the Muslim world and ask yourself if this is what you
think God desires. This "praiseworthy" slavery of women is what they are all
about.

In my opinion, You have removed yourself from this freedom in the Spirit and
again returning to bondage.Gal. 2:4 says FALSE brothers are trying to make
us slaves after being set free in Christ. Gal. 5:1 warns not to allow
yourselves to be burdened again by external bondage.WARNING!!! IF YOU DO ,
THEN CHRIST WILL NOT BE OF NO VALUE.

You should try the muslims or the Jews if you want to follow a code.
Colossians 2:14 Says Christ has canceled the written code.Gal 3:10 says All
who rely on the law are cursed. I would encourage you to know his
righteousness and his grace because without it we are all cursed.  In
Christ, Tim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jesusislord343 at juno.com>
To: <House Church Talk  at housechurch.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: House Church Talk -  speaking


> On Thu, 13 May 2004 08:32:38 -0400 "TIM POOLE" <pooletim at hotmail.com>
> writes:
> > I have to agree with you on this Clair. Bondage is alive and well, its
> just that some chains have hc written on them.
>
> Dear Tim,
> Greetings in Christ's holy name!  I certainly understand your concerns.
> However, I would respectfully ask you to show any evidence from the word
> of God that the Lord desires us to view the matter of the sisters
> remaining silent in the assembly meetings in such derogatory terms, as a
> terrible and unnecessary form of "bondage."  Have you not been poisoned
> against this portion of the word of God by those who have negatively
> characterized it?
>
> Conversely, consider also that in the biblical sense of the word,
> "bondage" is indeed a praiseworthy thing.  We who have been powerfully
> made alive in Christ are made thus as "slaves of righteousness" and
> "slaves of God" (Rom. 6:18, 22).
>
> For a woman to joyfully and voluntarily be submissive (I Cor. 14:34) and
> so remain silent in the assembly times is then one of these examples of
> Spirit-worked bondage to Christ: "...Just as the church is subject to
> Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything" (Eph.
> 5:24).
>
> It is a powerful picture of restraint, just as our Lord Jesus did not
> please Himself, but was submissive even "to the point of death" (Php.
> 2:8).  And it is "in the same way" exactly, as Christ's own powerful
> example of submission (I Pet. 2:21-25), that wives are then commanded to
> be submissive (3:1).  So, consider that our Lord may be teaching us a
> very important spiritual lesson in strictly commanding His daughters to
> remain silent at one point in time in their lives.
>
> Grace, peace, and love,
> Glenn
>
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