House Church Talk - inclination toward ceremonial

[Dan Beaty]

Glenn,

Mostly I understand the point of what you are saying. But you seem to be
laying too heavy an emphasis on the subject of women's head coverings IMO.

Surely everyone's experiences may differ, but in my entire lifetime, I have
known many very godly, praying women. The Holy Spirit has convicted some of
things that many would not consider worth considering. But I have never
known a sister to say she was convicted of not wearing a head covering.

It would seem to me that something was that important to God, He could get
the message across to them somehow, even if the churches did not teach it.
The passages in 1 Corinthians are not of course to be ignored, but the
details of their exact circumstances are today debateable.

Dan Beaty
Columbus, Ohio
www.livingtruth.com

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Subject: Re: House Church Talk -  inclination toward ceremonial


> 8 ...Walk as children of light
> 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and
> truth),
> 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.
>
> On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 20:16:24 +1000 Brad Cork <brad at peoplecare.org.au>
> writes:
> > if we are truly led by the spirit we will fulfill traditions and
> customs that are required as well...
> ---------------------------
>
> Amen, Brad.  The verses above from Ephesians 5 provide us with a biblical
> definition of what you have been speaking of--that to "walk in the
> Spirit" is to "find out what is acceptable to the Lord."  This means that
> we will not remain the same people we were apart from Jesus--numerous
> radical changes in attitudes and actions on our part are going to be
> required of us.
>
> "Finding out what is acceptable to the Lord" is not a mystical experience
> which varies from individual to individual, with some going one direction
> and others the opposite, as supposedly "led of the Spirit."  Rather, the
> "finding out" is a work of the indwelling Holy Spirit to work repentance
> in our lives in all areas.  For a woman, for example, it is learning by
> the Spirit *from the word of God* to have a quiet and gentle spirit (I
> Pet. 3), to be a keeper at home (Tit. 2), to cover her head (I Cor. 11),
> to raise children (I Tim. 5), to remain silent in the assembly times (I
> Cor. 14), and to dress modestly (I Tim. 2)--and various other things
> which are virtually unthinkable to our rebellious western culture.  None
> of these things come naturally--in fact they defy the course of nature.
> None of them "seem right" to us--but the word of God reveals them as His
> perfect will which we will learn as we, by the Spirit, offer our bodies
> as living sacrifices to God (Rom. 12:1-2).
>
> "I will run the course of Your commandments for You shall enlarge my
> heart." (Ps. 119:32)
>
> "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us,
> and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
> looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith, who for the joy
> set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down
> at the right hand of God.
> For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself,
> lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls." (Heb. 12:1-3)
>
> Grace in Christ,
> Glenn S.
>
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