Comments on: The Battle Rages On… http://candrewjones.com/2006/08/21/the-battle-rages-on/ after darkness, light Tue, 05 May 2009 10:29:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Charlie Wallace http://candrewjones.com/2006/08/21/the-battle-rages-on/#comment-118 Charlie Wallace Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:01:14 +0000 http://candrewjones.wordpress.com/2006/08/21/the-battle-rages-on/#comment-118 All cases of church discipline are all different. A lot depends on the circumstances. But, I think the more important question for pastors to ask themselves is, "Is this removal of a woman sunday school teacher a hill on which to die?" Is this issue important enough to bring about immediate change? That question can only be answered by each pastor. All cases of church discipline are all different. A lot depends on the circumstances. But, I think the more important question for pastors to ask themselves is, “Is this removal of a woman sunday school teacher a hill on which to die?” Is this issue important enough to bring about immediate change? That question can only be answered by each pastor.

]]> By: C. Andrew Jones III http://candrewjones.com/2006/08/21/the-battle-rages-on/#comment-117 C. Andrew Jones III Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:18:59 +0000 http://candrewjones.wordpress.com/2006/08/21/the-battle-rages-on/#comment-117 Interesting thoughts. Would you support enacting church discipline in severe cases of women who utterly refused to submit to your plan over time? I am referring to the "hard-hearted" cases. Interesting thoughts. Would you support enacting church discipline in severe cases of women who utterly refused to submit to your plan over time? I am referring to the “hard-hearted” cases.

]]> By: Charlie Wallace http://candrewjones.com/2006/08/21/the-battle-rages-on/#comment-116 Charlie Wallace Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:00:23 +0000 http://candrewjones.wordpress.com/2006/08/21/the-battle-rages-on/#comment-116 Good question. Scripture plainly states that a woman is not to teach or have authority over men in the church setting. So, let's say you go to a church and there are 4 women SS teachers. What do you do? <br/><br/>I think the wise thing to do is realize that God has placed these women in these positions for some reason or another. They are doing their best to teach the church. In some churches, if these women were not teaching then there would be no teachers at all. What to do? <br/><br/>1) Keep the women teaching.<br/><br/>2) Do not make any new women teachers.<br/><br/>3) Call for more men to be teachers and start new classes. This will relieve the burden on these other classes and it will engender (pun intended) the men to step up and take more of an active leadership role. Most churches where women are teaching, these same churches have men only deacons. Encourage the deacons to teach and be more 'visible' leaders.<br/><br/>4) Preach the whole canon of Scripture and let the Holy Spirit work through imparting knowledge, wisdom and conviction to those open to Him.<br/><br/>5) Those women who teach who have hard hearts? Let God deal with them. Good question. Scripture plainly states that a woman is not to teach or have authority over men in the church setting. So, let’s say you go to a church and there are 4 women SS teachers. What do you do?

I think the wise thing to do is realize that God has placed these women in these positions for some reason or another. They are doing their best to teach the church. In some churches, if these women were not teaching then there would be no teachers at all. What to do?

1) Keep the women teaching.

2) Do not make any new women teachers.

3) Call for more men to be teachers and start new classes. This will relieve the burden on these other classes and it will engender (pun intended) the men to step up and take more of an active leadership role. Most churches where women are teaching, these same churches have men only deacons. Encourage the deacons to teach and be more ‘visible’ leaders.

4) Preach the whole canon of Scripture and let the Holy Spirit work through imparting knowledge, wisdom and conviction to those open to Him.

5) Those women who teach who have hard hearts? Let God deal with them.

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