I was saddened but not surprised to learn a number of men without whom I have been aquainted for decades decided to feature their wife, their daughter, or another female speaker during the Sunday morning worship time of their recent Mother's Day service. It requires an ignorance of Second Corinthians 5.14 to think that such a move by a Gospel minister evokes images of love for either women or anyone else. It requires an ignorance of First Timothy 2.9-15 to think such a move by a Gospel minister is permitted by God's Word and does not introduce confusion to the already confused world affected by third wave feminism.
The slide into effeminacy has continued apace in the West for centuries, with so many women and more and more men thinking they are magnanimous for surrendering a position in the society, in the family unit, and in the church assigned to them by God. Confusion reigns, and since God is not the author of confusion it is clear that this trend is not of God.
Do they not study God's Word and discover there God's plan for men, for women, for marriage, and for church and society? As well, do they not correlate the current trend with the prophesied slide into apostasy? Finally, have they no concern for the confusion introduced into the lives of children who increasingly make distastrous choices about sexual practices and so-called gender identity? Does no one read secular history to discover the implementation of a plan (Critical Theory) by a group of communists (the Frankfurt School) who moved to this country before World War Two with the goal of destroying our culture?
The whole world is going mad, as we see more and more evidence of what happens when God turns people over to a reprobate mind. People who are sometimes brilliant nevertheless abandon any capacity to make more judgments about anything.
Into this debate has been introduced the third edition of "Women In The Church" by Andreas J. Kostenberger and Thomas R. Schreiner. It is a masterpiece of scholarship, application, and courage in a culture gone south. It is a must read for anyone involved in the teaching and preaching of God's Word.
Women in the Church: An Interpretation and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15 by Andreas J. KöstenbergerMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
An extremely well-prepared and marvelously thorough treatment of a timely issue in congregations everywhere. I have already held my copy up to the congregation I preach to and have endorsed the book with my highest praise. I like everything about this work.
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