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Ask The Pastor
Mon, 17 Jan 2005
Jenny,
I won't try to answer all that you asked. Those things need
to be taken to the Lord. However, I will make some
observations that may help you.
> . . . If I look at these issues the
way many Christians do it only
> makes me angry, bitter, makes me
wonder why God would punish me by
> making me a woman and punish all the
other women out there with the
> burdens that we have and it makes me
angry towards God.
Sister, you are being misguided. When God made Eve, He made
a picture of glory. She was His crowning work. Part of the
problem with much teaching today is in a failure to understand
the beauty, the nature, the giftings, and the special place
that women have in God's created order. Once these things are
understood, never again will the woman be looked upon as being
inferior in any way to the man.
In fact the ancient Hebrew people were taught that the
woman had a deeper spiritual nature than the man. This may not
be true in every case, but it does speak volumes. A woman has
such a special role before God and in the human family, that
the Bible actually compares her to the Holy Spirit. And man is
commanded to love his wife in the same way that Christ loves
the church.
> I have been struggling with this for
probably 2 years and my faith
> it suffering because of it. I feel
rejected by God when I hear
> teachings that put men it a position
to have the last word over
> their wives or permit men to teach
anyone but give the leftover or
> smaller jobs to women. How ! can I
restore my faith and get out of
> this trap of bitterness and pessimism
about being a Christian woman?
You can restore your faith by asking the Lord to open your
own understanding to your own placement in His kingdom. You
need a good spiritual education in this area. Once the Lord
begins to let you see just how very valuable you really are,
never again will you become bitter about being a Christian
woman.
I wish you all the best.
Always in Christ,
Buddy
Bro. Buddy
Martin - Ask the Pastor
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Lawrence "Buddy" Martin
email:
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