Kay

pinklight,

Notice the redefining continues in this exchange:

Mark : “As in relation to culture wars, the egalitarian ‘gift’ based interpretations of scripture and practice may not be so innocent as you seemingly hint at. We are all products of our culture, egalitarianism included and probably more so than any other.”
…and have to be corrected –
by Lydia: “Gifts have nothing to do with egal or comp. They are given by the Holy Spirit to edify the Body.”

Significant, I think, that “gifts” is actually IN the Bible, while “roles” is not – Yet gifts are being called into question and roles are not.