Anca

Cheryl Schatz said,
“Secondly the issue of Deborah has caused many to view the “place” of a woman’s ministry as limited to outside the church while misunderstanding that the people are God are God’s congregation (OT) and the church (NT) and the building that they meet in is not. Where Deborah did her judging should not be the issue. It is the fact that she did the work of a judge that is the issue. When some side-step her work and make the “place” of her work the issue, they are in essence providing a smoke-screen to try to hide the legitimacy of Deborah’s God-ordained work and position in the congregation.”

People who say the it was OK for Deborah to have been a Judge since it was only government and not authority in ministry need to remember one very important thing! In Israel at that time there was no separation of Church and State!!! The Spiritual Leaders lead the Country!! Remember Samuel? Deborah was a Prophet as well as Judge. A perfect mix of both spiritual and government, the highest authority in the land at that time!