Cheryl Schatz

Holly,
You said:

I’m sure though that more questions will come to mind as I continue studying. Thank you for your gracious willingness to give of your time and wisdom. Much appreciated!

You are so welcome! I sincerely believe that teaching should be able to be challenged and that there are no stupid questions. I do not claim to have all the answers but I should be willing to work hard to find answers to things that I publicly teach. Paul was happy to have his own teaching tested by God’s Word. I too believe that it is a good thing to test what I teach for if I am wrong, I can be corrected and if what I say stands up to God’s Word, then the teaching of truth will be valuable to all.

I’ve been sharing the first couple of DVD’s with a few men and women the past couple of days and had different responses – some skeptical, some excited, some angry, some scared about where this “new” teaching will go, and what affect it will have on their lives.

I understand all of those reactions. In the beginning days I myself was not open to discussing the women’s issue and I wouldn’t even read a book that was given to me on this issue. It just seemed heretical to me to go against the tradition that I had been taught. And I would never have touched this issue with a ten foot pole unless I had not been forced into it by a friend’s comments to me. I now praise God for that friend’s prejudice towards me because it pushed me into the Word to study to find out for myself instead of staying in the position of fear of change.

I look forward to someday hearing the “fruit” of your ministry using what I have learned.