Mark

Cheryl,

I would love for you to write a post on actually being able to distinguish between a true God given spiritual gift and those of false teachers. To me it seems un-practical to be discussing whether we are restricting women’s gifting if we don’t actually have a proper understanding of that which is actually a gift. For example we have many warnings about false prophecy or teaching.

Jeremiah 14:13-22
2 Peter 2:1-22

…and one of the scariest of all- Jesus words

? “Not everyone who ?says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will ?enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who ?does the will of my Father who is in heaven. ?On that day ?many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons ?in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I ?never knew you; ?depart from me, ?you workers of lawlessness.’ (Matthew 7:21-23)

It seems to me that it would be more helpful to discuss between a true gifting of God and a false one. And for further thought whether or not people think some gifts ended in the first century…any thoughts