Lin

Mark wrote:

“Also i am a bit confused why egals think that because Jesus appeared to ‘women’ it is concrete proof that they should lead and run churches. Jesus had many women follow him but none were ever the apostles nor took on any leadership role. MAybe someone can explain the seemingly great importance of this event.”

I disagree with your premise that ‘someone’ should ‘lead’ or ‘run’ the Body of Christ. We tend to leave out the Holy Spirit. Godly Overseers are going to look like Matthew 5. They are not going to look like great leaders but lowly servants who know the only real authority in the Body is Jesus Christ. And we forget that in the 1st Century, they were meeting in homes. Not buildings with pulpits and childrens programs.

In any event, it is not just the women taking back the Good News after the Resurrection, it is also about the Joel Prophecy being fulfilled. That is just more concrete proof that many ignore and try to explain away as a one time event. (We know this is not true as God is using dreams today to bring some Muslim men to seek Isa)

But what is ignored the most by non egals is the fact that there is no law prohibiting women from teaching or leading men in the OT. But they want us to believe that the Word is more prohibitive toward women after the Cross when it comes to proclaiming the Word to anyone reqardless of sexual organs. (No offense, but that is how silly it really is. In Christ, there is no male or female)