gengwall

Mark,

Your replies are red herrings. The issue is the gifting of women (and men) to be teachers, not about whether or not the teaching about gifts is true or false. The assumption is that the women gifted to teach or preach are truely gifted. The bone of contention is the fact that some in the church try to discredit or diminish that true gift. Do you believe that no woman ever has or will receive the true gift of teaching or preaching? If no, then do you believe that true gift is somehow less of a gift if given to a woman than if given to a man? If no, then we are back to our age old question to you. Do you believe that somehow the setting determines whether or not the gift is edifying to the body (and therefore allowed) if, and only if, it is a woman who is the one gifted?