Cheryl Schatz

Mabel,

Do you think that ” true gift ” = in a man, it is true, and
“false gift” = if in a woman, it is false?

Great question! I think that this is one of the bottom line issues. Are the gifts color coded so that some gifts are reserved for men? The fact is that Jesus decides whom He gifts and if He doesn’t want women gifted then He doesn’t gift them this way. If He gifts, then who are we to refuse His gifts? Don’t people realize that when we refuse His gifts coming from His women sons that we are in essence refusing Him?

The second thing is that Scripture never gives us any indication that there would be gifts for women only or for men only. If men can be gifted in all areas, then there cannot be women only or men only gifts. I believe that we need to accept and embrace God’s gifts and give Him the glory for those gifts. If we deny His work in female vessels then we are grieving His Holy Spirit.

Churches in Hong Kong and China are thriving, and women pastors is a non-issue.

Amen! When there is persecution, Christian more readily understand how much we need each other and they are more grateful then we are here in North America where we feel that we can pick and choose what we accept from God.