Alison

Bingo. That’s the $64 question (I’m feeling a little broke today). Unless I’m completely missing it, there doesn’t seem to be anything in the Scriptures that equates a woman’s teaching or non-teaching role with her salvation. I don’t think the two are comparable at all.

I say that because to threaten a woman’s eternity over whether or not she teaches is the height of arrogance! I simply don’t believe that the two issues can be put together, unless I’m still missing how it works. I happen to think that one’s salvation is strictly between that person and God, no one else, not even the person(s) who led them to Christ. Therefore, to threaten a person (read: woman) and her eternal security even when she is teaching Biblical truth smacks of manipulation, bullying and unwillingness to let the Spirit do what He does best: speak through inspired men AND women in order to lead the lost to Christ.

PS to Cheryl: If my tone’s a little too strong, I’m sorry. My feathers were ruffled, and I fear I might have responded out of emotion rather than pure reason.