Cheryl Schatz

Kay said:

Mark wrote: “10. I believe that i will be held accountable for my leadership or lack of as a husband and a father, in the same way that leaders of the church will be held accountable for the way they lead the church. Cheryl, do you think you will be held accountable for what you are teaching people about this issue?”

Why would Mark ask this question? What does it matter to him, which doctrine Cheryl is teaching? -because according to him she isn’t supposed to be teaching any doctrine in ‘formal church’ anyway.
Looks like a smoke screen to me.

The way I take it, it seems to me that Mark is hinting that I will be punished for teaching especially teaching women that they may use their gifts for the benefit of the body of Christ. Can you imagine that? I teach people to follow Jesus and use their gifts for His glory. I teach women that when God gifts them, He has also given the authority to serve the body with their gifts and apparently according to Mark, God is going to punish me for that. Perhaps even send me to hell for encouraging women to serve the Lord Jesus without paying attention to man-made tradition?

I just shake my head in amazement at men who think that women who teach the truth of God’s word will be punished because they are women. What should we do about that?

Romans 14:16 Therefore do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of as evil;

We are not to let our good works be spoken of as evil. We speak out in a gentle and respectful way as we speak the truth with love.