Mark

Interesting thoughts from all.

First it is interesting that Mabel things distinction of roles does not equal spiritual equality, but only distinction of gender roles equals spiritual hierarchy. What sort of reasoning is this? Smells alot like society talking.

Lin says that comps have a talmud? If this is the case why are there so many varying egal interpretations of passages. I am yet to see a consistent interpretation.

Cheryl always strays from the physical distinctions to the spiritual. No surprise really because she cant deny physical differences. Problem is, spiritually everyone is different. Now i don’t mean there is a hierarchy, simply that spiritually we are all gifted differently. Some are have a greater understanding of scripture than others. Some are more mature christians while some are more immature. But does any of this= spiritual inequality. Of course it doesn’t. It just means that some are given roles that others aren’t.

Also Cheryl it is interesting that you post about Genesis but yet tell us that the conversations is about spiritual gifts. What is it that you want to discuss?

Now it also interesting that all of you want to dismiss the grammar of Gen 3. You label it a rabbit trail, that i am going off topic, but is this not the very passage and topic we are looking at. Let me ask all of you this question…are you teachable? Are you even willing to look at the passages that are difficult for your position? You say i need to answer your tough questions which i have over and over again, but yet you refuse to answer mine and call them rabbit trails? I can only conclude your un-willingness to even attempt to dialogue. It seems that this blog is more interested in slandering other Christians like CBMW and comps rather than discussing scripture.

To answer gengwell, some roles are spiritual and some are physical. A father for example is a physical one. A pastor is both. Some are given the gift, but they must also physically do the work. They physically have a job to do for the body of Christ. Whether there is a purely ‘spiritual’ only role i’m not so sure. I would need to look more closely at that. But i guess that is why egals are so fixated on dividing the physical and spiritual, to combat comp theology rather applicable truth.

More on Genesis later