An Open Mind and an Open Heart - Day 167 Month 6-16 Week 24-6
Today's Reading (Bible in 1 year) Judges 4, Psalm 133, Jeremiah 44:20-30, Acts 7:1-53 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges%204%2C%20Psalm%20133%2C%20Jeremiah%2044%3A20-30%2C%20Acts%207%3A1-53&version=NASB1995 An Open Mind and an Open Heart Full disclosure: I am an egalitarian. I’m a person who believes men and women are equal in all ways and that within the church (and in every other area of life), both men and women can hold leadership and service roles based on their giftings without distinction based on gender. Complementarians believe men and women are equal but have separate roles, with all leadership and teaching in the church restricted to men. Listen to what God says about leadership in the following bible verses: “When the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge (Judges 2:18).”“Deborah, a prophetess, was judging Israel at that time (Judges 4:4).” Thi...