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Articles
ARTICLES ON WOMEN IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
A Message to the Women of God
by Germaine Copeland. Germaine Copeland is the founder and
president of Word Ministries, Inc., and author of many books including
Prayers That Avail Much. In this message, Germaine calls women of God to
arise and live according to God's original plan that has been restored
in Christ Jesus. To access her books and prayer ministry go to
www.prayers.org
Women in the New Testament: A Middle Eastern
Cultural View by Dr. Kenneth Bailey. Dr. Bailey has kindly given
permission for us to offer his article, "Women in the New Testament: A Middle
Eastern Cultural View." This article was written in 1995. The truth about
God's view of women is not new, it has been clearly stated over and over. Dr.
Bailey, a renowned theologian, shows through careful consideration of scripture
that biblically there is no ground for discrimination against women. It is
amazing, that in the church, the tradition remains so prevalent.
Just Say
'No' To Psycho-Babble by Leslie Johnson with Gary Johnson. Here is an excellent short
article encouraging the people of God to judge by the Word rather than
"pop-psychology theories and mindless suppositions regarding gender
tendencies." Leslie is the author of Does God Really Prefer
Men.
Women Arising Now by Chuck Pierce. This article
is Chapter Nine of his book The Future War of the Church. In this
is a prophetic word for women, he proclaims that "despite the enemy's efforts to
oppress and seduce women, we are about to see women of the Church arise and
influence the world in a way they have never done before!"
The Lord's Tsunami by Barbara Wentroble. A
tsunami takes place because of a shift in the plates of the earth. That natural
shift represents a spiritual shift that is releasing men and women to work
together in a full and equal partnership. This article also shows how the church
has been influenced by Greek philosophy rather than scripture when it comes to
its traditions on the place of women.
Did Paul Really Say, "Let Women Keep Silent in the
Churches?" by Dennis J. Preato. This article provides objective evidence
that verses 34-35 of 1st Corinthians 14 do not represent the inspired writings
of the Apostle Paul or any other inspired writer. We are grateful to Dennis for
sending us his excellent work on behalf of women.
Covet to Prophesy by Katharine Bushnell. A rare copy of
the booklet was sent to us by Ruth Hoppin the author of Priscilla's Letter. From
Genesis to Paul Bushnell takes on tradition stating "There is no middle ground
safe for the Church. She should either silence women altogether in
every activity that would make her voice heard in the Church as a teacher or
preacher, or else give a tardy assent to the truth of Paul’s sweeping assertion
that “there can be no male and female” distinctions as to call and privilege
that the Church is authorized to make, or can make, without mischief to the body
of believers. Covet to Prophesy is a real find. Enjoy!
Junia, A Female Apostle, Resolving the Issues of
Romans 16:7 by Dennis J. Preato. This paper looks at the two major issues
regarding this verse; was Junia a woman and was she an apostle. This
scholarly paper is very well done and the footnotes are a goldmine for research.
The Choice: Truth or Tradition, Understanding the
Difference Between Biblical Womanhood and Feminism by Susan Hyatt This
article is taken from Dr. Hyatt's dissertation. It helps us see that biblical
womanhood goes far beyond even standard evangelical concepts and certainly is
not secular feminism.
Journey's End by Kathryn Riss is the conclusion of
her book by the same name. The "serpent's seed" has attacked God's daughters
long enough. It's time for the truth to set them free! We hope that you will be
so refreshed, challenged and inspired by this thought-provoking article that you
will want the get the book.
Life's Basic Questions by Barbara Collins, Gay
Anderson and Pat Joyce. As part of the ministry of this website we try to
respond to e-mails. We received some basic questions from a young lady from the
middle east. She asked things like "Why am I here?" "Is there life after death?" "How can I attain deeper levels of wellness and spiritual wisdom?"...
We thought that a lot of folks might have asked the same questions and so we are
posting our answers.
Keeping Women in Their Place by Rev. Johnny Wade Sloan,
D.D. This is an excellent article that we are reprinting from The Remnant. Enjoy!
Ten Lies the Church Tells Women by J. Lee Grady. For
centuries, a patriarchal system of control has kept women in spiritual captivity
through distortion of the scriptures. This article takes on the myths.
Discussion on 10 Lies... 10 Lies the Church Tells Women. We received the following comments from Seth Masek of Lee Grady's Article 10
Lies the Church Tells Women. Barbara responded and they got into a discussion
which we felt was too good to keep to ourselves. It is presented with
Seth's permission.
The Glory of the Lord is Upon You by Carole Scott. This prophetic message, "Get Up Daughters, The Glory Of The Lord Is Upon You!"
was birthed in that vision and is empowered with an anointing prayer for women
of all ages.
God's Gals by Gerald McCray - We (Barbara, Gay and Pat
of God's Word to Women) are pleased to be able to put up Chapter 11 from God's
Gals by Gerald McCray. Gerald contacted us a few years ago asking permission to
use our website as a resource, a real complement. He also wanted to use some of
the articles by Kathryn and Richard Riss, so we put him in contact with Kathryn
who wound up editing his book. We are delighted that he mentions our friendship
on his acknowledgements page. The book is making an impact. God's Gals can be
purchased from your local Christian bookstore or ordered from either
www.barnesandnoble.com or
www.amazon.com
Don't Be Afraid to Empower Women Dawn Ministries
interview with David Yonggi Cho
Questions That Mislead the Gender Debate by Rebecca
Merrill Groothuis. This is an excellent editorial that appeared in
Mutuality, the magazine of Christians for Biblical Equality.
Women of Destiny Conference by Cindy Jacobs. This is a
report on the Women of Destiny Conference that was held in the Spring of 1999.
We feel that the information about how the sins of our founding fathers birthed
genetic defects in the American Church regarding the place of women in society
and in the Church is important and needs to be available to as broad an audience
as possible.
Breakthrough News for Women by David Fees challenges the
traditional interpretation of scriptures concerning the role of women in God's
plan and in the church.
Jezebel Spirit Unmasked- by Gay Anderson. The Summer
2001 newsletter article contests both the validity of the term Jezebel spirit
and the use of this term against women in ministry.
Should Women Serve as Pastors? by Barbara Collins.
This article explores the arguments on this controversial subject.
About My Father's Business by Gay Anderson. Writing for the spring 2002
newsletter, Gay reminds us that our business is souls and encourages us to
recognize ministry does not just mean preaching or teaching. Look for the
opportunity that God gives and take it.
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