Newsletter no. 62 October 2019

Newsletter no. 62 October 2019

Newsletter Steef and Tineke van 't Slot

Dear friends,
 
Our love and greetings to you. Three weeks ago we arrived in South Africa. It is Springtime! We are enjoying the sunny weather, the flowers and the masked weavers that build their nests right before our window...  Just praying for rain... weird thing to pray for rain, as Dutch people have learned to dislike the rain, because we usually have too much of it... but here nature is crying out for some water, as are the farmers. 

Article 2021-03 Women in Ministry

Chapter 65: Women in Ministry

Introduction

First we must understand what the Scriptures meant for their own times, then we can learn their meaning for our times. Paul placed 1^st century Christianity in its cultural context and we need to place 21^st century Christianity in cultural contexts. To do so properly, we need to understand the difference between moral and cultural values in the Bible. Causing no offense seems to be the most important rule.

Scripture reference

There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus (Gal. 3:28)

Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all (Col. 3:11)

The story

Paul wrote about how women should behave and minister in the church. Throughout church history there have been misunderstandings about his sayings. The first thing we must understand is that Paul regarded all people equal in God’s sight, because Jesus Christ broke down the barriers between Jews and Gentiles, educated and un-educated, poor and rich as well as between men and women.