It is statements like this:

“There is quite a bit of inconsistency in evangelical complementarians talking about a “gentle and quiet spirit” (1 Pet. 3) while cheering Ann Coulter’s latest sarcastic barbs.”

And there are other scriptures that refer to how we are to be gentle, loving, not gossips, slanderers and the like as well as how the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome that keep me in check.

Somehow, all the virtues that are precious to God go right out the window when we indulge too much into worldly politics.

I prefer to keep focused on the most important issues and serve God by doing anything I can to help with issues of injustice, poverty and abortion, rather than get entrenched in political banter, when in all reality, this is not the kingdom we are to tirelessly fight to preserve.

He didn’t say that women are void of logical reasoning. He said that his WIFE said that women would make decisions based off of emotions rather than logic.

If a woman says that about women, I’m not going to argue much. I will say this though, I believe women have both logic and emotion, and that many times they move according to emotion rather than logic. Just as men have both emotion and logic, and many times move according to logic rather than emotion.

I read you as saying, “Woman are emotional creatures and are void of logical reasoning.”

Wow. I hope I misread your meaning.

Do you think Isaiah 3:12 has any bearing on this issue? It seems to condemn (and therefore repudiate) women + the young as leaders?

Kip’ Chelashaw

2) Dr. Moore, this statement bothers me: “…the political arena just isn’t all that important when compared to the church.”

I will admit, and contend even, that Christians are to be loyal to Christ and support His body above any political affiliations. And should America’s government become overrun by a dictatorship which actively persecutes Christians, then we should absolutely follow the many examples history has for us, and continue preaching the gospel.

However, it is because an environment of freedom makes advancing the gospel easier, the arena of politics is vital. If all of the Christians just said “well, politics isn’t important, I’m just going to focus on the church”, then we would have a completely liberal government, and would lose the freedoms we have to advance the gospel without persecution.

It is because the gospel and church takes priority over everything else that some arenas, like politics, actually become MORE important, not less.

Granted, even the elevated gospel-driven importance of politics doesn’t negate women’s ability to lead our secular government, but that doesn’t mean we don’t care or value politics less. It means we give the gospel and politics the appropriate value, and realize the limitations of Biblical instruction as directed toward the Church, not the secular government.

Rotary International, for instance, has attendance requirements … and others as well … written into their standard constitution. They’re different from the attendance requirements for Sunday family dinners at our house.

So .. using my twisted logic .. I’m thinking that the Constitution and Bill of Rights, etc, govern the election process; and on the other hand, the Bible (plus a few other feeble stabs at rules to establish order within the church) govern church and Spiritual activities.

If somebody can’t separate the two, they’re going to have real problems in both.