{"id":143,"date":"2007-08-16T22:34:39","date_gmt":"2007-08-17T05:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/strivetoenter.com\/wim\/2007\/08\/16\/are-womens-gifts-for-the-common-good\/"},"modified":"2007-08-16T22:34:39","modified_gmt":"2007-08-17T05:34:39","slug":"are-womens-gifts-for-the-common-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmoutreach.org\/wim\/2007\/08\/16\/are-womens-gifts-for-the-common-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Are women’s gifts for the common good?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I am starting a new set of posts on the spiritual gifts which are given to each person in the body of Christ. I would like to start with 1 Corinthians 12:7. Here Paul gives us the reason<\/span> for the gifts that have been given to the body of Christ. Why did God give us spiritual gifts anyways? Paul said:<\/p>\n

1 Corinthians 12:7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The gifts, Paul says, are for the \u201ccommon good\u201d. The New King James says it this way:<\/p>\n

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all.<\/p>\n

So our gifts in the body of Christ are given for the benefit of the entire body because they are \u201cfor the profit of all\u201d. When the Holy Spirit was first poured out on the believers they were united together as a group.<\/p>\n

Acts 2:1 \u2026 they were all together<\/span> in one place<\/span>.<\/p>\n

In unity they received gifts from God.<\/p>\n

Acts 2:3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them.
\nActs 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.<\/p>\n

Notice that the emphasis is on unity<\/span> and each one\u2019s participation<\/span>. All<\/span> received and all<\/span> spoke forth God\u2019s praise. These disciples were men and women receiving and participating together. Acts 1:13 names the men who were gathered together and with them were the women :<\/p>\n

Acts 1:14 These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It wasn\u2019t just the men who spoke God\u2019s words and were given God\u2019s gift for the profit<\/span> of all. It was the women too who were filled and who spoke. If we are to believe God\u2019s word then we must also accept that women\u2019s gifts are for the common good. We must also believe that women\u2019s gifts are for the profit<\/span> of all.<\/p>\n

But those who promote the hierarchical understanding of scripture would have us believe that women are not allowed to teach the men in the body of Christ. With this understanding then we would have to see that women\u2019s gifts are not at all for the common good. Instead of promoting unity and the profit of all, these men end up promoting segregation and the separation of God\u2019s gifts in the body. Is this really scriptural? Should we be creating women\u2019s services or a women’s church so that women can use their gifts? If we segregate our women away from the men because we believe men are not allowed to receive the benefit of women\u2019s teaching, then are we not guilty of saying to one part of the body that we have no need of them? Are we not guilty of making some members of the body of Christ second class citizens because their gifts are not for the common good<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

In the next post I will reveal some interaction with CBMW (the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood) that shows their mindset regarding the secondary nature of women’s teaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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