{"id":211,"date":"2008-03-17T19:30:24","date_gmt":"2008-03-18T02:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/strivetoenter.com\/wim\/2008\/03\/17\/godly-complementarians-and-elvis-has-left-the-building\/"},"modified":"2008-03-17T19:30:24","modified_gmt":"2008-03-18T02:30:24","slug":"godly-complementarians-and-elvis-has-left-the-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmoutreach.org\/wim\/2008\/03\/17\/godly-complementarians-and-elvis-has-left-the-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Godly complementarians and &#8220;Elvis has left the building&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With all the hostile name-calling tactics against egalitarians rampant on the internet, godly, peace-loving complementarians may wonder what they can do in their current position to bring peace amongst the body of Christ.  I am glad you asked.  Below are my recommendations on how you can bring peace to the body of Christ and support godly women teachers without compromising your own conscience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When a godly woman is asked to speak publicly, do not discourage her or put her down for using her God-given gifts.  Give her the opportunity to use her gifts for the benefit of the body of Christ by quietly and without a disrespectful show of superiority, leave the building so that others will receive the benefit of her teaching.  When those who are complementarian and who have a weaker conscience regarding hearing the truth from scripture from the mouth of a woman have left the building, the rest of the body of Christ will be free to benefit from the teaching that God has for them.  It is never right to stop a woman from teaching the truth of God\u2019s word.  It would be a respectful and godly thing to leave the building yourself so that God gets the glory and your conscience is not hurt.  This is a godly &#8220;Elvis has left the building&#8221; peace-making effort.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When a godly woman is preparing to give a bible lesson do not ask that woman what she is allowed to do by God, ask yourself rather what you are allowed to hear.  If your conscience is bothered by hearing godly teaching coming from a sister in Christ who has been commissioned by God as a teacher, then do another \u201cElvis has left the building\u201d exit.  In doing so you will not disturb those who are ready and willing to hear the truth of God\u2019s word from one of God\u2019s gifted teachers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask yourself why the church has practiced stopping gifted women teachers from teaching the truth from scripture rather than a much simpler plan of allowing men with weak consciences to leave in a respectful manner?  Why do some men sit up front when a woman is scheduled to speak in a church or a chapel and then get up in protest and walk out in an act of arrogant superiority?  Is this godly?  Does this please God?  Or should these men rather choose not come to the chapel in the first place or choose to sit discreetly at the back in a respectful manner and then quietly leave before she gets up to speak?  Would it not be a godly and peace-loving thing by respecting their sister in Christ and respecting Jesus who has accepted and gifted this godly teacher by quietly and discreetly making their exit?  Why do some men make a show of disrespecting women rather doing a humble and discreet \u201cElvis has left the building\u201d exit?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Pour over scripture and look throughout the Old Testament and then search through the new testament looking for a reason as to why God treats men as second class citizens and keeps part of his gifts away from them?  Why would God give 100% of his gifted teachers for the benefit of women in the body of Christ, but then hold back 50% of his gifted teachers from benefiting men?  Search carefully through scripture to determine for yourself why God is so prejudiced against men that he gives them only half of his best gifts for their benefit?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Apologize to women that you have disrespected and treated with disdain because they have freely offered their gift for your benefit.  Ask God to forgive you for your attitude.  Ask God to change your heart so that you will allow yourself to encourage, love, respect and appreciate every godly Christian bible teacher that has had the courage to continue teaching after being mistreated, scorned, rejected and hated by their brothers in Christ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Finally, pray for your sisters in Christ and ask God to help you to be a peace-maker and an encourager of their gifts and support their courage to use their gifts for the benefit of the body of Christ whom Christ also died for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about the dual use of the term &#8220;Elvis has left the building&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phrases.org.uk\/meanings\/elvis-has-left-the-building.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>click here.<\/strong><\/a> You will then need to determine if you are one who is to stay or to go.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone have anymore respectful things that a godly complementarian can do to encourage his\/her sisters in Christ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With all the hostile name-calling tactics against egalitarians rampant on the internet, godly, peace-loving complementarians may wonder what they can do in their current position to bring peace amongst the body of Christ. 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