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| Dear Cathy, I'm a little surprised that no one has responded to your post yet, but I am happy to dialogue with you on this topic. I believe if you were to have a conversation with Dr. Leclerc you would find that she (and the rest of the Church of the Nazarene) would affirm Jesus as the head of the church. The statement she made about the Nazarene church finding its roots in two sources refers to the inception of the denomination itself in a historical context, not a spiritual one. Since you seem to be unfamiliar with the history of the Church of the Nazarene, I can fill in some of the blanks where it may be unclear. The denomination actually has a history of affirming women in ministry, and encouraging them to pursue ordination whenever they and their local congregations are led by the Spirit to do so--just as they would for men. They follow that teaching in the New Testament which proclaims that God pours out his Spirit on whomever God wishes, regardless of gender, age, or abilities. This is truly good news! For more on this topic from a biblical perspective, I would highly recommend a reading of Dr. Joseph Coleson's "Ezer Cenegdo" article at the following website: http://www.whwomenclergy.org/booklets/power_like_him.php Sincerely, Wendie Brockhaus |
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| ...at this statement in your text: "The Church of the Nazarene finds its roots in two primary sources--the theology of John Wesley and the 19th century spiritual awakening known as the Holiness Movement." The statement is true, but unfortunate and horrifying -- because the root, stem and head of the Church of our Lord is always and only the Word, living and written. An institution calling itself a church should take it's doctrine from the Word alone, and should respect 2000 years of church history. Where she doesn't, heresy inheres. And foolishness and confusion, not Wisdom. (I won't reference biblical texts to address your errors, but you should have done. I will reference the fact that our Lord, the King, had 12 disciples, 12 apostles, and all were men. He had women attending him, providing for his needs, and serving as do all of his own, male and female alike, but as a point of order (issuing from the creation mandate, never rescinded) he used and uses men for certain purposes, women for others. |
