Apostolic Feminists

[LadyRev]

Originally Posted by Felicity

I've heard many women speak and preach and share their burden. Some of them have been HUGELY impacting, but none of the women that I can think of who I've heard in person has ever acted in a masculine unbecoming manner. I can think of so many women from Vesta Mangun to Evangeline Rodenbush, Thetus Tenney, Micky Mangun, Nona Freeman, women from my own district - so many - and none of them acted out of order or unbecoming. They didn't scream, stomp, or act masculine in any way

I DID watch the JS clip and I don't like all that I saw and certainly don't agree with everything I heard.

I've heard all but one of these women you named speak and all of them raised their voices, screamed/hollered, emphasized, got excited and even stomped their feet and slapped the pulpit.

I didn't find any of it to be out of order or unbecoming.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Felicity

But Esther .... in truth.... we all do it! As we should!

I believe we need to be careful in the way we judge but we are given the right to do that in Scripture.

I think JS was very much in the flesh personally. But again, this is my personal opinion.

I am extremely hesitant to say something is not of God.

I know He works in mysterious ways and I would never want to say it is not of Him unless He moves me to say it.

I think a lot of this is opinions, and there in lies deception IF we are not careful.

I may not like the style of a man's preaching, but I would be hesitant to say He is not used of God.

Now IF they are spouting things contrary to the Word that is whole nother story.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by LadyRev

I've heard all but one of these women you named speak and all of them raised their voices, screamed/hollered, emphasized, got excited and even stomped their feet and slapped the pulpit.

I didn't find any of it to be out of order or unbecoming.

LadyREv I think we have a double standard going on here.

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by LadyRev

I've heard all but one of these women you named speak and all of them raised their voices, screamed/hollered, emphasized, got excited and even stomped their feet and slapped the pulpit.

I didn't find any of it to be out of order or unbecoming.

Oh okay. Well I haven't.

I think it can get to a point where it's unbecoming and un-ladylike as we think of it.

Originally Posted by Felicity

LOL!

I looked up the word "feminist" in the dictionary and the definition didn't sound too awfully terrible or threatening. I guess we usually think of it in its negative connotation.

Eating the fruit from that tree probably didn't sound too threatening to Eve when the serpent suggested it.

Feminism is, at least in part, about erasing the distinctions (beyond the physiological) between male and female. Feminism wants to do away with the very notion of men's roles and women's roles. This is contrary to God's created design for male and female.

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Esther

I am extremely hesitant to say something is not of God.

I know He works in mysterious ways and I would never want to say it is not of Him unless He moves me to say it.

I think a lot of this is opinions, and there in lies deception IF we are not careful.

I may not like the style of a man's preaching, but I would be hesitant to say He is not used of God.

Now IF they are spouting things contrary to the Word that is whole nother story.

Now Esther..........

I never said she wasn't of God and it's not so much about style either. And goodness, a person doesn't have to be under "anointing" as we usually think of it to teach and say good things. It happens all the time here on these forums.

I just didn't "feel" for what that's worth any anointing on that clip where she was talking about the two powers.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Felicity

Now Esther..........

I never said she wasn't of God and it's not so much about style either. And goodness, a person doesn't have to be under "anointing" as we usually think of it to teach and say good things. It happens all the time here on these forums.

I just didn't "feel" for what that's worth any anointing on that clip where she was talking about the two powers.

I never said you did, but what's his name did!

I'm just saying to me for anyone to claim something/someone is not of God you surely must be careful in doing so.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by LadyRev

I've heard all but one of these women you named speak and all of them raised their voices, screamed/hollered, emphasized, got excited and even stomped their feet and slapped the pulpit.

I didn't find any of it to be out of order or unbecoming.

LadyRev,

Does the forum affect you to where you simply want to stay in bed also?

[Newman]

Originally Posted by Esther

LadyREv I think we have a double standard going on here.

I am resigning myself to stay off this thread. I think it unlady like, uncouth and ungodly to tear down a person's ministry based on their style.

I am amazed at the audicity of some that do.

It is no wonder so few women venture into the arena. It is probably harder to have one's feminity attacked then any other thing.

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Esther

I never said you did, but what's his name did!

I'm just saying to me for anyone to claim something/someone is not of God you surely must be careful in doing so.

Oh okay. I mistakenly thought you were referring to what I said.

Well, you know how it goes. Sometimes people have issues with people and then judgments are formed that aren't always correct!