A Daughter of Eve |
| Published: June 19, 2008, 5:32 pm |
| Tags: theology, feminism, female ordination, calling |
|
From Kimberly Roth at Jesus Manifesto: I am a daughter of Eve. I am a daughter of the woman who plucked fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, because it seemed good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom (and was also kind enough to share with her husband). I am a daughter of the curse. I am a son of God. Through faith, I have been clothed with Christ Jesus and am neither male nor female but Christ, Abraham's seed, living in me through the Spirit. I am a son of the promise. <snip> Why is it that women in vocational ministry seems to be Christianity's final frontier? Ok, God, we can accept those Gentile believers, and we can even give up our slaves but you can not be serious about that female thing?! Surely you're not going to let Eve off the hook that easily. Did Jesus put you up to this? Do you have any idea how long it took us to live down that whole Deborah thing (and don't even get me started on her friend [ Full article ] |
 Blog link
|
No Comments...