God has so adjusted the body, giving the greater honor to the inferior part, that there may be no discord in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another
and therefore
take note of those who create dissensions and difficulties, in opposition to the doctrine which you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by fair and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.
This commentator is more irenic than I think necessary, given the utterly reprehensible matter of the post he comments on:
Over in the Progressive Christian channel, Tony Jones has proposed a radical idea this week. He seems to think that the only way for the church to resolve the tensions surrounding the role of women in the church is for those in the egalitarian camp of the church to break off ties completely with those they disagree with. Tony states:
The time has come for a schism regarding the issue of women in the church. Those of us who know that women should be accorded full participation in every aspect of church life need to visibly and forcefully separate ourselves from those who do not. Their subjugation of women is anti-Christian, and it should be tolerated no longer.
That means:
– If you attend a church that does not let women preach or hold positions of ecclesial authority, you need to leave that church.
– If you work for a ministry that does not affirm women in ecclesial leadership, you need to leave that ministry.
– If you write for a publishing house that also prints books by “complementarians,” you need to take your books to another publishing house.
– If you speak at conferences, you need to withdraw from all events that do not affirm women as speakers, teachers, and leaders.
via Are you really calling for schism Tony Jones?.
