My Call(was Feminine Mystique)

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On Thu, 22 Oct 1998 08:43:31 -0400 "Caryle Clear" <cpcj@sprynet.com>
writes:

>>> [Matthew]:
>>> How do you classify great Pentecostal sisters such as Sis. Willie
>Johnson, Sis. Oma Ellis, Sis. Nona Freeman, Sis. Carrie Eastridge, etc.?

As long as they are within the Word of God, they are within the Will of
God.

If they are working CONTRARY to the Word of God...

>Also, Sis. Kim (Missionary to Korea) and Sis. Judy Doughty (who has 
>led great international prayer crusades with her *youth choir* to 
>European cities which have never heard the truth?

Do you believe that the end justifies the means?  That anyone, as long as
the result is something that you (not God) would consider to be a "good"
result, has the ability to defy the Word of God?

Whose Will are we seeking?  Our own or God's?  

>Sometimes with, sometimes without her husband, but she always 
>has Jesus' Holy Spirit with her.)

But I cannot say scripturally that she has The Call.

>BTW, Sis. Doughty just preached at our Summons to Sacrifice (Ohio 
>District) at my church (this past weekend).  She spoke at the Ladies'
events on 
>Fri. nite and Sat. morn, and her husband spoke at the Revival (whole 
>church) on Sat. nite and Sun.  

I have no problem with this.  The Bible SAYS for the older women to teach
the younger and women teaching women IS allowed.  It is when Women assume
to take the mantle of Preacher or Pastor that Scriptural warning lights
SHOULD start flashing.

>My pastor asked Sis. Doughty to speak as well on Sat.
>nite & Sun. for the whole church because her ministry is so powerful 
>and uplifting, it does good for everyone to hear it.

I'm sure that we can have MEN who, for instance, are polygamists who can
also say powerful and uplifting things, but they also should not be
allowed to Preach because it is not Biblically allowed.

>She's also the one who created and, with her husband and several 
>members of the congregation, developed those little black "Spiritual
Warfare"
>flip-charts.  Those are a wonderful tool for people seeking to develop 
>more focussed and extended prayer times.

That is good.  And doesn't contradict the Bible with the role of women.

>Anneliese
>"...with God, *all* things are possible."

EXCEPT Him directly contradicting His own Word, wouldn't you agree?

The bottom line is, just because someone claims to be called to Preach,
if they fail to meet the qualifications in the Bible, I cannot say they
are really called.  There have been a number of men whom I do believe
have been called to Preach, yet because of non-Biblical standards of man
made organizations, they are prohibited from Preaching, yet the same
organizations are so willing to overlook the Word of God to accomodate a
political movement that they will ignore the BIble to fall all over
themselves to accomodate said movement.

To quote a powerful song by Michael W. Smith called "How Long Will Be Too
Long":

"How long will we curtsy to the ways of new religion?
 How long will we water down the Truth?
 'Til truth is no more? 
 Tell me: How long will be too long?"

HOW LONG?

Jerry Welch
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