Those opposed to women in ministry generally reference scripture that they actually misinterpret and take out of context (Dealing). ... At first glance, it seems Paul cannot be more direct in establishing a subsidiary role for women in the church setting, however, the passage must be read in with the book, historical, chapter, and immediate context in mind. ... In terms of women having the highest leadership roles in the church, the Bible does not condemn it, but rather endorses Godly women taking such positions of authority. ... Paul refers to many ordained women in the Bible. ... This i...

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Because it is a movement - indeed, the movement of the Holy Spirit, as Ian Fraser often reminds us - it has a certain spontaneity, which means that it takes on different shapes and hues in different contexts. ... The reader will be struck by the diversity of experiences and types of communities: some came into being as bible study groups; some became an alternative to the normal parish; some were integrated into a parish or diocese; some were family groups; and some were residential communities. ...

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Within the sacred texts and writings related to Christianity, it shares common grounds with Judaism the Tanakh, which in general tends to be in line with the Bible Septuagint (older than the Tanakh in its current form).This form the basis and source for the Old Testament of the different Bibles (Eyler, 2014) In this modern world there some differences within the benches of the Christianity. ... In today's context of so many bad news, the church insists rebelliously in being a propagator of the good news of salvation and hope of God's kingdom. ...

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