CRST 290
Discussion Board Responses # 2
Good job on your essay. I like how you examined the history of women in the church. I
did not know that women were often not allowed to read and study the Scriptures. Thank you for
teaching me something new because I really did not know that.
I agree with you about the role of women in the church. I do not believe a woman should try to
take spiritual authority over a male leader in the church. I do believe a woman can serve and be a
deaconess as Phoebe was in Romans 16. I believe women can serve on ministry teams as a
helpmate and teach. I also believe that before serving a person, male or female, should pray and
confer with their pastor.
The one thing I would have liked to seen in your essay is your stance on women and the
workplace. Should the spiritual limitations on the roles of women apply?
I thought you had some very interesting insight, Daniel. I thought your writing on women in
history was really thought provoking but where did you happen to read this information? For
future reference, I would make sure you cite information like this with scholarly sources just so
your information can absolutely be trusted. But this is very good insight that I greatly appreciate!
How does the revelation of Christ to Mary Magdalene reveal the importance of women in the
church? I think that it proves Galatians 3:28, that “in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek… no
male nor female,” but I do think that this shows the importance of women in the church, per se.
Your interpretation of 1 Corinthians 14:35 is spot on! I believe that we are in vital need of
women in the church; to speak truth into the lives of other women, to develop and nurture
children and also, to help the men, but in regards to them leading men, that is simply not their
intended role.
I agree with you that women were and still are important to the church. For example, it was the
(2) Mary’s that Jesus first appeared to. Furthermore, as witnesses, they were given the authority
to tell others of Jesus' resurrection. Why was that? Could it be that during that time, the
disciples had scattered and were in fear, shame and guilt regarding the events surrounding the
crucifixion of our Lord, Jesus Christ? Furthermore, Jesus appeared to them before the
disciples. I can imagine, he knew where the disciples were, physically and where they were in
their faith. Again, I ask. Why did Jesus give the women the authority to give His message to the
disciples? In my opinion, that's what proclaiming the gospel is all about, not who stands or sits
in the, "pulpit." It's about telling people what the Lord says, to encourage and lead the believers
according the His words, and to hopefully lead the unsaved to Him.
