"The emerging, or emergent, church movement takes its name from the idea that as culture changes, a new church should emerge in response. In this case, it is a response by various church leaders to the current era of post-modernism. Although post-modernism began in the 1950s, the church didn't really seek to conform to its tenets until the 1990s. Post-modernism can be thought of as a dissolution of 'cold, hard fact" in favor of "warm, fuzzy subjectivity'" (gotquestions.org see full article at link below -- it is worth it).
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). He does not change. So as the "culture changes" why should the church? IT SHOULDN'T. The emergent/emerging church? The church has already been established through Christ. So, when we try to better our experiences, injecting our feelings, and changing church to match the culture, it is NO LONGER CHRISTIAN. Experiences, feelings, and culture changes, Christ does not.
Another thing I am hearing is that people are "spiritual" and not religious or Christian (or "spiritual" Christians). What kind of spirit? If it is the Holy Spirit kind of spiritual, then I am with you. But, this cafeteria-style Christianity is not Biblical. You cannot mix a little of this religion and that religion with Christianity. We respect that others believe differently, but not to the denial of Biblical Christianity.
Either we believe and obey the Bible or we do not (we cannot add and take away things). If we do not, it is no longer Christian it is something else.
Women were used by God to lead, to be missionaries, and to teach -- through example or directly (Deborah, Esther, Anna, Eunice, etc.) but never as pastors. It is not our calling. The Bible is clear about who should be church leadership, their, duties, roles, qualifications, etc.
When I was younger, I always wondered what "and thy desire shall be to thy husband" (Genesis 3:16) meant. The older I get the more the Holy Spirit reveals to me. Just because a woman can do something does not mean she should. It seems to me, that we women are always trying to prove how much like men we are (and our culture is on a mission to determine that there are no differences between the sexes). We are equal to men, but we have very different roles. One role a woman should not play is pastor.
Link to a really good article:
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