ELECTRONIC MINISTRY – Part 8 (Open Letter pages 167-172).
This is the thought, the word that comes out of my heart at this point. Its main purpose is to stir up those true ministers and servants of Yours whose spirit has not yet stood up and seen You – The Almighty God! Those who have not yet seen nor grasped in their spirit WHOM they are really serving, WHAT You accept and WHAT You reject. Those who have not yet realized nor believed in their spirit that NO calling and NO ministry from the Lord of Creation can be fulfilled and bring forth a true fruit through our worries, anxieties, fears, worldly tactics, clever ideas, or through our own wisdom or power!
Will Your Mighty and Holy Spirit convey this simple Truth to the SPIRITS of Your servants and ministers which err in these areas? So be it, Lord of all Might and Power and Wisdom! Thank You in Your Beautiful Name.
Now, I want to turn to the “new breed” in Christianity – pastoresses, lady-bishops, lady-evangelists, lady-preachers … perhaps, very soon we may have the first lady-apostle! What a day that will be, Lord. Apostle Paul would be delighted to see that day. Perhaps, he would be even persuaded to re-write some of his “male-chauvinistic” epistles. But then, we would also have to call on Moses to re-write a “few things” in his books, chiefly the book of Genesis and Exodus, and other writers to modify their books, too. Is this not a true comedy?
Well, I am not surprised, Lord. The world has gone crazy – why not the Church also? The Church has always been “married” to the world in one way or another.
The world is possessed by all kinds of devils and evil spirits, except Your Spirit – why not the Church also? Indeed, why not, when Satan is, in fact, not dwelling in the world but IN THE CHURCH, among Christians that HOLD FAST YOUR NAME! (Rev.2:13).
The world is hopelessly divided, nations from nations, provinces from provinces, counties from counties, cities from cities, villages from villages, even neighbours from neighbours – why not the Church also? The so-called cooperation between nations, provinces, counties, cities and villages has become a farce – why not ecumenism?
The world is eating and drinking and laughing as if there were no judgement coming whatsoever – the Church does the same! The world is growing more miserable each day – so is the Church! In fact, the Church might be outdoing the world; we not only have lady-ministers, but also lesbian ministers! And gay ministers! Don’t we?
Greatly beloved Lord Jesus, will these things not cause every decent Christian to vomit?
Now, I have a word to speak on Your behalf to all these shameless women who never had a true regard for Your Word, who never had a true humbleness, fear or piety before You, who never knew the truth and who may never repent or turn from their wickedness and accept Your ways! This is the word:
Tell me now, you honest, sincere and much devoted ones: do you want to serve the Lord God Jehovah, the Lord of Heaven and Earth by DEFYING His own Word and commandments??? By setting up your OWN principles and judgements of what is right and what is wrong? Are you not offering a strange fire unto the Lord God Jehovah that He had not commanded you nor ever desired?
You ask what is the “strange fire”? Whenever anyone depends on his or her OWN wisdom, OWN method, OWN doctrine, and stands on his or her OWN opinions concerning the Lord’s governmental affairs, that person is offering a strange fire unto the Lord God Jehovah!
Take heed, lady-ministers, for you may not only be offering a very, very strange fire unto the Lord God Jehovah, but you may be playing with that fire – until it shall devour you, as it did also Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron (Lev.10:1,2), and many thousands of others!
Is it not written clearly enough: “Let your WOMEN KEEP SILENCE in the churches, for IT IS NOT PERMITTED UNTO THEM TO SPEAK: but THEY ARE COMMANDED to be under obedience, as also saith the law”? (1Cor.14:34). What law? Mosaic law from Mt.Sinai? Jewish law of tradition? Law of order in synagogues? None of that.
I know what you all think; I was taught the same trash, namely, that this particular word applied to the poor Jewish women, who in Paul’s time, had shouting matches with their husbands, being separated from them in their synagogues. And verse 35 has been used to confirm it. But have you ever read the rest of the Bible??? Even the rest of chapter 14 of First Corinthians? What does the word “to speak” in verses 34 and 35 truly mean?
Has the Lord (through Paul) ever forbidden a woman to speak in the churches in tongues? Never! (1Cor.14:39). Has the Lord ever forbidden a woman to speak in the churches a word of prophecy? Never! (1Cor.14:31). Has the Lord ever forbidden a woman to speak in the churches a word of testimony? Never! (Rev.12:17). Has the Lord ever forbidden a woman to speak in the churches a word of prayer? Never! (1Cor.11:5).
So why is it a SHAME FOR WOMEN “TO SPEAK” IN THE CHURCHES? (1Cor.14:35). Because the word “to speak” does NOT mean to “yell, shout, ask husbands, make noise … pray, prophesy, testify or speak in tongues”, but it means TO PREACH, TO TEACH, TO COUNSEL, TO ADDRESS the (men in the) church with authority! And THAT is the shame for women to do in the churches!
The Lord clearly says through the same Paul: “But I (the Spirit of the Lord) suffer not a woman to teach (to preach, counsel, expound Scripture), nor to usurp authority over the man, but to BE IN SILENCE” (1Tim.2:12) in these matters.
Speaking, which is preaching, teaching, counselling, or expounding and explaining the Scriptures, addressing men with authority is, therefore, NOT PERMITTED UNTO WOMEN, but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also says the law. But what law?
The Law of Creation, of its Fall, and of its Redemption!
(1) Of Creation – because ADAM WAS FIRST FORMED, THEN EVE (1Tim.2:13). Furthermore, Adam was not created for Eve, but Eve for Adam, neither was Adam taken out of Eve, but Eve was taken out of Adam (1Cor.11:8,9).
(2) Of its Fall – because ADAM WAS NOT DECEIVED, BUT THE WOMAN BEING DECEIVED WAS IN THE TRANSGRESSION (1Tim.2:14). Furthermore, Adam had not sinned, and thus betrayed the Earth and the whole of mankind into the hands of Satan because of being blind or weak; he sinned because he loved Eve and hearkened unto her voice (Gen.3:17). Whereas, it was the woman, who, through her blindness, weakness and rebellion, sinned … and thus fell and betrayed the whole world and future mankind into the hands of Satan!
That is also why the woman has always been a weaker vessel (1Pet.3:7). That is why she was commanded from the very beginning (long before Moses and the law) to put her desire toward her husband. That is why she was commanded from the very beginning (long before Moses and the law) to be under the rule of her husband and thus – under obedience as also says the law! (1Cor.14:34; Gen.3:16; Eph.5:22; 1Cor.11:3).
(3) Of its Redemption – because SHE SHALL BE SAVED IN CHILDBEARING, IF THEY CONTINUE IN FAITH AND CHARITY AND HOLINESS WITH SOBRIETY (1Tim.2:15). Here, the word “saved” does not refer to her eternal salvation, but to the perfecting of her soul. Furthermore, her childbearing shall be sorrowful (Gen.3:16) and it is conditioned on her faith, charity and holiness with sobriety. And without the childbearing, even the Redemption of Creation would not have been possible! The seed of the woman promised in Gen.3:15 could not have come to bruise the head of the Serpent.
(To be continued next week in part 9)
brother Hanola
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