Women in the Bible -Reply

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At 08:45 AM 11/20/97 -0600, Bro Brandon wrote:
>After reading all these threads, I have found points I agree with and
>points I disagree with.    Personally I don't believe that a woman was
>to be a preacher in the beginning, this dating from the tabernacle in 
>the wilderness to now.  

Hmmmmmmmmmm....... male/female, levite/non-levite, jew/gentile.
All opposites.  With a defaulted *elect/preferred* over the other
in the OT days (male, levite, jew) follows the progression as to 
who it's for in the NT days of grace (female, non-levite, gentile).

There's OT types and shadows that need to be applied to NT principles.
The NT *application* (now that grace rules as the *law* has been fulfilled),
not everything is *exactly* the same in comparison to it's OT type/shadow.

Example:  OT tithing and NT tithing.  OT tithing is 10% of the increase.
          NT tithing isn't really meantioned that much....except....

.... the poor widow woman that gave 100% of what she had.  Or the rich 
young ruler that was asked to *sell all* and give proceeds to the poor.
In these cases, tithing is 100% and not the OT's usual 10%.  The widow
gave it all.  The rich young ruler went away sorrowful.  OT tithing done
in a NT time ... may I suggest ... is a beginning point of giving unto
the Lord.  Because there might be a time when the Lord requires *all* 
of it like he wanted with the rich young ruler.  The concept of tithing
from OT --> NT is considerably different but similar in terminology.
God certainly doesn't need money.  But the local assembly does.

OT law and it's practices -vs- NT grace and it's effects
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I say all of that to say this.... the OT *elected* ones (jews) gave way
to the enlightenment of all (gentiles).  The OT *priests* (levites/males) 
gave way to the ministry of all (non-levites/females) as grace now abounds.

When Jesus gave up the ghost, and the temple curtain was torn in two
from top- to bottom-, that signified that it (the Holy Ghost and access
to heaven) was for *all* not just the original few that had enjoyed it.

Bro Tyler
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