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Jesus' Encounters With Women

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JESUS’ ENCOUNTERS WITH WOMEN
During Jesus’ time on earth he met and ministered to a number of women and their lives
were changed because of it. Before looking at some of the stories of these
women, we need to mention that Jesus ministered in a nation during a time when
the role of the woman was very limited because according to Jewish Tradition a
woman was not to be taught the Scriptures.

One example is that of Rabbi Eliezer who has said:

“Rather should the words of the Torah, the Old Testament, be burned than
entrusted to a woman.” [1]
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Not Yet

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Not Yet
Dr. Karen Shaw
"I, personally, have no problem with women being leaders in our church, but the congregation isn't ready for it yet," one pastor explained.
Congregational change comes slowly. Church leaders need wisdom in choosing which changes to promote and the best time to implement those changes. However, it is too easy for a shepherd afraid of controversy to hide behind the flock rather than lead it. A church's lack of readiness to empower all of its members is not an excuse to do nothing. It is a call to action. To do nothing suggests that a leader may lack genuine interest in bringing women into leadership as full members of the Body of Christ.
There are a great many things that a church leader can do to prepare God's people to reach their full potential, even if they are not ready to make a major change quite yet. It may be "a journey of a thousand miles," but one can begin with a handful of these steps:

Important Notes on Studying God's Word

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When we are studying the word of God we need to approach the subject from various perspectives. God has given us minds that are capable of understanding language, history and context, so that we can look at any word, phrase or passage and come to a general understanding of what the author was wanting to convey through his/her written words. Sometimes we need the assistance of scholars who can interpret the literal meanings of ancient words, especially when they were not written originally in our own natural language.

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