It is a cheap argument to accuse those who ordain women or women ordained of denying inerrancy or taking Scripture loosely. One can counter that those who don't allow women to speak prophetically, to lead, to "apostle" and to "deacon" ... etc... are the ones denying Scripture! Both arguments lead to stalemates at the best, and the normal course of the conversation to much worse.
Yup. Also it seems like this argument gets lobbed around a lot for other issues as well. It in effect assumes that those we disagree with have dispensed with Scripture and absolves us (in our own minds) from having to do the deep work of searching Scripture for ourselves and in community to see if our own views hold up.
It is a cheap argument to accuse those who ordain women or women ordained of denying inerrancy or taking Scripture loosely. One can counter that those who don't allow women to speak prophetically, to lead, to "apostle" and to "deacon" ... etc... are the ones denying Scripture! Both arguments lead to stalemates at the best, and the normal course of the conversation to much worse.
Exactly.
Yup. Also it seems like this argument gets lobbed around a lot for other issues as well. It in effect assumes that those we disagree with have dispensed with Scripture and absolves us (in our own minds) from having to do the deep work of searching Scripture for ourselves and in community to see if our own views hold up.
It's a sure sign there's not going to be a real conversation.
Yeah, no kidding.
Yes. In the church I serve as minister, 9 of our 12 elders are women. Grateful for them.