More women priests being ordaned than men.

Shawn Stuart said:

Then why is the Anglican Church shrinking and groups like Calvary Chapel are growing.

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Correlation is not causation. Wiccan membership is increasing too...

JackRT said:

I do not place limits on God's ability to call anyone, male or female, into His/Her service.

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What about placing limits on God's choices themselves?

SonOfHeaven said:

From apostolic time there is that only men can be priests, from Peter and Paul.

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I'd would use the rule of treating people the same as I'd like to be treated myself. So that makes Peter and Paul's local rules of their day, obsolete.

If your local government allows it, then it's God's rule.

Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

How do we decide which parts of Holy Scripture are the optional ones?

JackRT said:

I do not place limits on God's ability to call anyone, male or female, into His/Her service.

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Does God place limits?

Albion said:

What about placing limits on God's choices themselves?

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If your local government allows it, then it's God's rule.

Albion said:

I don't want to comment on that specific case, but it is true than when "Love" or "God loves everyone" becomes the main argument of any church faction that wants any doctrinal change, almost no doctrine is safe from being changed...using that same reasoning. The famous "slippery slope" has been much in evidence in many of the denominations that we generally think of as liberal these days.

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True. Treating people fairly is a wild and slippery slope.

SkyWriting said:

If your local government allows it, then it's God's rule.

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That wasn't the point. The question was about us deciding that God is limited in his choices concerning his church or his creation generally. What's the basis for us to think that way?

Albion said:

How do we decide which parts of Holy Scripture are the optional ones?

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Apply the golden rule.
And local law is God's rule now.

Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

Albion said:

That wasn't the point. The question was about us deciding that God is limited in his choices concerning his church or his creation generally. What's the basis for us to think that way?

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God has turned our choices over to our government.

Romans 13:1-7
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience.

SkyWriting said:

God has turned our choices over to our government.

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We were talking about God's choices, not ours.

Albion said:

What about placing limits on God's choices themselves?

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Speculations about the knowledge of God are strongholds. 2 Corinthians 3:5 Some are armour for demons to hide. Basic salvation known as Christian salvation, whatever one may speculate that involves, is the only sure thing. We only know that right thinking in rightly dividing the word between soul and spirit is far more beneficial than dividing anything in flesh.

SkyWriting said:

Apply the golden rule.
And local law is God's rule now.

Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

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Looking at the big picture, rather than scientifically scrutinizing a small part, it’s His government that is prophesied to increase. Once in Isaiah and also from the lips of John the Baptist. Not putting people to shame who are teachers is the subject in Hebrews.

SkyWriting said:

Apply the golden rule.
And local law is God's rule now.

Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

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What about those who believe that Female priests are wrong? How do you love them as yourself?

W2L said:

What about those who believe that Female priests are wrong? How do you love them as yourself?

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It’s that golden rule again. From the light of the Father who is Love.

LoreneDD said:

It’s that golden rule again. From the light of the Father who is Love.

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But how do you love that person as yourself? We have heard about how to love a female priest as yourself, but what about the other side of this issue? How do you love them?Dont you see that this love you refer to is one sided?

W2L said:

But how do you love that person as yourself? We have heard about how to love a female priest as yourself, but what about the other side of this issue? How do you love them?Dont you see that this love you refer to is one sided?

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Maybe on your side but I think anyone is capable of loving everyone, thru Christ as Christians. The fraternity of believers is not a literal brotherhood. You may understand that as time goes on. I know it took a long time until I recognized the family of God rather than competitures to see whom was greatest.

LoreneDD said:

Maybe on your side but I think anyone is capable of loving everyone, thru Christ as Christians. The fraternity of believers is not a literal brotherhood. You may understand that as time goes on. I know it took a long time until I recognized the family of God rather than computers to see whom was greatest.

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You are not answering my question. You want to love female priests as yourself by allowing them to serve as priests, but what about those who think that only men can be priests? How do you love them the same way?

W2L said:

You are not answering my question.

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That’s all the answer I’m giving you.

LoreneDD said:

That’s all the answer I’m giving you.

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How then will you love me as yourself? As i said, your love is one sided.