I found this interesting and refreshing comment regarding women and mission work from Elizabeth Elliot. She affirms that women have a pivotal role in missions but also affirms the God ordained calling of women.
You read in your Bible study booklets this morning from Romans 12: "All members do not have the same function." There is nothing interchangeable about the sexes, and there is nothing interchangeable about Christians. God has given gifts that differ. They differ according to the grace given to us. You and I, whether we are men or women, have nothing to do with the choice of the gift. We have everything to do with the use of the gift.
There are diversities of operations, but the same Spirit. There are varieties of personalities, but all are made in the image of God. As a woman I find clear guidance in Scripture about my position in church and home. I find no exemption from the obligations of commitment and obedience.
That is a refreshingly honest viewpoint from a woman who knows a little something about mission work having picked up the work after her husband laid down his life rather than killing unbelievers. I think she strikes the right tone. Obeying Scripture in these matters is not about obedience to your husband, it is about obedience to God.
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