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Originally Posted by Chan
Yes, folks, we're just going to cast aside all gender distinctions in the Church - because Mizpeh says there is no male or female in the Church. Ladies (not that you exist anymore now that you're in Christ), you can go ahead and wear men's clothes and act like men all you want. Men (not that you exist anymore now that you're in Christ), feel free to wear dresses and go get your facials and manicures and pedicures at the beauty spa. Mizpeh has decreed that there is no male or female in Christ and insists that this means all gender distinctions just go away for us, since we are no longer in the flesh but are now "in Christ."
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As a voice to offer some offset to what I preceive as largely a rant, I ask the reader to consider this.
The Kingdom of God is not meat or drink, the Kingdom of God is NOT OF THIS WORLD.
HOW LONG will those who profess a new birth as being a
birth of the Spirit (note: I make no assumption that poster CHAN is one who does this), attempt to bring down that which is from above. The Kingdom of God is not of the natural realm. The definitions, constraints, laws and roles that can be applied within this realm to not have any assurance of transferability to the Kingdom of God. It is carnal, babe in Christ thinking, to do so.
That which is seen is to assist us in our understanding of that which came before, that which is not seen.
In the realm of time, in the earthly realm, in the below realm, we have roles that DO NOT EXIST in the Kingdom of God.
In the below/natural realm we have:
poor and rich
bound and free
MALE and FEMALE
Jew and Greek
None of these have application in the realm of the anointing of God's Spirit that is, --in Christ.
If I am operating with consideration of the diversity due to roles involving gender distinction, I am operating in a realm (jurisdiction) that is established to support the NATURAL order.
If someone were to mistakenly apply jurisdiction or roles in a realm where they do not apply, he would be being as silly as a mother barging into the house next door and saying to the neighbor's child, "stop watching TV right now, get up and clean-up your room this minute!".
We need to understand where to apply our roles. Any distinction of roles have application first and foremost in the natural/below realm. It would be foolish (an exhibit of carnal-mindedness) to extend those roles into anything concerning our membership in the Body of God's anointing --his Christ.