Christian women held captive by demeaning patriarchal attitudes? It happens all the time. This fresh and timely book by the editor of "Charisma" magazine takes a no-nonsense look at unscriptural mind-sets within the church--ways of thinking that have made women into "second-class citizens." A powerful expose, it will enlighten and free women to be all that God is calling them to be.
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"Lee Grady brings passion and integrity to the debate regarding women and the church." -- Brenda Davis, Editor,
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In the turbulence of the mid-1600s in England, a revival movement began that released women to minister in unprecedented ways. The endured incredible hardship from persecution, often being jailed or even martyred. But their influence was powerfully felt, both within the church and beyond it into society, as they led the way in the abolition of slavery, the fight for women's suffrage and prison reform. During the next three hundred years God reiterated through other nascent revival movements that He could use women.
In the Book of Acts, we are told that in the last days there will be a great outpouring of the Spirit of God that will transcend gender and age: "'And it shall be in the last days,' God says, 'That I will pour forth of My Spirit upon all mankind; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams'" (2:17). God is opening the door for you, as a woman, to move into all that He is calling you to do.
When you read "10 Lies the Church Tells Women" and see that some of the things you have been told or taught by the church are based on a wrong analysis of God's Word, you will be better prepared to fully embrace the truth that "there is neither male nor female" in Christ (Gal. 3:28).
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62 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A thought-provoking read,
By Arcangela (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ten Lies the Church Tells Women: How the Bible Has Been Misused to Keep Women in Spiritual Bondage (Paperback)
I had the privilege of hearing David Yonggi Cho speak at a conference last July, pastor of the largest church in the world, which hails, not 10,000 but 700,000 members. As Grady points out in this book, one of the secrets to the church's success is because women are actively involved in the spiritual leadership of its members. This is a fact with which many other denominations have grappled, as Yonggi Cho states as quoted in Grady's book, (properly footnoted, I might add).
Concerning accusations in earlier reviews that Grady twists the Scripture or uses faulty interpretations: unlike many others who make claims, not only does Grady first admit that his book isn't the Gospel itself and thus is open to debate, he aids his readers by properly citing all of his sources; if you have an issue with an interpretation, by all means, find the source that he, like a true scholar, provided and make up your own mind. You should be doing this even if you do believe what he says. I'm also somewhat stunned by a previous reader's parallel of the Fall to a thief stealing bread. I'll address this since I'm sure others have the same mentality. Having read the review, I find myself wondering if this reader has a proper grasp of the Christian faith that I assume he follows. Yes, there are consequences as a result of a thief stealing bread. However, the incredibly wonderful aspect of Christianity is that the thief will not have to rot in jail, even after apologizing and returning the bread because someone else (namely Christ) has already served time in his place. I fail to see how Eve's curse of subordination should not be wiped clean by Christ's sacrifice just as ALL other sins were wiped away. By saying otherwise, one is either assuming that the first woman's sin was simply too great for even the Son of God, or that simply dismissing Paul's statement of "...For there is neither male nor female, for all are one in Christ" as only applying to the afterlife. Grady, on the otherhand is a strong proponent of the fully redemptive qualities of Jesus Christ and thus attempts to unearth long held prejudices against woman by basing his arguments on this foundational premise. If one is willing to admit that Jesus loves woman too, one might see that Grady makes several good arguments. (On a side note, I would also like to add stealing bread when one is starving is no longer a crime. One no longer has to serve 10 years of hard labor as in the case of Jean Valjean in Les Miserable, which the previous writer appears to be referencing.) I think one of Grady's greatest accomplishment in this book wasn't presenting and attempting to refute 10 Lies (I think he succeeded, by the way) but rather exposing the reader to the multitude of ways in which woman have contributed to the ministry both in the past and in the present. If anyone thinks that woman should be satisfied with baking cookies when she feels the call to ministry, I strongly urge them to take a look at this book and perhaps look at the Yoido Full Gospel Church, 700,000 members and still growing, because a pastor was willing to give women a chance at spiritual leadership.
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
FINALLY!,
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This review is from: Ten Lies the Church Tells Women: How the Bible Has Been Misused to Keep Women in Spiritual Bondage (Paperback)
So many times I have been disappointed and spiritually discouraged by authors attempting to tell women that our place is underneath men. While I have never agreed with this nor believed that God wished it, it worried me to know that so many have passed sexism off as God's truth and that so many women have believed this poison. How liberating it is to know that Grady is not one of those people! His book is a WONDERFUL demonstration of the real Biblical truth that men and women are God's equal children. Because of the many disappointments that I've had with Christian authors in the past, I already had my guard up when I first saw this book. Grady, however, addresses every single issue and misunderstanding the church has had with women in the past, from marriage to church positions, and never tries to condescend to women or preach to us about what our roles in life are. His book was so relieving to my soul that it was like a breath of fresh air. I'd advise the man who said that women should continue to pay for Eve's mistake to re-read the Bible a little bit. God never says that Eve became inferior to Adam because of her mistake and He certainly never said that women would be inferior from then on! Reconsider your words, buddy. As to another person's comment, I don't see anything wrong with women trying to get jobs and/or equal rights; this is NOT a way of "abdicating our roles", as each one of us has a different role in life that is not limited to raising children and being housewives. Being a mother and helpmate to our husband is wonderful, but it is certainly not all that God designed us to be; it would be just as incorrect to imply that men are only designed to be husbands and fathers. I highly recommend this book to women AND men, particularly to women who have been spiritually bruised in the past from being told that they are inferior and men who have been taught to view women in a sexist way. Read this book, sisters, and rejoice in your God-given freedom! Thank you Grady and God bless you
62 of 72 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Every Christian Man Should Read This Book,
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This review is from: Ten Lies the Church Tells Women: How the Bible Has Been Misused to Keep Women in Spiritual Bondage (Paperback)
To be honest, I really was not particularly interested in this book when someone gave it to me to read. But, when I started to read it, I got hooked and breezed through it quickly. It is easy reading, but not short on substance or thought-provoking insight.I considered myself to be fairly flexible on Women's issues, but I learned that I had accepted a number of distorted views of men and women which are predominant within Christianity. Jesus said, "You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." I learned a lot of truth in this book, which has set me free. Some of the misunderstanding that Christians have of gender roles is very binding, not only of women, but also of men. After reading one chapter (I started with chapter 10 because I did not think I would be interested in reading the whole book), I realized the implications of some of what I had believed and saw that they were a root cause to some of the difficulties I had in my own marriage. Because of its practical nature and the release it can bring to both men and women, I strongly recommend this book--especially for men!
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