Again for what my 2 cents are worth:

I think the over riding burden is to obey that which is most explicate in the scriptures over that which is an arguable issue. Although I am passionately committed to local church "covenant partnership", (which is what our church calls membership to more clearly define what we are trying to communicate), I do not think that it is as explicate a directive in the scriptures as is the call for a wife to submit to her husband as unto the Lord.

The cause of Christ is far better served, when the explicate is adhered to, if the choice is before us, over the implicit. I by no means mean to down play the importance of church membership - or it's biblical foundation - I respond only in relation to the issue of loving male headship in the home and therefore in the church.
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Peter Charlebois
Associate Pastor: Discipleship Ministries
Fort William Baptist Church
2 Timothy 1:9

      "Only one life. T'will soon be past; 
       Only what's done for Christ will last!"



 

 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Johnny & Lisa Schlaack 
  To: soundofgrace@... 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 11:32 PM
  Subject: [soundofgrace] A wife's submission and membership?


  For those of you who believe in membership for the local church, I am
  curious how you would counsel on the following subject.  A wife wants to
  become a member of the local church she attends, but her husband(who is also
  a professing believer) doesn't want to become a member, nor does he really
  want her to become come.  She wants to know if she should become a member
  even though her husband doesn't want to, neither does he want her too?

  Is she not in submission if she chooses to become a member without his
  consent, or is she permitted to become a member because the Scriptural
  teaching on membership and obedience to it?

  Thanks for your input,
  Johnny
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