On 2/27/06, H Dorrington <hjdinfl@...> wrote: >A woman reading from Scripture is reading the Word of God >and it is void of personal opinion, personal interpetation, personal >commentary, and personal application coming from the person >who is doing the reading while teaching adds those elements to >the reading of the text. But the scripture *and* she are not void of authority. In the corporate setting, IMHO, we cannot dichotomize between the "reading of the Word" and the authority that it carries in that setting. There is authority in Word *and* speaker in that setting. IOW, this is *substantially* different from a wife reading the text to her husband at home. then again, I realize that this list isn't populated by those that invest much more meaning into the Sunday gathering than a public outing at the park on a Saturday. -- Pastor Chad Richard Bresson Clearcreek Chapel Springboro, OH http://breusswane.blogspot.com -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace