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Title: Ten Lies the Church Tells Women: How the Bible Has Been Misused to Keep Women in Spiritual Bondage by J. Lee Grady ISBN: 0-88419-737-9 Publisher: Creation House Pub. Date: October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.45 (22 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: What Manner of Man is This?
Comment: My husband saw the book, 10 Lies the Church Tells Women in a magazine for men. He showed me the ad knowing it would bring a smile on my face and knowing I would buy several copies to pass out to my friends and enjoy countless hours of chit chat about "gender issues" which has become a joyful pastime of mine. Why my order arrived, I expected to read it quickly and add it to my growing library of similar books- all confirming my own belief about mistranslations and a sorry waste of kingdom resources. After reading the first few chapters I was surprised by a new reaction. It wasn't disappointment, or anger, or a cheerleader rush of enthusiasm, or unbridled self-justification, it was a soft, wistful feeling as if I had just seen a baby eagle take its first flight. The feeling was airborn, carried on wide, invisible currents, something of freedom and wide open spaces, something lofty and stirring. Could it be the same feeling I get when I read Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem, "The Windhover"? Mr. Grady says that because of its stand against inclusion of women, the world looks on the church "as ignorant, insensitive, and irrelevant." If that is true in the public world, how much more is it evident to those who know first-hand the irrational excesses of pompous patriarchs. Maybe there was a time to defend the "honor" of the family, but now everyone knows the public counts of DWI so let's be honest and own up to the need for intervention. The pop Christian culture is an addictive organization in piteous denial of its closet actions and no one misses the smell of alcohol or the tell-tale signs of bottles left in the trash. Like Elvis impersonators, pop church tries to preserve the memory of Christ in a tedious and predictable manner. It wouldn't be so sad if Jesus were really just a good ole boy now lying 6 feet under, but I shudder to think about Christ watching what goes on in real estate that carries his banner. Like a ranting, sometimes passionate drunk on the street corner, the pop church invites sympathy and care, but no longer respect, no longer serious dialogue, no longer costly commitment, no longer much to hope for. The question to ask is not whether the information is true in this book, but for whom these truths can be heard. I wonder who has ears to hear? Not my friends from church. Not people who shop at the Family Bible Bookstore. Not everyone wants to hear that the prison door sits open. Not everyone wants to know they can live full, free, completely redeemable lives. The enforcers are women. The airways are owned by Calvinist groupies. This book may crash on the runway for lack of an audience. Like a person speaking sign language at a Rock Concert, we have to ask who will hear and who will care. Who but God? Through my years of noticing the ones who are undervalued, silenced, left-out, demeaned, and dispensable, I learned to understand the heart of God. I learned to hear how many songs of the church focus on the singer and not the Savior. I notice now how many sermons talk about everything on earth but who God is. I figured out that even in his own house, God is talked about as if her were gone away, or not listening, waiting to be noticed, welcomed, depended on for things besides emergencies, waiting for a friend to ask his opinion, his advice, as if he too had a brain and a heart. So J Lee Grady, in the tradition of Jeremiah, you speak against the Shepherds of God's people. And as Jeremiah spoke the opinion of God in chapter 8, verse 8 and in response to God's wonderment that the people did not turn from sin when they were told their shame, "My people do not know my word for the lying pen of the scribes has turned it into a lie." The word of accusation has been bold and true. Either there will be repentance and restoration, or we will see judgment and shame upon those who oppress God's people and hold back the gospel of peace. I know that you know the heart of God. I see it in your courage to keep the title unchanged even if it presented a bad public image. I see it in your retelling of moments in Christ's life. I see it in your pain at the cost of repression. I see it in your sense of battle between truth and fiction, and I see it in your optimism about the church breaking through its denial and finding the courage to make amends and start the journey to health. I like to think there is a Camelot this side of heaven, but for now it is enough to know that men like you have put on the sword and armor to fight for the right to full involvement in the Gospel of wholeness for my daughter and her daughter. I'm personally past believing in the institutions but you can rest assured that my little network of underground freedom-seekers will have eyes that light up at your book like a thermos of hot homemade stew for the hungry, cold, homeless. God be with you.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Yoke Released
Comment: Lee Grady expertly demolishes a mindset that has hampered generations of women. Many will experience a release of a yoke as they read this very sensible exploration of scriptures, such as Paul's famous quotes concerning the role of women in the church. Refreshing revelation and theological "correctness" threads it's way through every aspect of each issue. Such a book brings unimaginable impact, affecting the world wide harvest of souls, as gender proclivity equalizes, and an army of women arise in the five fold offices of calling and ministry.
Rating: 1
Summary: Ten Lies is Right!!
Comment: It's not the church or God's word that's lying, it's this author and the pentecostal movement. What this book does is give women justification to disobey God's word and what His perfect plan is for us. He consistently downgrades the average housewife by using sarcasm (...because this is their humble, God-ordained "place" in life) as if serving someone else is demeaning (...they've been sent to a back room in the church to fix desserts for the Sunday night fellowship hour). The book is all about POWER, being in the spotlight.
The author bases some of his argument for 'enpowering' women based on God's original plan for Adam and Eve before the fall - they had an equal level of authority. After the fall, Eve's subordination to man occurred as a consequence, which is true. But, he takes it one step further and says because of Christ, the sin is forgiven and women can go back to the original plan of equal authority which has no basis in Scripture. If someone steals a loaf of bread to feed a hungry family, their plan or intent may be notable but the consequence is jail time. What the author would do, though, is just have the robber say "sorry" and then take the stolen bread to the family. Things don't work that way! There are still consequences which this author fails to recognize and falsely denies.
Throughout the book, he talks about Scripture twisting or faulty Bible interpretation on the part of others - I fear, though, that he's fallen into the same trap for personal gain. There's nothing more noble than a woman taking care of her family. There's nothing unworthy about having the gift of serving others by making cookies and serving tea at church events. Sadly, this author can't see the real value because of the dollar signs. Women have a place and, unfortunately, they don't want to accept what God says is that place. If you want a worthy book to read, stick to the good old-fashioned Bible. If you want an excuse to pump yourself up and do what you want outside of God's counsel, buy this book.
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