Belinda's Thoughts About Intro

Well, here's my 2 cents so far:

1. This guy is a good writer. He is clear and concise without being wordy and too academic. I like that!
2. It's interesting to me that he is passionate about this topic, yet has not been a part of a church that restricts women's participation.
3. He makes an interesting point on page 3, para. 1. He has been explaining how he used to think it was safer to stand on the more conservative side until he could investigate and know for certain. His conclusion was, "It would simply have been better for me not to have taken a stand at all until I could know for certain."
4. I have always been intrigued with biblical interpretation. On page 4 he talks about how the original readers would not have had the benefit of the whole NT. When they read the letter Paul wrote to them, likely that was all they had. So, each letter had to be enough on it's own. I have always been a little leery of doctrine that depended on a circuitous romp through several different letters to finally arrive at the correct answer. Does that make sense?

(Looks like I got carried away and gave way more than 2 cents:) I look forward to hearing all of your thoughts.

Have a wonderful Sunday,

Belinda