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Who is amenable to the GC? All Mankind ? Only Christi ans? Only Christian men? Lord will be with non- Christian s The Bales doctrine is true Truth YES YES NO NO Chart CG-1 YES Only to those with miraculous gifts? YES Cannot claim non-Christian man has no spiritual authority Women must preach to men GC not for all The Bales doctrine is true GC limited to 1 st century GC not for all Only to the apostles? Who else? NO NO NO YES Violates 1 Tim. 2:12 Non-apostles given apostolic power and authority

Who is amenable to the GC?

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Who is amenable to the GC?. Chart CG-1. Cannot claim non-Christian man has no spiritual authority. Lord will be with non-Christians. All Mankind?. YES. NO. Only Christians?. YES. The Bales doctrine is true. Women must preach to men. Violates 1 Tim. 2:12. NO. Only Christian men?. YES. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Who is amenable to the GC?

Who is

amenable to

the GC?

All Mankind

?

Only Christians

?

Only Christian

men?

Lord will be with non-Christians

The Bales doctrine is true

Truth

YES

YES

NO

NO

Chart CG-1

YES

Only to those with

miraculous gifts?

YES

Cannot claim non-Christian man has

no spiritual authority

Women must preach to men

GC not for all

The Bales doctrine is true

GC limited to 1st century

GC not for all

Only to the apostles? Who else?

NO

NO

NO

YES

Violates 1 Tim. 2:12

Non-apostles given apostolic power and

authority

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GC Entails

Apostolic authority?

Baptism in the Holy Spirit

Instructions to tarry in Jerusalem

Instructions to begin Preaching

in Jerusalem

John 20:22-23not GC

Luke 24:49 not GC

Luke 24:49not GC

Luke 24:47not GC

YES

YES

NO

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

Chart GC-2

Promise of power

Promise of miraculous gifts

Witnesses for Christ

Luke 24:49not GC

Mark 16:17-20not GC

Luke 24:48not part of GC

NO

NO

NO

YES

YES

YES

Limited to the Apostles

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Start

Absurd to

interpret as

literal?

Contradiction to interpret

as literal?

Contrary to common sense to

interpret as literal?

Figurative language

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

Chart GC-3

Said to be

figurative

YES

NO

Said in mockery or

irony?

Would prohibit good or

enjoin evil?

Literal language

YES

NO

YES

NO

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Non-Christian man

has no spiritual

authority a Christian

woman can usurp

Christian man

present?

1 Tim. 2:12 only applies to role of Christian men to

Christian women?

Great commission obligates women to teach (didasko) & preach to men?

Christian women forbidden to teach (didasko) non-Christian

men

Christian women must

teach (didasko) & preach to

non-Christian men in any

format

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

Chart GC-4

YES

Christian woman is limited by 1 Cor.

14:33b-35 & 1 Tim. 2:12

Only the gist of the

Scriptures prohibits

women teaching

(didasko) &

preaching to non-

Christian men

Other passages

obligate women to teach

(didasko) & preach to every

creature?

Christian women must engage in

leadership of non-Christian men

in all spiritual activities (leading

prayer, leading singing, etc.)

NO

YES