Restoring One Another Ministries in the Church

Restoring One Another Ministries in the Church

3-Column Religious Belief Structure

An Illustration of Religious Belief Structures

The following Table illustrates the Religious Belief Structures describing three distinct primary religious categories used by different religious groups around the world. This Table is customised to Christianity and associated denominations. The primary categories are the left-wing [1]
[1] The term ‘left-wing’ is taken from a left pendulum swing away from the central teachings of the NT of ‘One Another’ ministry-type actions in order to describe the secular liberation of radical feminism, woke, transgender, nonbinary, etc., when compared to the central ‘One Another’ teachings of the NT. That is, there are 100 ‘one another’ statements instructed and reinforced by Jesus and four inspired NT writers to churches across the Roman Empire, which along with the NT teachings of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), reciprocal actions between partners (1 Corinthians 7), etc., which do not reflect a matriarchal role nor woke role whether it be their associated transgender, nonbinary and intergender type dogma. In effect, left-wing is noted as a part of a social organization advocating a liberal or radical position, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/left-wing, accessed on 31 July 2024. Left-wing in this Trilogy Series proposes that a religious party (not a political party) are those who advocate liberal ideas and is progressive beyond what is written beyond the Word of God from an exegetical perspective. Left-wing includes radical feminism, bitch manifesto, woke, transgender, nonbinary, etc., and those people who do not recognize and respect the heterosexual gender and common skill sets between men and women within the central teachings of Christ and the NT..
of radical feminism, the right wing [2]
[2] The term of ‘right-wing’ is proposed as Male Headship dogma in its various forms of androcentrism. These androcentric groups underpinned by patriarchy and complementarianism in some churches , and who display misogyny, male superiority of intellect and gifts over women, only men have authority. This results in male domination over women and all Christian women are to be subservient to men in their church. Male headship is observed as a right pendulum swing away from the central teachings of the NT. The central teachings of the NT are based on 100 ‘one another’ statements by Jesus and four inspired NT writers being central to the NT teachings in the Church, along with the teachings of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), reciprocal actions between partners (1 Corinthians 7), etc., which do not reflect patriarchal dogma nor male headship dogma. These NT central teachings of ‘One Another’ is reinforced by Paul to all the churches in the Galatia region, that whether they are a man or woman, whether they are slave or free and whether they are a Jew or gentile, for you are all one in Christ, Galatians 3:26-28. In effect, there is no spiritual need to adopt or follow right-wing male headship dogma, akin to the Pharisaic teachings in Jesus’ earthly ministry and reinforced in embryonic catholicism in the 2 nd to 4 th century. Hence, right-wing in this Trilogy Series proposes that any religious party, group and/or entity which advocates and reinforces for a narrow bandwidth of ‘male-only’ authority, androcentric hierarchical structures, masculine nationalism in their belief, etc., is right-wing to the spiritual norm of Jesus and NT teachings of four inspired writers concerning 100 - One Another’ ministries. This right-wing teaching relies on a traditionalist upbringing, that women are not equal to men. The right-wing patriarchal lobby believe women do not have religious authority and women must submit to men. Typically, right-wing entities do not appear to have an ability to renew their own mind outside of an androcentric mindset in their own belief system. This is especially so, if they have been raised and predisposed to indoctrinated androcentric practices each Sunday morning in worship and/or they apply a habituative narrow way of practice and androcentric thinking in their upbringing and lifestyle under a patriarchal and/or male headship structure. The Pharisees are also viewed as right-wing, who traditionalised an androcentric way of life, that went beyond the scriptures. It is proposed that right-wing followers of the NT do not rely on the exegetical approach to the word of God, but rely on an eisegetical approach as becomes evident in this Trilogy Series coupled with legalism, fundamentalism, blue print hermeneutics and reinforced by habitual/repetitive practices in their worship, so they do not deviate from their manmade traditions
of male headship, and the central core actions representing the values of ‘One Another’ (mutual equality and oneness between heterosexual genders). It is proposed that left and right wings are based on secular and cultural traditions with the central/core being the most congruent throughout the inspired New Testament Letters.

Left-Wing Radical Feminism

  • Bitch Manifesto [3]
    Refer to pages 20, 21 etc., of ‘Women in the Church (Reclaiming the Ideal) by Carroll Osburn, Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas - ISBN 0-89112-0201-1, noting reference is made to: Joreen, ‘The Bitch Manifesto,’ Radical Feminism (ed. Anne, Koedt, Ellen Levine, and Anita Rapone, New York: Quadrangle, (1973): 50-59, esp 50-52 See now Elizabeth Wurtzel, , Bitch, : In Praise of Difficulty Women (new York: Doubleday, 1998).
    Dogma
  • Various practices display misandry against men.
  • .Radical Views, such as accepting lesbianism, nonbinary, transgender, etc., as acceptable norms in their religious practices,
  • Hijacked the Egalitarian term for their own woke agendas.
  • Opposed to Patriarchy in displaying hatred and/or dislike against men in general.
  • It can be misandrist

    • Includes but not restricted to the extremes of matriarchy, that:

  • Only women can rule.
  • Wife must own properties.
  • Inheritance is given only to daughters, not to sons.

Central/Core NT Practices One Another [4]
[4] Refer to https://www.mmlearn.org/hubfs/docs/OneAnotherPassages.pdf of Jesus and to Table A of the Executive Summary for Detailed Examples in the NT.
Ministries [5]
Refer to Table B of the Executive Summary for Detailed Explanations of who Priests and Ministers are in the NT.

Co-rule over Creation, Gen 1:26 [6]
[6] For more detail on Co-rule, refer to Chs 1.1 and 1.7.1 in Volume 1 of this Trilogy Series
Deborah, Female Judge & Ruler [7]
[7] For more detail on Deborah, noting Deborah was a Judge, Songwriter, Minstrel, Prophet and military leader who led Israel to victory, (Judges 4 - 5). Also refer to pages 191 and 192 of Volume 1 and pages 5, 78 of Volume 2 in the Trilogy Series for supporting evidence.
Huldah, female prophet to a King [8]
[8] For more detail on Huldah, noting Huldah is a prophetess (2 Kings 22:14-20 and 2 Chronicles 34:22-28), refer to pages 93, 192 and 193 of Volume 1 in this Trilogy Series.
The virtuous/valiant wife [9]
[9] The inspired writer confirms that a virtuous wife does not need the advice, acceptance or approval of her husband for managing any aspect of the household, the farm, plantations, maid servants, etc. For example:  The virtuous wife coordinates the logistics for the operations (Proverbs 31:13 and 14), i.e. seeks wool and flax sources food from a far from the merchant ships, makes garments and sells them, supplies sashes to merchants, etc., (Proverbs 31:24). Her husband is neither mentioned nor implied in these commercial decisions by the virtuous wife.  The virtuous wife manages the finances (not her husband) as she considers a field and buys it and with the profits she plants a vineyard, (Proverbs 31:13 and 14).  The virtuous wife manages and looks after the household including all the maid servants (Proverbs 31:15). Her husband is neither mentioned nor implied in these household decisions by the virtuous wife.  The virtuous wife reaches out her hands to the poor and needy (Proverbs 31:20). Her husband is neither mentioned nor implied in the charity decisions by the virtuous wife.  The virtuous wife watches over the household (Proverbs 31:27).  The virtuous wife raises the children well, they call her blessed (Proverbs 31:28). None of these examples of the virtuous wife, show that the husband ruled over the wife. Rather the virtuous wife could make all decisions in the household, business and community doing charity work while her husband was at the gate. The text implies, the husband was never asked. This practice is neither male headship, patriarchal nor complementarian in attributes
Various female prophets in the NT [10]
[10] Multiple female prophets are recorded in the NT letters including:  Anna is a Prophetess, who lived full time in the Temple (Luke 2:36).  Women prayed, prophesised and teached in the Churches of the first- century Church, as noted by (1 Corinthians 11:5; 14:13-30, CEB). The only condition was not whether there were men present, but that Christian women had some sort of head covering to not confuse them with some of the secular/temple women - prostitutes in Greco/Roman culture of those days.  Daughters to propheise in the NT, according to Joel 2:28-29 and Acts 2:17-18  Phillips 4 daughters were prophetess according to Acts 21:9
Equality in marriage responsibility [11]
[11] efer to Ch 1.7:14 for analysis of 1 Corinthians 7. Also refer to Proverbs 31 of what the wife was in charge of, as independent of the husband staying at the gate.
Both Women and Men Serve as Priests [12]
[12] All Christians are Priests, 1 Peter 2:5 (NIV ) and 2 Ephesians 2:21-22. Refer to Ch 1.7.7 in this book for more detail.
Implies that Priests serve in Worship and Ministries. 100 NT directives of ‘one another’ ministry-type actions.
  • Collaborate – All are to Serve
  • Mutual Submission
  • Serve in the same and different ways according to their talents
  • Mutual relationship – Symbiotic
  • Mutual Spiritual Obligations
  • Mutual Spiritual Responsibilities
  • Doesn’t despise either Gender
  • Equal Opportunity for 2 genders
  • Equal Recognition for 2 genders
  • Equal Rewards, Consequence, Dignity and Respect for 2 genders
Includes Aspects of Evangelical Feminism [13]
[13] Evangelical feminism is referenced from Carroll Osburn – Woman in the Church, p xvi - is an egalitarian view that accepts biblical authority, yet maintains that that biblical texts used (by devotees of male headship) to place restrictions on women have been misunderstood and misapplied.

Right Wing Male Headship [14]
[14] Refer to Ch 2 within Volume 2 of this Trilogy Series for detailed study of male headship. Notably, ‘male headship’ dogma varies in each church as well as varies in application within different denominations. Essentially, men who uphold male headship dogma in their church – body of believers actually enforce a secular androcentric structure, that only men have authority and all Christian women must be in submission to men, wives must be subordinated to their husbands, and all women irrespective of their qualifications are forbidden from teaching and preaching from the Pulpit in a congregation, when men are present. In male headship led churches, all women are typically not allowed to pray aloud in a church/assembly when men are present, and all women are denied to lead any spiritual tasks in worship and ministry, as all Christian women supposedly have no authority in the NT to do so. As referenced from Pp72 and 74, Women in the Church – Reclaiming the Ideal, by Carroll Osburn, ACU press, who records Hurley (devotee of male headship) stating what happens in androcentric churches: All real authority is that of ‘appointive male headship – the subordination of women is a God-ordained pre-Fall matter. As becomes obvious in each of the three books in this Trilogy Series, ‘male headship’ is proposed as a manmade teaching and an apostate teaching, which is misogynous against women and is in conflict with 100 Bible verses in the NT as well as key texts throughout the Bible.

Patriarchal Ministries [15]
[15] Patriarchy is further analysed and described in Ch 3 within Volume 2 of this Trilogy Series.
and Complementarian Ministries [16]
[16]Complementarianism is further detailed in Ch 4 within Volume 2 of this Trilogy Series. It is noted that Patriarchy is on the nose in many religious societies around the world. Many male headship structured churches within the broader Christianity are trying to ditch their patriarchal roots and now mask their male headship under a new defacto title of Complementarianism. As noted in Chapter 4, complementarianism has evolved into at least 4 complementarian branches whose complementarian scholars disagree with each other complementarian branch, in who, how and when their complementarianism applies in worship and ministry.
act as custodians of enforcing Male Headship. They are noted as: Disciples or devotees of Male Headship [17]
[17] Disciples of Male Headship are called ‘Devotees of Male Headship’ in this Trilogy Series, because these Christians in androcentric Structured churches are in fact, hard core devotees – entirely devoted to ensure ‘male headship’ is applied for every activity in worship, ministry and family. They will rigidly enforce this man-made ‘male headship’ dogma, even though there is no term in the Greek or Hebrew text that means ‘male headship.’
Male headship history includes Greco-Roman culture, aspects of Judaism, (i.e., Pharisees & Jewish male elder traditions were rebuked by Jesus), Catholicism, Greek Orthodoxy, Southern Baptists, various restoration movements, and cults of Islam, Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses, devotees of Male Headship interpret their proof text Bible verses through fundamentalism, legalism, maleish translations, blueprint hermeneutics, etc., that only men have authority and only men can be Elders/Bishops, etc. devotees of Male Headship mask their misogynous practices as traditionalists, conservatives, complementarians, manhood, etc. Misogynous practices are based on cherry picking Bible verses, which result in:
  • Husband Must Rule over Wife
  • Women Must Submit to Men.
  • Inheritance Only Given to Sons.
  • Only Men Serve in Worship.
  • Only Men Manage Ministries.
  • Only Men Can be Pastors.
  • Only Men can Pulpit Preachers. [18]
    [18] Refer to Ch 2 in Volume 2 of the Trilogy Series for more details and analysis on male headship.

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