J. Lee Grady - Ten Lies the Church Tells Women: How the Bible Has Been Misused to Keep Women in Spiritual Bondage

Lee Grady has done his homework on this timely and much-needed subject. I believe God has raised him up as a man with an anointed revelation of Gods Word, without prejudice, who will write the full truth as the Lord has revealed it. The result is a masterpiece that will allow truth to break all kinds of prejudice and help cleanse the church of all that is keeping the knowledge of the glory of the Lord from covering the earth as the waters cover the sea (Hab. 2:14). May you read it prayerfully with an honest heart and allow the Holy Spirit to make you free.

THE LATE DR. FUCHSIA PICKETT
AUTHOR, FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

In this timely book, author Lee Grady exposes the lies to reveal the truth found in Gods Word regarding women in ministry. I believe men and women who read this book will experience great transformation and freedom that will set a new course for their lives and their ministry.

PROPHETESS VETER NICHOLS
FOUNDER, DESTINY MINISTRIES
AUTHOR, THE BIRTHING OF A PROPHET

A clear sign of Gods favor on the twenty-first-century church is that women are finally taking their rightful place, alongside of men, as leaders on all levels of church life. Lee Gradys brilliant book will not only encourage women who are leaders, but it will also enlighten those who may not yet be hearing what the Spirit is saying to the churches in this regard. You will love this book!

C. PETER WAGNER
PRESIDENT, GLOBAL HARVEST MINISTRIES
CHANCELLOR, WAGNER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

J. Lee Grady is one of my favorite authors. As a defender and promoter of womens ministry, I believe this book will liberate a wave of blessings to the Spanish-speaking body of Christ. I give a warm welcome to this magnificent book that Hispanics urgently need to read. Thanks, Lee, for your excellent work.

DR. ALBERTO H. MOTTESI

Lee Grady is a twenty-first-century apostle to women. He is a voice that cries loud and spares not on behalf of the Lords handmaidens. My ministry has been greatly impacted by these cries. From the inner cities of America to the persecuted churches around the world, Lee Grady walks in his apostolic mandate to push women in ministry. The contents of this book are a must for everyone to understand the call of the woman in the church! Women are a great gift to the body of Christ, and through this awesome publication, Lee makes this very clear.

APOSTLE KIMBERLY DANIELS
SPOKEN WORD MINISTRIES

The church is experiencing a house-cleaning by the Holy Spirit, and God is using 10 Lies the Church Tells Women to help bring biblical reform to hearts and minds around the world. Intelligent, powerful, wise, and logical, Gradys book explores the biblical foundations for gift-based, rather than gender-based service.

MIMI HADDAD
PRESIDENT, CHRISTIANS FOR BIBLICAL EQUALITY
WWW.CBEINTERNATIONAL.ORG

From time to time a person will appear on the world scene with incredible revelation from the Word of God. Often we call them a reformer. Lee Grady is such a person! His fresh insight concerning Gods plan for women is destined to change the course of the church in history!

APOSTLE BARBARA WENTROBLE
AUTHOR, PROPHETIC INTERCESSION
FOUNDER, INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH MINISTRIES

I love the way God uses this man. He is like a signal fire on a distant mountain, alerting the church to impending realities coming at us, yet he also stays sensitive to what would weaken the church from within. As a prophet, Lee is unafraid to take on ideological and theological distortions in the wider body of Christ, and his perspective on the worldwide church is unparalleled. Despite this, he lives very close to home and always finds the real, individual people in the crowd. He champions and seeks the same ones Jesus sought.

DANIEL A. BROWN, PHD
AUTHOR, ENJOYING YOUR JOURNEY WITH GOD
SENIOR PASTOR, APTOS FOURSQUARE CHURCH

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10 LIES THE CHURCH TELLS WOMEN by J. Lee Grady
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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible. Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

Scripture quotations marked AMP are from the Amplified Bible. Old Testament copyright 1965, 1987 by the Zondervan Corporation. The Amplified New Testament copyright 1954, 1958, 1987 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

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Scripture quotations marked NLT are from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 6019. All rights reserved.

Copyright 2000, 2006 by J. Lee Grady
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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-109254
International Standard Book Number: 978-1-59185-994-9
E-book ISBN: 978-1-59979-678-9

To the most important women in my life:

My wife, Deborah, and our daughters

Margaret, Meredith, Gloria, and Charlotte

Acknowledgments

This book would never have become a reality without the prodding and encouragement of three dear sisters in Christ: Joy Strang, Brenda Davis, and Maureen Eha. These women, who serve as part of the editorial staff of SpiritLed Woman and Charisma magazines, challenged me to write what was in my heart, regardless of the criticism that will inevitably come from those who think women belong in the back of the bus.

I also want to thank the many scholars, ministers, and authors who broke the theological ground on the issue of women in ministry and helped me understand how to interpret the so-called difficult Bible passages that deal with the topic. I am especially grateful to the late Dr. Fuchsia Pickett, Ruth A. Tucker, Judy L. Brown, Catherine Clark Kroeger, Mimi Haddad, Rebecca Merrill Groothuis, and Gretchen Gaebelein Hull. I also want to thank editor Peg de Alminana, whose own study of the original Greek texts added an important dimension to this manuscript.

Finally I want to thank the many mothers in the faith who have provided such a rich example for me and who taught me that every man needs input from women of God. Those women include my own mother, Jean Grady, as well as June Leverette (who introduced me to the ministry of the Holy Spirit), Barbara James, Cindy Jacobs, Rose Weiner (who challenged me in 1981 to develop my writing ministry), Alice Smith, and the late Carol St. Clair.

Since the first version of this book was released in 2000, the Lord has allowed me to partner with several anointed women leaders who are models of godly authority. These women have now become mentors to me as well as partners in ministry. They include Naomi Dowdy, Kim Daniels, Barbara Wentroble, Myra Goldfarb, Natasha Shredrevaya, and Hala Saad.