Can women be leaders in the church?

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Kreation

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Can a woman be a pastor in a church and teach the men and women?

If no, would you walk out of a church if a female pastor was leading the sermon?

Would be interested in your views with scriptures

Thanks
 
oldhermit

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NO!
She would never even be allowed to stand in the pulpit in the first place.
 
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voiceoftheshires

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Yeshua tore asunder the curtain of the temple. We are now a priesthood of all believers. So, yes
 
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nathan3

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0_0 ... Some one actually asked this exact thing in a recent past thread :



Can a woman be a pastor in a church and teach the men and women?

If no, would you walk out of a church if a female pastor was leading the sermon?

Would be interested in your views with scriptures

Thanks..

almost word for word...


I've got to find that thread now :/
 
T_Laurich

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For this whole topic people look at Paul's two disciples who were woman and how he used them, and what he said there jobs were limited too...

This was discussed about 5 days ago, so if you don't get as many comments as you would like... Or people get side tracked into a debate then you might want to search up that old thread...

Best of luck to you for getting some answers supported by scripture :)

Here is the old thread http://christianchat.com/bible-disc...ch-if-woman-missionary-came-pulpit-speak.html
 
T_Laurich

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nathan3 said:
0_0 ... Some one actually asked this exact thing in a recent past thread,



Can a woman be a pastor in a church and teach the men and women?

If no, would you walk out of a church if a female pastor was leading the sermon?

Would be interested in your views with scriptures

Thanks..



I've got to find that thread now :/
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You stole my thunder... I was going to be the one to be all Mr. Nice Guy and show her that old thread :mad:
 
phil36

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No... and no I wouldn't walk out but I wouldn't go back.
 
Kreation

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nathan3 said:
0_0 ... Some one actually asked this exact thing in a recent past thread :



Can a woman be a pastor in a church and teach the men and women?

If no, would you walk out of a church if a female pastor was leading the sermon?

Would be interested in your views with scriptures

Thanks..

almost word for word...


I've got to find that thread now :/
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REAlly?! ha ha I promise that was not me, I only joined the forum last week. Sorry my threads are repetitive >.<
 
oldhermit

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This is really beginning to be a boing topic.
 
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Kreation

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so gentlemen, what was the final conclusion with all these threads? :p
 
Kreation

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Ok thanks guys!..... *leaving thread*
 
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Kreation said:
so gentlemen, what was the final conclusion with all these threads? :p
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From what I have read, my conclusion is: teach if you have the God given gift to teach All of His Words. Or reach out to people who dont have Christ.

The reason I believe Paul said what he said to begin with, was because he used to persecute Christians, women also.

So what he did is, he gave women the option to opt out of teaching, because of the danger at that time. Even today in some parts of the world I would tell women not to teach, for the basic fact it might cost them their life in those parts of the world.

Everyone will have their own opinions, But if a women has the God Almighty given gift to teach God's words, I will defiantly not be walking out if im being def all of God's words.

Remember God is not a respecter of persons .
King James Version (KJV)

Acts 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:


Romans 2:11

For there is no respect of persons with God...


That's all I', going to post to this thread.
 
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def, i meant fed :)
 
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Married_Richenbrachen

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I liked an answer given in the previous thread, from 1 Tim 3:2.
"A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;"

I have been to to churches on two occasions where a female pastor was sprung on the congregation. I never walked out (perhaps I should have), but the first was my church of many years (once conservative), and the girl was sort of secretly given the mission of preaching the sermon for the night service, when there were mostly (totally?) young adult Christians, and no one in the morning service (mostly older Christians) had been informed that a woman would be preaching at night. This underhanded tactic was used after several years of instigators trying (unsuccessfully) to have women ordained as elders. The pastor himself had a feminist agenda. That was the last time I attended that church. It has since gone even more cultish, and I believe they (i.e. youth at night) probably still dance about like pagans, and they have a formal female pastor now, as well as the original devious pastor's wife.

Another time was by accident (while looking for a new church, after leaving the previously mentioned one), and I came across some (even more) cult like group. I sat that one through because I had been praying to find a good church, but it was even more radical than the previous - the lady kept talking about collecting sacrifices (donations?) for the temple (church building?) I escaped that cult without being forced to partake in their sacrifice, and have survived until this day to bring you the story. :D
 
Apostol2013

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nathan3 said:
From what I have read, my conclusion is: teach if you have the God given gift to teach All of His Words. Or reach out to people who dont have Christ.

The reason I believe Paul said what he said to begin with, was because he used to persecute Christians, women also.

So what he did is, he gave women the option to opt out of teaching, because of the danger at that time. Even today in some parts of the world I would tell women not to teach, for the basic fact it might cost them their life in those parts of the world.

Everyone will have their own opinions, But if a women has the God Almighty given gift to teach God's words, I will defiantly not be walking out if im being def all of God's words.

Remember God is not a respecter of persons .
King James Version (KJV)

Acts 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:


Romans 2:11

For there is no respect of persons with God...


That's all I', going to post to this thread.
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im just curious from what source did you get that asumtion or view i am interested i am undergoing a study on women in scripture
 
Apostol2013

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I from scripture know that there have been propheteses a deaconess and that the women taugh each other but the whole concept of the women learning from her husband would be a rightfull thing and create a well kept household where the woman would really be in authority or subjection to her husband that is the way my household is kept
 
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Apostol2013 said:
im just curious from what source did you get that asumtion or view i am interested i am undergoing a study on women in scripture
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if you want to talk we can do that in the chat. I'm done posting to threads with this topic.
 
seed_time_harvest

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Kreation said:
Can a woman be a pastor in a church and teach the men and women?

If no, would you walk out of a church if a female pastor was leading the sermon?

Would be interested in your views with scriptures. Thanks
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Hello
I think a women can be a pastor in a church,but only if there is not any men that are not able to preach;and then the women should encourage the man to be in charge.


1 corinthians 11

viewing the king james version(kjv)

3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

i was trying to find a better scripture sister Kreation,i know that someone might say what does this have to do with preaching.
 
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