Since we have gone to an elder led way of doing things, my church has had some hurt feelings. Mostly some of the ladies do not understand why women cannot be elders. I was one of those ladies. In my research, I have found nothing to support women as elders. As much as I don't like that, I can't argue.Can you show me in scripture where God wants women as elders? I know Deborah led Israel but what does that mean? Was she supposed to? Jesus had many disciples that were women, and deacons can be women.
This has stirred up some hurt feelings. Can you help me to see where women are to be elders?
All the research I do for both for and against leads my heart to only men as elders. I don't like it, or understand it, but I have come to accept it. What that means is, men are elders. What that doesn't mean is, it is a dictatorship, men don't have to listen to women, women are not equals, men can be rude or demeaning to women.
I can't say women should be elders just because it feels right to me. God's word is right and it doesn't matter what I feel.
Please help me understand it.
Thanks!
Christine
This has stirred up some hurt feelings. Can you help me to see where women are to be elders?
All the research I do for both for and against leads my heart to only men as elders. I don't like it, or understand it, but I have come to accept it. What that means is, men are elders. What that doesn't mean is, it is a dictatorship, men don't have to listen to women, women are not equals, men can be rude or demeaning to women.
I can't say women should be elders just because it feels right to me. God's word is right and it doesn't matter what I feel.
Please help me understand it.
Thanks!
Christine
But spiritually older women are to teach the spiritually younger women. And all Christians are priests in Christ, and called to share His gospel, but in the correct ways, not the ways specifically spoken against- such as over the men of the congregation.