I was saved at this church and witnessed many life changing things.
To me she was called. The absolutely incredible ways I would see God move through our church services and the amazing ways she would minister to us and help us really never made me doubt here calling. She was and still is my biggest inspiration as far as everything I hope to be one day.
Can you explain the bold in your quote for me? Give examples of what you mean.
So after reading that you can now imagine how hard it is to read passages like 1 Timothy 3- "The Husband of One Wife"
and 1 Tim 2:12 "I do not permit a women to teach nor have authority over a man"
And I also read about the Women Prophets of the Old testament like Miriam and others. And also places that speak of women prophesying.
There is a difference between the O.T. & the N.T. as women serve outside the Temple in the O.T. as they are allowed to do outside the churches. When in the church, men are to be directly submissive to Christ in receiving from Him His words. They are to be head pf the woman as Christ is the head of men. That is why the word of God will come to the men first in church and why women are not to lead in that church.
1 Corinthians 14:[SUP]34 [/SUP]Let your women keep silence in the churches:
for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law.[SUP]35 [/SUP]And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.[SUP]3
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What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?[SUP]
37 [/SUP]If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things
that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.[SUP]38 [/SUP]
But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Some will contend that women were being disruptive or preaching false doctrine, but you will not see that as a reason for why they are not allowed to teach; when they are being commanded by the Lord to be silent but only in the churches.
I've had people tell me that the one I look up to the most is a false teacher because she is a women leading a church. That hurts my soul to hear things like that but I never want to argue the Scripture.
It is written that of any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. So I have to ask you how was God moving in the church? What life changing events have you witnessed? Are we talking about a movement of the "holy Spirit" bringing sins and wonders or are we talking about something else?
What is your take on the subject? Would you doubt someone's calling despite all of the wonderful fruit they produce?
Is our understanding of these passages wrong? Let me know what you think please.
This is the church and The Pastor I am referring to. -->
Stephanie Taylor: Jesus Saves the Stripper | CBN.com (The pastor comes in later, not stephiane)
The problem here is that you are giving credit to her.
1 Corinthians 3:[SUP]5 [/SUP]Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?[SUP]6 [/SUP]I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.[SUP]7 [/SUP]So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
Jesus Christ is the One that produces the fruit; not her.
Philippians 1:[SUP]6 [/SUP]Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:.........[SUP]11 [/SUP]Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Pray about this. Ask Jesus at the throne of grace to see beyond her to the real Good Shepherd. He is your Bridegroom.