New York Preacher Pregnant Out of Wedlock Says She Won’t Step Down From Pulpit
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Was Phoebe a deaconess? Paul commends her as such 
https://www.gty.org/resources/bible-qna/BQ060713/was-phoebe-a-deaconess
https://www.gty.org/resources/bible-qna/BQ060713/was-phoebe-a-deaconess
In 1 Timothy 3:11, Paul declares that “women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.” Some argue that he is referring to wives of deacons, rather than to an office of women deacons. But it makes no sense that high standards would be specified for the wives of deacons but not for wives of overseers (or bishops, who are also called elders, see Titus 1:5), whose qualifications he has just given in verses 1–7. In this context (3:1–10, 12–13), the office of deaconess is clearly implied. The “likewise” in verse 11 ties the qualifications of these women to those already given for the offices of overseer and deacon. In verse 11, Paul did not refer to those women as deaconesses because diakonos has no feminine form. From same source as previous post
Was Phoebe a deaconess? Paul commends her as such
It says she was a helper and there's nothing wrong with that. Women can work in ministry, but they cannot be in positions of authority as that is not authorized by God's Word.
There has been a feminization of the Body of Christ by this jezabel spirit over the past few decades
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True, it just makes those verses be what they are: addressing men in leadership roles.
Paul called her a SERVANT (KJV). NIV specifies DEACON. (Romans 16:1)
Servant translates diakonos, the term from which we get deacon. The Greek word here is neuter and was used in the church as a general term for servant before the offices of deacon and deaconess were developed. It is used of the household servants who drew the water that Jesus turned into wine (John 2:5, 9), and Paul has used the term earlier in this letter (Rom. 13:4, twice) to refer to secular government as “a minister of God to you for good” and even of Christ as “a servant to the circumcision,” that is, to Jews (15:8). When diakonos obviously refers to a church office, it is usually transliterated as “deacon” (see, e.g., Phil.1:1; 1 Tim. 3:10, 13). Same source
Paul called her a SERVANT (KJV). NIV specifies DEACON. (Romans 16:1)
Servant translates diakonos, the term from which we get deacon. The Greek word here is neuter and was used in the church as a general term for servant before the offices of deacon and deaconess were developed. It is used of the household servants who drew the water that Jesus turned into wine (John 2:5, 9), and Paul has used the term earlier in this letter (Rom. 13:4, twice) to refer to secular government as “a minister of God to you for good” and even of Christ as “a servant to the circumcision,” that is, to Jews (15:8). When diakonos obviously refers to a church office, it is usually transliterated as “deacon” (see, e.g., Phil.1:1; 1 Tim. 3:10, 13). Same source
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And when we acknowledge our sin and go to God so that He can cleanse us... He will do His part to make a bad situation into a good situation where people end up doing very well because they turned from darkness and continued walking with the Lord.
People get in to trouble when they hide their sin and hang on to it so they can keep doing it to satisfy the flesh which is hard labor sine the flesh is never satisfied.
People get in to trouble when they hide their sin and hang on to it so they can keep doing it to satisfy the flesh which is hard labor sine the flesh is never satisfied.
At least I wasn't the only one to notice the irony.
I had hoped that this thread wouldn't run down the route that it has, but since it has ended up there; there are those who would debate that the reason that there has been an exodus of men from the church is because of the feminization of Christianity. Many churches focus so much on the touchy feely parts of Christ (feminine qualities) that they completely miss (or ignore) the masculine traits.
I had hoped that this thread wouldn't run down the route that it has, but since it has ended up there; there are those who would debate that the reason that there has been an exodus of men from the church is because of the feminization of Christianity. Many churches focus so much on the touchy feely parts of Christ (feminine qualities) that they completely miss (or ignore) the masculine traits.