Do you support female pastors?
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The path to truth and the trying of the word WILL CONTINUE. I can also tell you to put off Hebrews for they do not confess that Jesus Christ the son of God has come in the flesh as directed in 1 John 4 with the trying of the spirits of God. They also claim the works of the wicked Lord in genesis is the work of God. NOT TRUE!!! Don't be caught in the snares laid for your souls.
i'm sorry if i offended people by participating in this thread.
i don't look to my own opinion or to the pope or to a guru or to the wisdom of the world to answer this question. it doesn't reflect on how much i value or respect women, but i know some will interpret it however they want to interpret it no matter how i qualify it.
i look at what it written in the scripture given to us. that's all.
i don't look to my own opinion or to the pope or to a guru or to the wisdom of the world to answer this question. it doesn't reflect on how much i value or respect women, but i know some will interpret it however they want to interpret it no matter how i qualify it.
i look at what it written in the scripture given to us. that's all.
Apparently no women priests. Here is a link from a Catholic source:
Evangelii Gaudium: Pope says only men can be priests, but women must have voice in Church | CatholicHerald.co.uk
Evangelii Gaudium: Pope says only men can be priests, but women must have voice in Church | CatholicHerald.co.uk
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Do you believe that it is biblically acceptable to have women in church teaching men in an authority position. If you do, please support your belief with scripture giving examples and make your defense of the passages which seem to be in opposition to your belief.
And please, try to keep it civil.
And please, try to keep it civil.
I heard many female pastors preaching in anglican churches and some of them were great, others less skilled just as men. There are no differences between female and male Christians. Both are called to walk behind the Lord in his footsteps.
All authority comes from above. God has given authority to many women to lead entire countries. Hence before God, women can have authority over men for the well-being of his people. We are are called to be like Jesus and love others as He would do.
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Your point of Jesus picking a women first is different then a women pastor.
Everyone who is saying know to women pastoring is fine with women preaching, there is a difference. A pastor leads the church, a preacher can preach anywhere.
Paul talks about how a women should not lead in the church.
Most men who are on the side women should not prastor are in agreement on the fact that some women would be better then many men. This fact though doesn't give us justification to go against the Bible though.
Women can lead countries, lead armies, teach women and children but the bible says not to men.
If I wrote the bible I wouldn't say this, so I'm not sexist by nature and do not look at women inferior in any way, I am just following God's word, Paul's inspired words.
Women preaching is GREAT.
Women pastoring is not permitted.
Everyone who is saying know to women pastoring is fine with women preaching, there is a difference. A pastor leads the church, a preacher can preach anywhere.
Paul talks about how a women should not lead in the church.
Most men who are on the side women should not prastor are in agreement on the fact that some women would be better then many men. This fact though doesn't give us justification to go against the Bible though.
Women can lead countries, lead armies, teach women and children but the bible says not to men.
If I wrote the bible I wouldn't say this, so I'm not sexist by nature and do not look at women inferior in any way, I am just following God's word, Paul's inspired words.
Women preaching is GREAT.
Women pastoring is not permitted.
Actually, there were no pastors of any kind in charge of the church in the New Testament Church. The leadership was in the hands of a plurality of Elders. pastoring was a shepherding ministry, not a leadership ministry and whilst some Elders had a pastoring ministry, that is not why they were chosen as Elders.
Pastoring, male or female is not a preaching ministry. That is the role of those with a teaching ministry, given by Christ, not the church.
The word pastor in Greek is 'poimen' and means shepherd. In does not means teacher. Logic would tell you that a teacher is the one who teaches/preaches and the shepherd is the one that looks after the needs of the sheep.
The word pastor in Greek is 'poimen' and means shepherd. In does not means teacher. Logic would tell you that a teacher is the one who teaches/preaches and the shepherd is the one that looks after the needs of the sheep.
I voted yes, that I support female pastors... but that was before I read the post. I don't believe that females are ever meant to be in a position of authority over men. The key words there are "over men". Females are allowed to teach, preach, prophesy, even be apostles. But God "created them male and female" or "male, and then female". He will never change this order, not even in eternity, because God works by order, and when things are out of order, He cannot bless. The importance of order is best seen in the Godhead: three Persons of the same power and authority by all in order, not from greatest to least (which is how we see order and why so many people, especially some women, are so against any doctrine that seems to place women 'beneath' men) but from the first to the last. God's order is not hierarchical: it isn't vertical but horizontal; it isn't from top to bottom but from front to back or first to last. Looking at it this way, it's actually true that a man is naturally created to go first and that when he does so in a godly way, a woman is naturally inclined to follow behind (not beneath). So, yes, women can minister in pretty much any venue... but women cannot be over men (or exercise say-so or authority over men) because God did not create it to be natural to do so.