Are WOMEN Pastors Biblical??

God is displeased with anything that strays from His teaching, regardless of how good one may think it sounds.

I don't no where you got that from. I never stated that an eligible preacher had to be married. If he is married, then only of one wife.

Actually, Peter was married. See Matthew 8:14 and 1 Corinthians 9:5.

The "God" card, again. Has it occurred to you that your admonition works against you as well? You must have your doctrine absolutely perfect in order to avoid God's displeasure.

smh...

You have nothing to worry about on that count.

Why do you think this applies to you?

Actually, you are correct. If I am mishandling God's Word, then He is not pleased. I pray every time I sit down to type on this post, that I will handle His Word correctly and bring Glory to His Matchless Name. I also fully, expect to only be appreciated by a few.

What makes you think that I think that?

Ah, so you probably believe that the parable of the sheep and goats is Jesus dividing the Church.

"feminine bias"
I just can't
I fairly asked you is this what you believe, that people in a church with a woman preacher are not saved or mostly not saved and just think they have the Holy Spirit? You said yea such church is dead, so you concurred, allowing for "a few sheep" to have been "caught in the situation" (thus the others in that church aren't sheep). Then call me biased when I reiterate your own belief to you?

Fair point, I missed this, what about Paul? He was an overseer and said himself to be single.

lol an apostle is "one who is sent" what they do? They are also called ' Messenger " they can do the work of evangelist , and a pastor. once they setup they have pastor Shepard the fellowship. And any one can do the work of an evangelist

The people who oppose us on this thread believe that churches planted by biological women are dead churches, without Holy Spirit, and there only may be "a few sheep caught in the situation" who will quickly make exit to find a male pastor.

Paul was apparently single. 1 Corinthians 7:7 seems to imply that he was not married. There certainly is nothing in Scripture saying that he was married.

Paul could have been married at one point, and and a widower.

Some think this due to 1 Cor 7:8

Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.

There is nothing to confirm nor deny that he could have once been married.

Probably crossed over which scriptures were were interpreting. Two lines of thought were going on in our previous discussions. Can a woman be a pastor based on the verses about an elder being a husband seemed to have taken the wrong turn in what Paul was trying to say. He was talking about being blameless and men have tried to say he was teaching that women will never be allowed. Then someone also was saying that not only must he be a man but he must be married and have children. I take issue with both of these ideas based on this verse. It is not conclusive that all women were banned just because Paul used these examples to explain what it meant to be blameless.

There have been many women evangelist in the history of the church and there still are today. Just imagine all those people saved from hearing a woman evangelist being in heaven one day and Roger saying. I don't approve, because she is a woman, not allowed, against the rules, and God would say. "is that really who you think I am?"

I agree with your and dino's observations. Thanks.

True in a sense. I would basically agree with you here, with some added information.

Paul was a member of the Sanhedrin (as one 'in training', raised at the feet of Gamaliel; Acts 22:3), and all members of the Sanhedrin had to be married according to OT stipulations and even Rabbinical ones, since they were the 'Elders' of the Nation, along with the High Priest (who also had to be married).

What Paul was during and or after such, scripture is not explicit here. Yet, I find that too many use Paul as the 'out', the excuse, the model of standard for roles of "Deacon" and "Elder/Bishop", when Paul held no such offices, though called "an Apostle", as one sent forth to the Gentiles by Jesus Christ and not made so by men:


So, even if Paul were single, or remained single throughout, this cannot be used as a standard or foundation of measurement for the offices of "Deacon" and "Elder/Bishop", when Paul specifically wrote 1 Timothy 3, and so many other texts on the subject.

Some attempt to cite Philemon 1:9 to say that Paul was an "Elder/Bishop", but the text refer to "age" and not "office":


Paul spoke of his old age, not an ordained office in this context.

So, let none of us abuse Paul as the foundational example, even if I were to grant he was an exception to the rule of 1 Timothy 3 (though I do not grant such).

The example from Genesis to Revelation in matters of leadership of church authority/offices are married males with children, in every single case.

Anyways, I am bowing out of this thread. It is becoming toxic, and has far strayed from the intent of the OP. If persons need further examples of what I refer to, please simply contact me.

He does not get out much. Especially not world wide. Women are being used by God to shake the world and millions are being saved. It is only going to increase...
17“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
18even on my male servants and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.