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1 | can a women be a bishop | 1 Tim 3:1 | DocTrinsograce | 235013 | ||
Dear Pastor Beja, My own position would make it specific to the church relative to leadership over men; my wife tends to extend it to all parts of society. Historically, John Knox took the latter position (see his polemic work, "The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women" of 1558). When asked this very question, regarding the authority of women beyond the church, John Calvin wrote, “I frankly answered that because it was a deviation from the primitive and established order of nature, it ought to be held as a judgment on man for his dereliction of his rights just like slavery -- that nevertheless certain women had sometimes been so gifted that the singular blessing of God was conspicuous in them, and made it manifest that they had been raised up by the providence of God, either because He willed by such examples to condemn the supineness [unwillingness to stand up and assume responsibility of leadership] of men, or thus show more distinctly His own glory. I here instanced Huldah [2 Kings 22:14] and Deborah [Judges 4 and 5].” With all due respect to Knox, I believe he was presumptuous on God's purposes. In the end, it was a position that Knox came to regret, and has caused no end of unnecessary contention both inside and outside of the church. I think what we have in the Word is explicit instruction for the church. I do know of contemporary examples where women are allowed to teach in the church, provided their doctrine has been pre-authorized and monitored by the elders. This practice would seem to me to be in keeping with the spirit of the commands of Scripture. (This latter position, for example, is consistent with our friend Kay Arthur's teaching.) I wonder what the church would look like if women put as much effort into Titus 2:3-5 as they have done in trying to usurp masculine roles. In Him, Doc |
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2 | Is this ok? | 1 Tim 3:1 | justme | 235027 | ||
Doc: My wife and I watch and support Precepts For Life. I have seen men in Kay Arthur's classes she teaches. Would it be more in line with what Scripture teaches for Kay to restrict her teachings to women only? Then there are her tours to the Holy Land. Is the fact that men attend these trips too. Not very often have I found a teacher that is able to communicate to such wide scope of men and women. I am not sure if Kay speakes in churches on Sunday's as a guest in the pulpit. But if she did would that be unbiblical? Now that David Arthur is at the helm, this may open some doors that were closed before. Kay's teaching is on parr with Bible College teaching. However Seminary took Scripturs to a much deeper level where sentence structure was broken down so deeply at times I found it difficult to follow how some translations came up with the word order that was in there translation. The translation I found the hardest to understand was the 1985 NIV. May I add a word of praise to THE LOCKMAN FOUNDATION and for Dewey Lockman For following the direction of Holy Spirit in making (as far as I am concerned) the most accurate English translation there is today. We are so blessed. Well I might as well thank our special host for this Syudy Bible Forum. "The one who is taught the Word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him." The Holy Spirit teaches me when I read the Bible, that's how I see it anyway. At this time of year I am reminded how wonderful our LORD is. We have the BIBLE which i Love so very much, The Holy Spirit to help instruct us, and the Lord Jesys Christ whom we owe our very breath we breathe, The Blood Jeses shead in our place for my and yiur sine, and because He loves us so much he has a place waiting for us. I cab just barely take it all in. I can say nothing more but to add with the deepest Love.... PRAISE THE lORD. justme |
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3 | Is this ok? | 1 Tim 3:1 | DocTrinsograce | 235028 | ||
Hi, Justme... It would be utterly inappropriate of me to render judgment on what would be the moral outcome of actions in hypothetical circumstances. I will and have asserted the instructions of the Word. It is for each of us to walk that out as dictated by our conscience, for the Scripture alone may properly bind us. That includes joining ourselves to a congregation of like minded believers walking corporately in those injunctions. I understand that some people have a vested interest in egalitarianism. I can sympathize with that, and pray that God will mercifully grant them the grace to submit to His Word alone. It isn't easy. No, let me correct that: outside of God's grace it is impossible. "Unless I am refuted and convicted by testimonies of the Scriptures or by clear arguments (since I believe neither the Pope nor the Councils alone; it being evident that they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am conquered by the Holy Scriptures quoted by me, and my conscience is bound in the word of God: I can not and will not recant any thing, since it is unsafe and dangerous to do any thing against the conscience." --Martin Luther (1521) In Him, Doc |
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