Bible Question: should females pastor |
Bible Answer: Yes, females should pastor. I know in 1 Timothy 2:11-12 it states, "let a woman learn in silence with all submission. And I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man, but to be in silence." There is also a similar scripture in 1Cor. 14:34-35. In my Bible it says that the word silence in the Timothy passage is the Greek word hesuchia which means stillness or quietness or even agreement. The word silent is supposed to express the attitude of the learner. In 1Cor. 11:5 Paul says every womman who prays or prophesies with her head uncobered dishonors her head...He said prophesies that just shows that woman played an active role in ministry even then. There are also verses in Acts 18:26 and 21:9 to show women were active in ministry. I hop this helped. |