Bible Question: A male christian friend thinks that women pastors should not be allowed to preach. I have heard that there is scripture that states that God's word gives the ok for women pastors to preach. Which scripture is this, and what scripture gave him the impression that women should not preach? |
Bible Answer: Dear sufficient grace: please read Galations 3:28 and 5:6. Also use the Quick Search in the upper right of your screen than type in women church, or women pastors. This has been a regular topic for a long time. Perhaps from Adams time. I can use scripture to support both sides of this issue. Let me say women have been in ministry for over 200 years in this country. There have been women pastors, and there are many serving Christ today. For me it is a matter of culture, and bias, and how we understand scripture. I personally perfer to attend a church with a man as pastor. I would not feel unconfortable otherwise. However I can accept a woman as assistant pastor, youth pastor and women as Deacons. I was raised a Baptist, and they typically have a trustee, and deacon board. The church was run like a denocracy, where the members voted on everything! Now We attend a church that has an Pastor, Elder system. When they totally agree on an issue they bring it to the people and the people believe that these leaders have Gods leading, and we follow. This has been the very best I have ever seen a church work. Our church is growing, and so am I! So you see there are many ways to serve the Lord. You must serve with faith expressing itself in love, or it is not of the Lord. Should anyone doubt God uses women just read the gospels again and see how often women were there serving and caring. The Disciples cound not even stay awake to pray with Jesus. Who came to the tomb? I point out that God may be refered to as Father, but God is neither male or female. Us men would best be served to see that women are the more sensitive, and tender hearted. We can complement one another in the body of Christ if we do not lord it over and make a fellow child of the King feel less than we are. Remember scripture says to consider others more than our selver. Amen! End of sermon. agape, justme |