Bible Question: Does Pauls's statement inreference to women's position in church prehibits women ministeries ? |
Bible Answer: neal: Welcome to the forum! Gal 3:28 Is a good stan firm verse. Many use this vers as a core theology in allowing women to serve anywhere in the church. This has been a widely debated issue for many centuries. So I doubt we can settle it here in the forum at any time in the distant furture either. Lets be fair and honest women do most of the work, be it at home, church, or the work place. For most women of our modern world they still have it a lot harder then most men. Now the ministry of the Nursery here is where you very seldom hear of men wanting to take over! Why not you may ask? No one dislike changing nasty diapers more than me! I think most of us strong manly hunks think that that is not ministry, right? Doing anything with snall kids is womans work in most churches I would say, from my observation. I am of the opinion that some of what we read, Paul was addressing the culture he was living in. We see simular cultures today in themiddle east. I can not think of the care given to jesus was more often than not done by women. Surely we have grown beyond the times of considering women as second class and below man. The sad thing is I know that in many churches today men make most of the choices, and far less than their share of the work. This is not as Christ would have it I am sure. Rarely, but on occasion there is a bossy woman who disrespects men, anf oversteps boundries. Then their problem with all men shows up with hardness and a mean attitude. No matter male or female this type of person needs a sign saying DOES NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS. Men have it hard in ministry! Women have it even harder! I will ask you, are you ready to assume the Ministry of the Nursery? If not then you have answered your question. justme |