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NASB | Matthew 14:30 But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 14:30 But when he saw [the effects of] the wind, he was frightened, and he began to sink, and he cried out, "Lord, save me!" |
Subject: woman pastors |
Bible Note: "just kitchen maids" Hi, CiY! When we read Scripture we find that there were women who owned property, and managed businesses... in some cases it would be the affluent females in the various townships that would assist the Way... to relegate all Christians females to kitchen maid status would be a masochist-neanderthalian distortion of the Christian womanhood! ...conversely, expecting Christ to seek out the gentiles and to choose His disciples from among the gentiles would only demonstrate a shallow knowledge of Scripture... We can spar forever, thrusting and parrying back and forth with interpretation and innuendos, yet the fact is that Scripture does not support female apostles and preachers--every single account of a person going to the Jews or Gentiles to minister to them has been a male... If we apply your prior interpretation (Paul meaning that God made us all (male and female)Apostles, and preachers, etc...) to Scripture that tells us that we are all a kingdom of priests (1 Peter 2:9)--made priests onto God by Jesus--what need is there of apostles and ministers and preachers? Could we not just minister onto ourselves and our children?... but to made void Scripture by our liberal interpretations was never God's design... though we are all called to be part of a priestly kingdom not all are confided with the task to minister to God's people... this is why Paul says that not all are called to be Apostles, or prophets, or preachers or teachers... (1 Corinthians 12:28-31) More often than not, liberal interpretation of Scripture misses the totality of Doctrine! (James 3:1;) Though we are all called to the priestly kingdom (to be holy), there are some who are charged with the task of ministering (Romans 10:13-15); but it is God who calls them to the various offices in the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:4-11). Liberal interpretation of Scripture only confounds man and limits Scripture... some are adamant that there is nothing for us to do but claim Christ as our safe passage to eternity... that to say that we add to Christ's efforts is apostasy--yet Scriture tells us that Salvation is offered to us gratis but that it requires two parts to seal the Covenant and that it is our responsibility to accept God's terms and to build ourselves into God's Living Temple (1 Peter 2:5)... so this holy priesthood is the same Command from old to be holy as God, our Father, is Holy! (1 Peter 1:16; Leviticus 11:44; 19:2) Though all of the children of Israel were called to the priesthood in the terms of keeping themselves holy... there were specific people who were called to occupy the actual office of the priesthood--all male, of course. This priesthood has never ceased to exist as Jesus established His Church and appointed some to be Apostles--all male; and these in turn initiated others as apostles who would continue their service to God and His people (Acts 6:1-4; 8:14-25; 1 Timothy 4:13-16; 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:4-11). God Bless! Angel |