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NASB | 1 Timothy 2:12 But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 2:12 I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet [in the congregation]. |
Subject: can a women preach and teach men |
Bible Note: I will mention that there is no such scripture that says a woman should not be a pastor. We infer it from the scriptures instructing the elder, bishop, as addressed to men to therefore exclude women as a consideration in the mind of Paul. So we can say that it is "inferred" in scripture that a pastor be a man. It is not really fair to say the scripture CLEARLY says a woman should not pastor. I believe the inferrance is enough, but I do not say that it is conclusive. I am open to more light (but only from the scriptures) I would not attend a church in America where the woman was the pastor and that by choice. I would not have a problem with a temporary situation where say the pastor of an independant church went home to be with the Lord and the wife how had been involved in ministry with her husband served as pastor until another male pastor was chosen. I would have a problem with a church that chose to keep a female pastor indefinitely. I am not 100 percent sure I am right about being that way. I am open to the Lord to show me if I am proud or if this is something that is not from Him. I want to follow the Lord and not men, I want to adhere to the correct interpretation of scripture and not misinterpretations based on personal prejudice. When it comes to seeking the Lord in holiness and wanting myself and my church to be under a godly leadership who seeks only the fulness of Jesus Christ, I would rather have a holy woman pastoring than and compromising flesh ensnared man. What I am saying is that the Word of God does give us clear direction, and it is a direction that is full of the Spirit, not legal rules that do not point to Christ. If you were in a situation where you had to choose between a man that you knew (but it had not been made public) had a porn addiction, and a woman that lived holy and pure before the Lord and of course had the gifts of pastoring, then God would expect you to choose the way of holiness and not compromise. Let us think in light of all the scriptures and not one we think says a woman should not pastor, when it really says no such thing. But again.. I believe a woman should not pastor IF there is a man who is able. But don't let that "order" of things cause you to miss the will of the Lord in certain circumstances and judge a woman's ministry as not "of God" and find yourself in opposition to the Lord, because of dogmatic stances where the scripture is not dogmatic. There is nothing more important than determining what is God's will by the scriptures. But let us not go beyond what the scripture says when we claim the scripture as our authority. I am not trying to bring controversy but balance. Interesting thing is that the of all the most holy women I have ever known in the church, who were gifted to teach and preach (and some better than many pastors) none of them wanted to pastor. :) |