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NASB | 1 Timothy 3:2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 3:2 Now an overseer must be blameless and beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, |
Bible Question: As prophetesses did Huldah and Anna have authority over men? What did being a prophetess mean - did it make them church leaders? |
Bible Answer: Women Pastors? "The author...should not take an Old Testament non-church-context about a prophetess and transport it into the pastoral epistles' church-context thereby overriding the clear declaration of Scripture regarding who is to be the elder." ____________________ Here I will attempt to answer your second question, "What did being a prophetess mean - did it make them church leaders?" Following is a quote from a larger article, which provides further information on this subject, including information about Deborah (Judges 4). 'ORIGINAL (from a letter by a pastor arguing for women being pastors): I believe our first example of a woman shepherding a flock, under the authority of a male senior shepherd, was Miriam. She appeared to be the Pastor of Creative Arts. In Exodus 15:20-21 we read: Then Miriam the prophetess … took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her, with tambourines and dancing. [21] Miriam sang …. " 'Not only does Miriam direct the choir, drama and dance, but she speaks for God - she is a prophetess. In fact, the words that God has given her are repeated by all … even to this day. 'The fact that Miriam spoke for God and helped Moses shepherd the Israelite nation becomes even clearer when she and her brother Aaron speak against Moses (their brother). Both Miriam and Aaron said: "Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?" they asked. "Hasn't he also spoken through us?" In verse six of this Chapter, God says He has spoken through Aaron and Miriam through dreams and vision, but with Moses face to face. 'CARM (the reply of carm.org): Miriam was the Pastor of Creative Arts? He is reading into the text far too much. 'Miriam was a prophetess, not an elder or a pastor. The Old Testament setting was not the same as the New Testament church. Paul and the apostles knew very well about Miriam and you find no reference to her in support of women eldership. What you do find in scripture are distinct and clear declarations that the elder/pastor is to be male. There is no qualification in scripture for "under the headship of a male" in the female pastorate. 'We know that many people would like to include this in the Scriptures so as to make more palatable the idea of equality among the sexes (because they are listening to the secular). However, like it or not, the male and female each have their respective roles as stated in scripture. The elder is to be the husband of one wife. A pastor is an elder as is demonstrated in 1 Peter 5:1-3,17. Therefore, a pastor, in the church context, is to be male. The author of this article should not take an Old Testament non-church-context about a prophetess and transport it into the pastoral epistles' church-context thereby overriding the clear declaration of Scripture regarding who is to be the elder.' To read more go to: www.carm.org/questions/womenpastors2.htm |
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