Women Preachers

ok.... I'll give up!


Sorry that I asked. It seemed to me that there were lady preachers here and some who held the more classical view that a woman shouldn't preach at all....

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by DEAK

ok.... I'll give up!


Sorry that I asked. It seemed to me that there were lady preachers here and some who held the more classical view that a woman shouldn't preach at all....

Oh, be stronger than this! You can't give up that easily!!

There are some lady preachers here and there are some that are totally oppposed to lady preachers here too! That's what makes this place soooooo much fun!

[Sister Alvear]

I refuse to lift my voice against anyone that God has used....dito!
SIster AO Holmes is one of the women that are high on the list of great women of God...

Originally Posted by DEAK

What do you think about women preachers?

If by "preachers" you mean pastors and others serving in pulpit ministry (e.g. evangelists, teachers). Paul's prohibition is clear "I suffer not a woman to teach." Women are required, however, to go into all the world to "preach the gospel" and "make disciples" but that is something entirely different from what Paul was prohibiting.

How do you deal with the texts about silence in the church and such?

Women are not to impart doctrine or otherwise do anything akin to the purpose of the "five-fold" or "four-fold" ministry in Ephesians 4:11 (e.g. equip the saints to do the work of ministry).

How do you deal with the obvious anointing and giftedness of women?

GOD does not anoint and gift women to do things that they are prohibited in scripture from doing! Women may exercise spiritual gifts but they are prohibited from leadership in the Church and from imparting doctrine (the "five-fold" or "four-fold" ministry).

Every Christian has the Holy Ghost and, therefore, every Christian is anointed!

Originally Posted by Sherri

I don't preach ever; just not my calling. However we do have a lady in our church who preaches every month at our ladies' meetings to about 150 women. She is anointed and awesome! We rarely have a woman preach in our main service though; maybe on Mother's Day.

It would be hard for me to sit under a woman pastor; just my personal feelings, I guess. I can't say that it's wrong; I've known too many great ones.

So, you're saying that because women do it that makes it right? (Note that I'm asking a question and not drawing a conclusion about what you're saying).

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Chan

So, you're saying that because women do it that makes it right? (Note that I'm asking a question and not drawing a conclusion about what you're saying).

I don't think there's anything wrong with it; just not my cup of tea.

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Sherri

I don't preach ever; just not my calling. However we do have a lady in our church who preaches every month at our ladies' meetings to about 150 women. She is anointed and awesome! We rarely have a woman preach in our main service though; maybe on Mother's Day.

It would be hard for me to sit under a woman pastor; just my personal feelings, I guess. I can't say that it's wrong; I've known too many great ones.

Agreed! Me too! I like ....... well everyone knows what I like.

Originally Posted by Sherri

I don't think there's anything wrong with it; just not my cup of tea.

I know you don't think there's anything wrong with it, I was asking if you think the fact that women do it is what makes it right.

[Pressing-On]

Chancellor!!!! My good fellow! How did I know you were going to show up on this thread?!!!!

Don't even correct my grammar!

[Esther]

Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

How so? Unless a woman is under the annointing of God, she should be silent.

I would hope you feel the same about that for men!