Over the last few years I've been studying the subject of complementarianism/patriarchy. One of the main doctrines espoused by complementarians is headship, the belief that man is the head of the wife and the family. This spills over into a theology of headship for men in the church. Essentially it means that men are born … Continue reading Headship – A False Doctrine or For Real? Some Thoughts…
CAN WOMEN TEACH MEN?
Photo by John-Mark Smith on Pexels.com Richard Burgess, 10 June 2023. Among Complementarians (those who are against women teaching men, or women being pastors), there is an endeavour to make a distinction in the type of teaching that Paul is referring to in 1 Timothy 2:12, “I do not allow a woman to teach…” and … Continue reading CAN WOMEN TEACH MEN?
Bible translations & women pastors 2
If asked can women be pastors, many will immediately and without hesitation say, “No they can’t. Paul tells us quite clearly in 1 Tim 3:1-7, that eldership is male only.” The question is, does he? Wanting to be those governed by the Word, we turn to our Bibles and read and note the frequent male … Continue reading Bible translations & women pastors 2
BIBle translations and women elders/pastors
Translation is important when it comes to understanding the scriptures. And this has a bigger impact on the subject of women in ministry than we may realise. There are many good, even very good, translations available to us today. We are spoilt by the choices we have; the NKJV, NRSV, NIV, ESV, CSB, MEV, NLT, … Continue reading BIBle translations and women elders/pastors
Women pastors
The question regarding the role of women in the church has come to the fore once again with the expulsion of Saddleback Church from the Southern Baptist Convention for ordaining women as pastors and Rick Warren, the founding pastor's, subsequent response (Rick Warren: The Great Commission's 'Go and Teach' Applies to Women in Christianity Today … Continue reading Women pastors
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