Hi my Baptist friends. You may have noticed by my user name that I'm not Baptist; but I come in peace, I promise. I have decided to make 2013 the year I better understand my fellow Christians by asking questions of them. I chose y'all first because of a forum I landed on a couple of days ago that presented Baptists in a very unflattering light. I come here seeking the truth about the Baptist faith. I hope you don't mind.
Anyway ... in a post in the thread about "Women Preachers", Bella Vita wrote:
Men and women are equal in the eyes of God but with different roles.
No women should not lead or have authority over men. Women should not be head pastors, deacons, or elders of churches. Scripture is very clear on this in many places. Women can however teach other women as well as children. There are many areas a women can be involved in with a church but being a head pastor should not be one of them. To go against scripture on this is feminist and prideful. A women of God should have no problem realizing her husband is her spiritual head and leader. And that men in the church are there to help her husband and family.
I have a few of questions about this.
First, what is your understanding of the term "spiritual head and leader"? What all does it entail?
Second, what exactly does "men in the church are there to help her husband and family"? Does it mean the woman is excluded from being helped? That sentence was unclear to me.
Third, we have three readings (OT, NT, Gospel) and a responsorial psalm during our Sunday Mass. Our readers and cantors can be either men or women. What are your thoughts about women reading - but not preaching - in church?
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