Hi. I grew up in a Catholic family, lived an atheist life of sin and returned to God through Catholicism. I knew nothing about other denominations.
My big issue was with Marion devotion, my parents being Portuguese are devoted to Our Lady of Fatima. But when I inquired about it in a Catholic forum I was labelled a Protestant.
"What is that?" So I looked into it. I always thought that Catholics where the original religion which held the bible sacred and then the denominations split off with new books, dogmas and doctrines. I was shocked to learn that its the Catholics that have a heap of other stuff besides the bible.
I learnt about "sola scripture" and that the protestants adhere to the bible and so began to wonder if I was even a Catholic anymore or a Protestant now as I believe in sola scripture and not the opportunity for humans to add doctrines to it without any bible foundation.
So now I"m surprised to learn that there are female priests in the Protestant priesthood.
"Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; the woman was deceived and became a transgressor." Timothy 2:11-14 ESV
Scripture is quite clear on that topic, what happened "sola scripture" in this case?
I see that you are in a "Time Out" so you can not respond.
YES, some Christian denominations have female bishops/pastors which is completely without Bible direction or approval.
Now I have not read all the pages of this thread and I am fully aware that some people will not agree with my comments. What I am going to post is what the Bible says as I always do.
Church denominations are made up of men and women and when men and women want something bad enough, they actually do not care what the Bible says. They are going to do what they want to do no matter what. Women as Pastors is a perfect example of that kind of attitude.
1 Timothy 3:1-7 ...….
"This is a true saying, If a
man desire the office of a bishop,
he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the
husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well
his own house, having
his children in subjection with all gravity; For if a
man know not how to rule
his own house, how shall
he take care of the church of God? Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride
he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover
he must have a good report of them which are without; lest
he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil."
As all can see, there is NO way to make women bishops/deacons or pastors.
The ONLY way it can be done is to ignore the Bible completely and do what you want to do.
Only MEN can Scripturally be ordained as deacons and pastors. The Bible nowhere sets forth the qualifications for a woman pastor or preacher. It is wrong to try to twist the Scriptures to allow a woman to be ordained to the gospel ministry. The ministry of preaching the gospel is a man’s job, and God qualifies those whom He calls to this very important task.
Like it or not...……..that is what the Word of God says.
Are there some women smarter than Men. LOL!!!!!!
However that is of NO concern because we all know it to be true.
So then WHY is this the case??????????
The structure of
1 Timothy 2:11–14 makes the reason why women cannot be pastors perfectly clear. Verse 13 begins with “for,” giving the “cause” of Paul’s statement in verses 11–12.
Why should women not teach or have authority over men?
Because “Adam was created first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived” (verses 13–14). God created Adam first and then created Eve to be a “helper” for Adam. The order of creation has universal application in the family (
Ephesians 5:22–33) and in the church.