Female Ordination

[Jonaitis]

In light of the controversies surrounding the SBC, someone brought up an interesting question on the Reformed Baptist Fellowship and Theology Forum on Facebook. I am curious about your thoughts brothers,

"Whether ordaining women as pastor or deacon comes under secondary issues?

I found this question really interesting. Our confessional position is obvious, but would you say this falls into a third category that is neither primary or secondary, but nonetheless dangerous? Heterodox for sure, but heresy? Is there any writer that discusses this very thing?

 

[Hammster]

I’m sure we can find writers out there. My view is it’s primary. Or Primary 1.1. I can worship in a church that doesn’t do the Lord’s Supper my way, or baptism my way, or my choice of worship music. However, a church with a woman pastor isn’t a church.

 

[JM]

It's a primary issue. Women can be deacons (a non-ordained office) but not Elders/Pastors/Ministers.

In 2017 I was attending a very orthodox Anglican parish pastored by a man training to be a chaplain for the Canadian Military. The services were on point, smartly done. The Gospel was central and the homilies were short and to the point. Unfortunately he had to leave to take on his roll in the military creating a vacancy that was filled by a lady (pretending to be) a minister. I left the parish, eventually making my way back to the Baptist church just before covid hit in 2019, I will remain there. I'm tired of sweeping water uphill. Better to worship with Calminisn than liberals.

 

[Jonaitis]

In 2017 I was attending a very orthodox Anglican parish pastored by a man training to be a chaplain for the Canadian Military. The services were on point, smartly done. The Gospel was central and the homilies were short and to the point. Unfortunately he had to leave to take on his roll in the military creating a vacancy that was filled by a lady (pretending to be) a minister. I left the parish, eventually making my way back to the Baptist church just before covid hit in 2019, I will remain there. I'm tired of sweeping water uphill. Better to worship with Calminisn than liberals.

I've attended churches (non-reformed) that allowed women to peach simply because, in the argument of the elder, "This will show men to stand up and take roles in the church." Yeah, that is not the kind of message you send in defiance to God's word.