Posted on 02/21/2023 9:33:38 PM PST by fwdude
The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday ousted its second-largest congregation — Saddleback Church, the renowned California megachurch founded by pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren — for having a woman pastor.
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Glory to God for all things!
Wonderful to see that orthopraxy still exists outside of Orthodoxy!
Good. Rightly done.
Ditto
Stuck in 1964.
Following the teachings of St. Paul who wrote half the New Tesetament.
Advantage: Paul
How many sexes/genders does the SBC recognize?
1 Timothy 2:12: I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she is to keep silent.
1 Corinthians 14:34-35: Women should be silent in the churches.
What happened in 64?
The apostle Paul wrote several letters to various Christian communities, and his teachings on female leaders in the church are a topic of debate among scholars and theologians. There are several passages in his letters that touch on this subject, and different interpretations of these passages have led to varying views on the role of women in church leadership.
One of the most cited passages on this topic is found in 1 Timothy 2:11-12, where Paul writes, “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.” Some interpret this passage as a prohibition against women holding leadership positions in the church, while others argue that it is a specific instruction to a particular community and should not be applied universally.
However, there are other passages in Paul’s letters that suggest a more egalitarian view of women’s roles in the church. For example, in Romans 16, Paul greets several women by name, including Phoebe, who is described as a “deacon” (diakonos) and a “benefactor” (prostatis) of the church. Some scholars argue that this indicates that women were involved in leadership roles in early Christian communities.
Similarly, in 1 Corinthians 11, Paul discusses the practice of women prophesying in church and wearing head coverings while doing so. This suggests that women had an active role in worship and ministry in the early church.
Overall, Paul’s teachings on female leaders in the church are complex and open to interpretation. While there are passages that appear to limit women’s roles in church leadership, there are also passages that suggest a more inclusive view. Ultimately, the interpretation of these passages is a matter of debate among Christians and may vary depending on cultural and theological contexts.
The sexual revolution. Also the year after prayer was removed from public school.
Oh ya. Lords prayer was taken out of my school in bc in 87. Sexual revolution ruined women.
Amen. I said that in 09 when a church here wanted to use his book for Bible study. I asked them if they were nuts.
Not the worst year to be stuck in.
It is not about you.
I don’t understand why a Church necessarily has to “move with the times”. Kind of defeats the purpose.
As a woman, I have never been comfortable with female preachers.
More often than not, they come down on the touchy-feely side of things and are not warriors for God.
We need more warriors in the pulpit.
“inclusive” ‘eh??
NO NO NO NO NO SMH
You use that term much in day-to-day life?
The debate only exists due to a lazy exegesis of the texts, lacking a consistent hermeneutic. This was never an issue with the early church and with the Reformers.
It’s an issue today because most will not study, and some “scholars” choose to twist the Scriptures.
There is only one sense of a text. One side is wrong.
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