By Elizabeth Prata
For those of us who love God and seek to obey at all pints (but knowing we fail, so we repent and try again), the persistent and entrenched disobedience of some self-proclaimed Christian women is a puzzle to us.
But then again, we read our Bibles and see 1 John 2:4 which says, The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
And we say, those who constantly disobey, (especially by preaching in church, which is a gross abomination to Jesus), who are unteachable, who reject correction, who preach a different gospel, who deny the sufficiency of the Bible by their direct revelatory stories and puffed up visions, who abandon their career of motherhood & children at home to pursue a career, whose fruit is only thorns and is bad…must not be saved.
And then we receive pushback on every point above. So it’s still a puzzle when the Bible is so clear on certain points which are easy to understand and interpret. In the collage above are some of the more prominent women who stand behind a pulpit in a church they claim is Jesus’, and preach.
Because if they had the Holy Spirit in them, He would not allow them to continue on a consistent path of rebellion. He would correct them either by opening their eyes to the proper verses, or by some drastic measure to awaken them to their transgressions. Do you think the Holy Spirit is in a woman who, for decades, disobeys? Can a Christian have a seared conscience over their persistent and public sin? Dishonoring Jesus along the way and creating stumbling blocks for the weaker sisters?
No. He killed Ananias and Sapphira to demonstrate how serious He is about sin in the church. He sent 7 letters to the churches in Revelation to show how serious He is about His church.
Above we have-
Beth Moore at St Timothy’s,
Aimee Byrd at Covenant Church,
Rev Nancy Frausto at Seminary of the Southwest,
Sadie Robertson Huff at Auburn Community Church (only age 22!),
Christine Caine at Life Church,
Priscilla Shirer at Concord Church.
“women should keep silent in the churches”. 1 Corinthians 14:33-34.
Pastor Gabe Hughes of WWUTT.com: Women Pastors are a Fundamental Problem for Southern Baptists
GTY: Does the Bible permit a woman to preach?
Ladies, be discerning. Above all, be humble. It takes humility to say ‘I followed this or that woman for a while and invested in her, with my heart, money, time, or energy, but my investment in her was misguided. Let me learn to discern better, let me be pure in my approach to obeying Jesus, let me abandon that which makes me stumble on my walk and turn to “…whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” (Philippians 4:8).
If you see a woman standing at a pulpit on a Sunday morning at church service and open her Bible and preach to the congregation, she is in rebellion. Though satan is subtle, and hides his schemes secretively many times, this one is an easy spot. If the woman preaches consistently (not just a one-time mistake), she is in rebellion and you can learn nothing from her.
If you followed her for a while, just talk to Jesus about it. Repent and ask Him to give you better discernment. He will!
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Good post. Of course, we are all commanded to share the good news. Additionally, Aquilla and Priscilla were tentmakers and evangelists. However, not all of us are called to be pastors (and it should be a calling and God does not contradict Himself).
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Just of late I’ve begun to wonder about the women preaching in church issue. Are we perhaps missing the point made by Paul? He does not mention preaching, just reference to women having a tendency to chatter and that church is not the place for that. Instead of them talking to one another in church concerning what is being preached, they should ask their husbands at home.
If we consider the “precept upon precept” and “a little here and a little there” reference, then Gal. 3:26-29 comes into play.
Ga 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Ga 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Ga 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Ga 3:29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
What stands out is: “neither male or female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.”
Today, there are more false male preachers/teachers than what there are genuine ones and no-one condemns them, but just the idea of a female preacher is bing condemned in Christian circles.
Yes, we seem to have many Paula White-type of fakes, but surely there are genuine, sincere, anointed, true God-fearing women who “have put on Christ” but are being stifled because of our perhaps misinterpretation of Galations 3.
Just a thought.
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Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I pondered it and I have a few thoughts in reply.
As to the 1 Cor 14:34-35, here is the verse:
As in all the churches of the saints, 34 the women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says. 35 If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is improper for a woman to speak in church. (NASB)
Other translations say “must be in submission.”
It doesn’t refer to women chattering with each other. The immediate reference is that women must be submissive in the church service. It’s a passage about peace during church services. (cf v 33). Order, hierarchy, roles.
1 Timothy 2:11–14 speaks directly to the issue of women being in submission- Paul is appealing in that set of verses to the creation order. ‘The man was formed first’. It’s obvious that the man is head of the women, and he is head of the church. The “neither male or female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus” does not revoke the fact that the role of preacher in church and pastor over a congregation is reserved for men. Yes, we are all equal, Jew and Greek, male and female, but that equality does not mean that we can swap roles at will. There are differences.
There are distinct roles for not only male and female, but other demographics, such as young men, widows, new converts. The role of preacher and pastor is not allowed for new converts and certain other males, either. The Galatians verse does not figure in, not when comparing the more clear Timothy and Titus explicit descriptions of roles.
It’s also clear that the 1 Cor 14:33-35 verses do not mean that women are never to utter a sound in church, the context makes it clear that what Paul is urging is orderly assemblies, each to his role in worthy worship.
Woman may not preach in the churches. The role of pastor is reserved for men, since they are the head. Thanks for the discussion. 😊
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Sorry, the penultimate line of my comment should read, “perhaps misinterpretation of 1 Cor. 14:34”.
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