All Christians who
believe the Bible will affirm that the office of elder {Pastors are simply the
elders who labor in preaching and teaching} is limited to men. We affirm this
because the Bible says it with greater clarity than almost anything else.
However, as we affirm
this truth, we often make the mistake of giving too much ground. Given what
Scripture says, we should not affirm that a woman would make a fine pastor, but
we can't do that because Scripture does not permit us to do it. She would not
make a fine pastor.
The reason for this is
very straightforward: a woman would make a terrible pastor because she would
exercise her pastoral duties without the aid of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit
will not empower us to do what the Spirit has explicitly commanded us not to
do. In short: men make better pastors because faithful, qualified men are
empowered by the Spirit to do the Spirit's work. {Tim Dukeman on Facebook}
There are many good women Bible teachers. I have no problem
with women teaching the Word of God for even Paul wrote to Timothy how his
faith was taught to him by his mother and grandmother {2 Timothy 1:5}. We must
be women of the Word and know Truth so we can pass it down to the next
generation.
However, I do have a big problem with women who stand behind
podiums in churches and teach the Word to men since this is strictly forbidden.
Let your women keep silence in the
churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith
the law. And if they will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home:
for it is a shame for women to speak in the church {1 Corinthians 14:34, 35}.
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to
teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence {1 Timothy
2:11, 12}.
Men are to be the leaders and preachers in the church! This
is how God ordained it and we must obey it. If you go to a church with women
preachers and teachers of men, I encourage you to find another church who obeys the
Word of God. We must fear God and take His Word seriously, women! It’s not
something we want to fool around with. I would NEVER feel comfortable teaching
in a church service or a Bible study where men were present since I know this is not my role.
***The picture I used is John MacArthur. He has been faithfully preaching the Word for many years. In fact, I went to his church once in a while when I was in high school, a long time ago. He is one of the very best expositors of the Bible today. If you want to listen to his sermons, go HERE.
***The picture I used is John MacArthur. He has been faithfully preaching the Word for many years. In fact, I went to his church once in a while when I was in high school, a long time ago. He is one of the very best expositors of the Bible today. If you want to listen to his sermons, go HERE.
