Paula White Breaks Silence on Probes, Divorce, Benny Hinn [Evangelical/Protestant Caucus]

Christian Post ^ | April 1, 2011 | Lillian Kwon

[Siena Dreaming]

it’s explicit that women are not to be in a position of authority over other believers

Judge Deborah would have something to say about that.

[Alex Murphy]

Can you get any more shallow?

There's always tomorrow for Paula!

[Pan_Yan]

Can you get any more shallow?

Did you miss this one?

I think it's time we stop being hypocrites in the pulpit.

Does that 'we' mean she assumes every other pastor is a trollop as well?

[meowmeow]

I'm getting my dream back, I'm getting my prophesy back, I'm getting my vision back, I'm getting my anointing back, I'm getting my strength back."

Thought those things belonged to God...

[fungoking]

“Pastor Paula White broke her silence Thursday night, addressing all the scandals that she has been associated with since her divorce in 2007.”

According to the Bible she is 0 for 2 in the first sentence.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Or Phoebe.

[dfwgator]

She sounds like an Obama voter.

[Siena Dreaming]

Seriously, that’s the strangest thing about this whole piece. She only has one kid.

Likely she meant the many kids they support with the ministry.

And that's likely why she alluded to the millions of dollars. She wasn't bragging that it was her personal money. It's the money they use for charity.

[Siena Dreaming]

Does anyone here really think she was hanging out with Benny Hinn because he’s so sexy?

Doubt it.

White's known Hinn for decades. I think there's a more than even chance that she was meeting with him for counsel.

[Pan_Yan]

Is that a picture of Billy Graham? You can chuck the rest of them out of a plane for all I care but if you're accusing Reverend Graham of “Don't want to work, like money, have no qualms taking money from poor old ladies, good on speech delivery, can memorize scripture...just can't live it, lol.” you'd better start providing some sources PDQ.

[paladin1_dcs]

If Deborah were under the New Testament, that may have some bearing on the matter, but she wasn't and so it doesn't. Furthermore, Deborah was called to be a Judge because the men wouldn't do it. She was literally called to shame the men back into their God called duties. No such authority or exemption is given in the New Testament, so the question becomes are we living under the Law or the Gospel?

There are things that I may not like or even agree with in the Scriptures, but it's not my place to question God as to why He does something. It's my place to say "Speak Lord, for your servant hears" and then DO WHAT HE COMMANDS. He has commanded, through Paul, that women are not to be in authority over other believers. Why are so many willing to challenge God's Word on this? I swear I could almost hear "has God truly said" being whispered.

[Craftmore]

If we believe that the Gospel Of Jesus can be summed up in these few words,,”He died for our sins,And He is risen” or even more simple,,”He is risen.”
Then I ask you,,Whom did Jesus Himself order to preach that first message?
Wasnt it a women?Told to share the Gospel Of Jesus Christ to the disciples?Who didnt believe her?Christ himself ordered a women to preach His resurrection,Ill believe Jesus and question Paul.Paul and Peter both had to be shown many times that their preconceived believes,and prejudices were wrong and needed corrected.
Since Christ felt a woman could carry His message so do I

[paladin1_dcs]

What's shocking and hypocritical? Let's see, she's a female for-profit preacher who's divorced, seems to have an ego problem and doesn't seem to remember the part where believers are called to depart from even the appearance of sin.

Simply put, everything about her is wrong. Women aren't allowed to be in authority. The Gospel is not to be sold for a profit. Pastors are not to be divorced. An out of control ego is a reflection of pride, which is sin. Pastors and others in positions of authority are called to be held to a higher standard than other Christians because they are the most visible representatives of Christ and His Church. Her actions bring shame and reproach upon Christ. Do I really need to spell out why that's not acceptable?

Seriously people, this woman shouldn't be looked up to but should be called to account for her actions.

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[paladin1_dcs]

Ill believe Jesus and question Paul.

Then you and I have nothing to discuss. This attitude of "I'll believe what I like and disregard what I don't" is what's wrong with much of the Church today and will lead you to hell. Paul was counted among the Apostles by those same Apostles. Who are you to dismiss him? You claim to follow Christ, yet those who actually knew Christ personally and followed Him physically accepted Paul as one of them and ordained him. Even demons recognized Peter and Paul as Apostles of Christ, but who are you to make such a judgment?

[Siena Dreaming]

He has commanded, through Paul, that women are not to be in authority over other believers

Not so because children are believers and I assume you wouldn't have a problem with women teaching school or Sunday school. Or would you?

You may be interested in digging more deeply into the Ephesians passages regarding women. Here's a salient point addressing the text you refer to:

In either case, we should notice that Paul did not employ his usual term for "the normal exercise of authority" (exousia). He chose an unusual word (authenteo) that could carry negative connotations such as "to usurp or misappropriate authority" or "to domineer." The unusual term probably signifies an unusual situation. In the Ephesian context at least, women had misappropriated authority by taking upon themselves the role of teacher.

Much more here:

http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/IVP-NT/1Tim/Men-Women-Worship

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