Show us a female pastor/elder/bishop from the bible, please. Especially where Paul used woman pastors. As for the context of II Timothy, I understand it. Would you take heed of more scripture then?
1Co 14:34-35 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. (35) And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
If you disagree with Paul, that is one thing. You reject scripture. If your claim is that I don’t understand scripture, enlighten me.
“1Co 14:34-35 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. (35) And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.”
You need to understand what was happening in Corinth when Paul wrote these words...
Corinth was an undisciplined body of believers. They screwed up the Lords Supper and Paul had to get after them for that. They screwed up on prophecy and tongues, and Paul had to get after them for that. The women in the church sat there jabbering and gossiping during the meeting. And the scripture you quoted was Paul telling them to ‘Shut Up!’...it had nothing to do with whether women should teach or participate vocally in any church gathering.
I am not rejecting Scripture with my comments, I am challenging one of the erroneous applications/misinterpretations of Scripture.