[ScottM1968]

I merely state that the sources that were quoted all stem from Methodist apologists and included links to prove said associations.

I cannot prove one way or the other your assertion that Walter Martin felt that women should be in authority over men. In the end, the Bible says otherwise.

It is also telling that you choose to attend a church that would not allow women to preach (again, as a true leader).

For many years I did attend a church that required women (only those who had accepted Christ) to wear a small head covering and no ornamental jewelry (some did have watches which were exchanged at the wedding, but I do not recall women wearing them at church). However, I currently do not attend there.

There is a big difference between the authority issue (imparted by God to men throughout the Bible) and other issues. However, I do encourage people to not wear jewelry and I do not even wear a watch, let alone other items.

I can be relatively consistent in my walk but I can only encourage others to do that which is right.

[P-Marlowe]

I cannot prove one way or the other your assertion that Walter Martin felt that women should be in authority over men.

I'm not sure I said that. I recall Martin expressing the opinion that as long as the ultimate authority over the church body is in the hands of a male authority, that whatever position a women held in subjection to that male authority would not be unscriptural.

In my Church the pastor has all authority over the body and there is no authority above the senior pastor. There is no Bishop or other ruling authority and thus it clearly would be unscriptural for a woman to pastor at my church. But I suggest that teaching and pastoring are two different functions. If teaching in the church is forbidden for women, then I would suspect that we'd have to close all the Sunday Schools. But then Sunday School is not exactly scriptural either, is it?