Posted on 02/07/2011 2:18:20 AM PST by Cronos
Amid jubilant preaching and singing, the Rev. Dr. Flora Wilson Bridges was installed Sunday evening as senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, affectionately called First Church. Dr. Bridges is the 15th senior minister in the congregation’s 189-year history, and the first woman to be called as senior pastor at this church after a nationwide search lasting over three years.
Elder Effie Bynum, Moderator-Elect of the Presbytery of New York City, presided at Sunday’s animated service. The Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, who ordained Bridges to the ministry more than 30 years ago, preached an impassioned sermon about the experience of receiving a call to ministry and taking refuge in God’s presence. Dr. Richardson is pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, NY, with 4,000 members and congregations in Westchester and Port St. Lucie, Florida — and a long tradition of extraordinary preaching and music
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I have yet to see a female pastor in any denomination that was effective.
What about Joyce Meyers? Also, the thing is women deacons — ok or not ok?
What does that have to do with the Spirit being poured out upon all flesh or “people”?
I’ll give you another verse “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty!”
The ancient Hebrews were given dietary restrictions in part to keep them healthy on their trek to the promised land and in their establishment of themselves as a people and nation. In the new Testament these restrictions were not placed upon new believers and gentiles as the Laws of Moses had been fullfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit would “INDWELL” believers regenerating them(God’s Operating System version 7) in the Image of Christ and his fullfillment of the laws of Moses and the prophets.
As Christ stated....”What a man takes in goes out through his digestive processes(thru the draught per KJV),,,there-fore it is not what goes into him that corrupts him but what comes out of him”. (he was speaking spiritually in the sense that we are surrounded by evils of the world and we perceive and take in all sorts of ideas, sensations, textures, foods...ect but if what we “put out” is good behaviour, Godly humility, love of purity, Love of God and a teachable spirit...then we are not corrupted despite the corruptions all around us)!
Locust...full of complete protein amino complexes needed for human sustanance. Jon the Baptist got on rather well with them...roasted with honey. A rather crunchy trail mix as it were. I imagine the Baptist might have had a few other trifles from time to time and certainly he would have needed water.....but honey and locusts; that was the ticket!
Only to a liberal who doesn't believe in the power of God.
Not officially. The PCA Book of Church Order forbids the ordination of female officers (elders and deacons). Some PCA congregations have women who function in a non-ordained position of “deacon” (or deaconess). These congregations appear to be walking a thin line between what is officially sanctioned and what is not.
Also, the PCA BCO also has a provision whereby the Session (council of elders) may appoint godly men and women to assist the deacons in the mercy ministry within the congregation. These individual are not ordained, have no official title, and do not participate in the church’s diaconate. A few of the churches who have female “deacons” use this provision of the BCO to the end of legitimizing non-ordained female “deacons.”
Definitely NOT a priest in the order of Melchizedek, eh?
“A woman’s preaching is like a dog’s walking on his hinder leg. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.” — Samuel Johnson
Amen brother! Same to you! Hard to believe it’s been ten years already. I am now on youtube, under edwardpf123.
Joel is referring the end times, during the end of the Tribulation and the coming of the Lord to set up the Millennial Kingdom
'And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call' (Joel 2:32) This is an end time event, not a church age one since clearly vs.31 hasen't happened yet.
Clear scripture for the church age is 1Tim.2:11-15, which is explaining good order in the local church.
I hope all is well with you and your family.
Ainhigh: Only to a liberal who doesn't believe in the power of God.
oh please - your arrogance astounds
Original Word: προφητεία, ας, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: prophéteia Phonetic Spelling: (prof-ay-ti'-ah) Short Definition: prophecy Definition: prophecy, prophesying; the gift of communicating and enforcing revealed truth.
Gee Lassie, you mean "truth" like the Bible?
"woof, woof"
spend much time in seminary? or pretend to know one at church?
v11 "she" is often translated as "wife" - v12 "man" is also translated as "husband"….in that context, the text is consistent with Scruptural teaching regarding the relationship between husband and wife the verse says nothing with regards to the church age, rather, inflects Pauls preferences upon worship he deems satisfactory in Gods eye…Paul does this in numerous places That said, Look at Joel as you say….Joel - v31 "The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood " ….sooooo weve never had an eclipse or a harvest moon?
…..and here the discussion turns to our millenial position
and in my millenial position of the end times - the verse i originally cited is "permission" if you will, for the woman to "prophecy"
great chatting with you again
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