Posted on 08/23/2023 7:39:08 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
No women pastors....period...Is that how I really feel? Damn right.
Female “pastors” never seem very interested in the Gospel.
We’ve been seeing women in ministry in many different denominations where it would be interesting to statistically evaluate how often pastors refer to the scriptures and teach from them, both sexes. How many references or commentaries on scripture, theological teachings of the faith community, practical guides, ect.
Any denomination that does allow women pastors is not following scripture and is thus corrupted by following the ways of the world, not the Lord.
I was once a COG admirer, but not since they routinely allow women in the pulpit. The charismatics are flagrant violators of this principle.
Doesn’t the Vatican have a fence?
Women pastors are nothing more than anti-Christian witches.
The leftist UMC meetings are almost ALWAYS run by a female pastor, who expresses disinterest in Scripture and absolute contempt for the UMC Book of Discipline (the official doctrine of the group.) The meetings are always based on deferral to 'feelings' and put all things 'gay' front and center, including announcements of plans to march in some upcoming "pride" parade or event. There is nothing biblical discussed. No opening prayer is ever offered. It's all "ME!"
The more conservative UMC congregations, those which ultimately disaffiliate, are always staffed by MEN, and the discussions are always preceded by prayer beseeching God to guide them and their decisions. Scripture is held in high regard, as is the Book of Discipline.
I think there is a solid basis for excluding women from pastor ministry.
The Bible doesn't say if she fed Barak's troops her Little Debbie pastries.
Ping!
LCMS reference.
Ephesians 5:23 “For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.”
If I understand Orthodoxy correctly, that's just about the most damning thing an Orthodox Christian can say about a theological proposition. It's the equivalent of a Catholic saying "Anathema sit!"
“It’s a sign of the last days apostasy that there are only 7 church groups which recognize the biblical definition and example.”
Yes. It’s always good to remember that in the seven “Letters to the Churches” in the Book of Revelation, Jesus only really had nice things to say about two of them.
YES!!
When WOMEN LEAD................MEN LEAVE!!
How’d that Prohibition work out for you?
>> seven examples of Christian denominations in the United States that do not allow women to serve in the role of pastor or priest. They include older churches.
The Orthodox Church The Orthodox Church traces its origins to the first century and is most prominent in Eastern Europe and Africa, does not permit women to be ordained.
The Roman Catholic Church The Roman Catholic Church, the largest denomination in Christianity which also traces its origins back to the first generation of Christians, does not allow for women to become priests. <<
Gotta love the irony that the so-called "Bible belivin'" fundamentalist "born again" protestant churches, who are "very theologically conservative" and who swear up and down that they follow the "Bible alone" are the ONLY ones that ordain women "pastors"
Those "unbiblical" Catholic and Orthodox churches with the so-called "liberal marxist Pope" have NEVER allowed woman "pastors", and never will.
During a meeting at the UMC we attend
“What if they send us a gay pastor?”
Older woman: “Fine with me as long as it isn’t a woman”
I don’t know what it is about older people not liking female pastors even if they are in a denomination that allows them.
Ping
Our local first baptist church went liberal in the 1980’s, women deacons and pastors and are now touting they are not SBC and mocking the SBC decision to remove churches for women pastors. One of their female deacons is furious with the SBC for doing this but like your situation she is upset along with others, older members in the congregation which is dying, that they are allowing a gay choir director and youth leader(they now have almost no youth in the church). I said well the gays need to hear the Word and repent, but they don’t need to be in any position of teaching and leadership in that condition. Her response, well we can’t judge, all right...
She was complaining to me and I wanted to say something like, you are in reverse gagging on a gnat and swallowing a herd of camels here sister, but I listened to her rant. Her daughter when she was a teenager actually left her church in the 1980’s when they went liberal because of the women deacons/pastors thing, told her it wasn’t Biblical and they would regret it. They are, as their congregation is withering on the vine. It will close the doors in ten years as their remaining congregation dies off.
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