Paul makes it very clear in 1 Timothy that deacons are to be men. He’s also clear about the role women play in church in 1 Cor 14:34.
“Paul makes it very clear in 1 Timothy that deacons are to be men.”
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So you got Paul v. Paul - commending a woman as deacon in Romans and, in your view, denouncing the very idea of such a thing elsewhere.
But, at any rate, when it’s all said and done, whatever a denomination wants to go with is the bottom line (for them).
It’s as it is with the question of clergy and marriage - Catholics forbid their ministers to marry while another denomination might be wary of appointing a minister who’s not married.
And both sides of that coin could justify their druthers on the topic by using Scripture.
pgkdan wrote: “Paul makes it very clear in 1 Timothy that deacons are to be men. He’s also clear about the role women play in church in 1 Cor 14:34.”
Sorry Louie, gonna have to agree with this.
In addition Paul mentioned the women as helpers of the Church, as in when females were baptized. NOT part of the Holy Order.