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Woman “Pastor” Claims That Names in the Bible Have Been Changed to Hide All the Female Apostles
Disntr ^ | March 24, 2024 | staff

Posted on 03/29/2024 8:27:53 PM PDT by Morgana

In a recent “sermon,” false teacher Ashley Wilkerson, the self-described “pastor” of Pacific Coast Church posited an extraordinary claim—that the early church was teeming with female apostles whose names were subsequently altered in Scripture to mask their identities and contributions as women. This assertion, while striking, is completely absurd and crumbles under the weight of scriptural fidelity, historical scrutiny, and orthodox understanding.

Firstly, the apostolic office, as delineated in the New Testament, is not a title bestowed lightly. It is marked by direct commissioning by Christ Himself or, as seen in Paul’s case, a clear, divine calling. The primary roles of an apostle included witnessing Christ’s resurrection and teaching with authority conferred by Jesus. To suggest a widespread alteration of Scripture to exclude women from this office is just silly. The office is God-ordained, not humanly manipulated.

Secondly, the historical transmission of the biblical texts does not support Wilkerson’s assertion. The painstaking process of copying manuscripts across centuries was undergirded by a reverence for the Word’s sanctity and an understanding of its divine inspiration. While no historical process is perfect, the suggestion of a deliberate, systematic effort to alter apostolic names and genders lacks both evidence and credibility. The reliability of the scriptural manuscripts, confirmed by countless scholars and textual critics, stands in direct opposition to the idea of such conspiratorial alterations.

To imply that recognition of women’s roles requires altering scriptural identity is to overlook the profound contributions of women as recorded in the Scriptures themselves. Women like Phoebe and Priscilla were indeed important contributors to the early church’s growth and vibrancy. Their roles as supporters and servants are just as important within the New Testament without the need for alteration or misrepresentation.

Wilkerson’s error lies not in acknowledging the significant contributions of women to the early Christian church but in proposing a narrative of deliberate scriptural alteration that undercuts the integrity of the biblical text and the providence of its preservation. Such claims detract from the unity and truth of the gospel and women such as Wilkerson who pervert the gospel, undermine the integrity of God’s word, and make such outlandish claims should be marked and avoided.

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I don't know what she is smoking but she needs to stop
1 posted on 03/29/2024 8:27:53 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Christ did have a number of women that played significant roles in his life.

After Jesus, his mother Mary is #2.


2 posted on 03/29/2024 8:34:25 PM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: Morgana

I see a pattern involving women leading others into sin.


3 posted on 03/29/2024 8:34:31 PM PDT by Obadiah
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To: Morgana

Oh really? Maybe you should ask emperor consantine, the one that put the new testament together, who he allowed and who he exempted from the new testaments writings.


4 posted on 03/29/2024 8:35:09 PM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: Obadiah

Women don’t really have a great track record. Almost all of the defenders of the present darkness from trans ideology to abortion are women.


5 posted on 03/29/2024 8:37:22 PM PDT by Right Brother (Pray for God's intervention to stop UMCRevMom's invasion of Free Republict)
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To: Morgana

Oh and BTW, that was 300 years after Christ death.


6 posted on 03/29/2024 8:40:11 PM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: Morgana
False teacher/pastors are a dime a dozen these days.....she's just one of many wannabee 'celebrities' needing attention and fame.


7 posted on 03/29/2024 8:40:52 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: Obadiah

Remember, Eve was deceived first, then Adam.


8 posted on 03/29/2024 8:40:58 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: Morgana

9 posted on 03/29/2024 8:43:37 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Democrats' version of MAGA: Making America the Gulag Archipelago. Now with "Formal Deprogramming")
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To: Morgana

Teeming. Absolutely teeming.

No prob with the prevailing culture at the time.

Absolutely teeming.


10 posted on 03/29/2024 8:44:17 PM PDT by sauropod (Ne supra crepidam.)
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To: Az Joe

when Jesus died on the cross there were three women named Mary there at the foot. Mary his mother, Mary of Magdalene, and Mary of Cleofas.


11 posted on 03/29/2024 8:44:31 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: caww

If she’s even a biological woman to begin with.


12 posted on 03/29/2024 8:47:22 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Obadiah

“Proposing a narrative of deliberate scriptural alteration that undercuts the integrity of the biblical text and the providence of its preservation”......is the work of the enemy of mens souls by creating doubt....a ‘Hook’ as so many others use to draw people away to something else.


13 posted on 03/29/2024 8:47:27 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: ducttape45

That’s true.


14 posted on 03/29/2024 8:47:35 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Morgana

Oh and one other thing, most of the Apostles writing were written between 50 and 150 years after Christ death.


15 posted on 03/29/2024 8:50:03 PM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: Morgana

Interesting is Jesus gave the care of his mother to John - (as son and mother) rather than family members...at the foot of the cross.


16 posted on 03/29/2024 8:51:23 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: Morgana

This is why women are not allowed in church leadership. Another anti-Christ.


17 posted on 03/29/2024 8:53:53 PM PDT by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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To: No name given

Possibly but she does have a family and husband...

I recall studying the women of the bible 20 yrs ago but not in the context it’s being done today.


18 posted on 03/29/2024 8:54:30 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: bray

Yep.


19 posted on 03/29/2024 8:55:24 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: Obadiah

I used to think that the story of Adam and Eve was just a silly story.

I now realize that it’s more meaningful today than ever.


20 posted on 03/29/2024 8:57:22 PM PDT by DarrellZero
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