Women ministers (priest, Catholics, pray, believers)

[CelticLady1]

Originally Posted by ancchick07

So, basically, if 95% of majority of women were prostitutes... that'd be ok because we're conforming to society instead of going by biblical principles??

Good heavens! What a comparison! That's an awfully wide chasm to be jumping! Apples and oranges. Paul was not talking about all women forever. He was talking about those women, in that church, at that time. They were causing a lot of problems. Thanks to people taking that letter of Paul's out of context, we still have folks trying to make women out to be second-class citizens. No thanks! If I were still going to church, I'd rather go to one with a lady minister/pastor, with some good old-fashioned horse sense, and a strong love of God and people, standing behind the pulpit, than I would with some of the men I have heard in my time, who have the misfortune of being the other part of that horse!

[little_thirsty]

Personally I do not care if the minister is a man or woman, but what I do care about is are they able to help me grow in my spiritual walk. If the answer is yes, then why would I care what their gender is?

[Alpha8207]

Originally Posted by ancchick07

No, God has authority over man... and man has authority over woman. I could be mistaken... but animals are not in Sunday Service each Sunday, are they? It's funny how people just turn the scriptures into something they aren't just because they are tired of being what some may call "very conservative" and want a way to do what they want to do rather than to do what is right... is it really worth risking your soul to worship in the wrong when what paul says in 1 corinthians is soooooooooo obvious?

I'm not sure how your attitude is conducive to the Lord's Kingdom. There's a right way and a wrong way to state an opinion. Yet again another prime example of why it's so difficult to get lost people to come to Christ.

If you ever wonder why there's atheistic posters that have bad attitudes and cynical views of Christians, take a look at your own witness to the world.

[Alpha8207]

Originally Posted by ancchick07

we by no means follow practices that are done in the OT.

Originally Posted by ancchick07

we just follow VERY strictly to what the Bible says...

OK, who did you say was deciding what they want to believe?

[Miss Blue]

Originally Posted by ancchick07

I'll just refer to you to 1 Timothy 2:13. I think it's just that so many women are tired of being seen as the "weaker" sex and go against the Bible to get what they want. If the Bible tells them to shut up and not take over a man's position, then a woman needs to shut up... simple as that.

This, hate statement, my friend, is exactly why I left the Church of Christ..However, I will say that not all the men of that church are filled with hate. Most of them are simply following the scriptures as they interpret them, and were otherwise nice people, as long as you never challenge their beliefs or invite them to a different church with you..

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by CelticLady1

My apologies, Gizmo, about calling it Reformed. I didn't catch that in your previous posts. My mistake. Thank you for the link. I started reading it this morning, and though it will take me a little while to finish it, thus far it has been very interesting. Since Reform Judaism is more modern/liberal, do the more traditional sects even acknowledge it?

Hey, no worries... it's a common mistake. To answer your last question, that's a tricky one! They definitely don't give us full respect, and actually make fun of us sometimes (not in a cruel way, necessarily). But when it really comes down to it, we're still recognized as Jews simply by virtue of blood... but many will refer to us as "secular Jews" and so forth. See, even the Jewish people have arguments over denominations.

[Mattie Jo]

there were women ministers with Jesus

Are there Female Ministers in the Bible?

[Alpha8207]

Originally Posted by jessaka

Why is it that I thought that there were women ministers with Jesus?

Because there were...very good point.

As a matter of fact, both Mary and Martha ministered directly to Jesus....among others....

[ancchick07]

Originally Posted by Alpha8207

I'm not sure how your attitude is conducive to the Lord's Kingdom. There's a right way and a wrong way to state an opinion. Yet again another prime example of why it's so difficult to get lost people to come to Christ.

If you ever wonder why there's atheistic posters that have bad attitudes and cynical views of Christians, take a look at your own witness to the world.

What are you talking about?

[ancchick07]

Originally Posted by Alpha8207

Because there were...very good point.

As a matter of fact, both Mary and Martha ministered directly to Jesus....among others....

Was this in the Old Testament or the New Testament?