Female Pastor Vs Male Pastor

God can use anybody.Preaching is not gender limited.Gospel is a mandate to every gender.

Reading a bible verse in isolation and quoting it in isolation throws away the intent of the original writer.

This is the verse in content with other verses.

1 Timothy 2:8-14 (King James Version)

8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.


Does it give the same meaning you are proposing here when you read only verse 12:

Its an admonition that women should not teach or boss a man - but not necessarily saying a woman should not teach or spread the gospel un church or to men in general.

If verse 12 is so literarily interpreted, then verse 9 should be as well, which means, nobody will put on gold or costly clothes to church, but then this is relative, what is costly to you may not be costly to somebody else.

Ok if I did - but if you read very well, the statement also said - the admonition does not say a woman should not teach "the gospel in church or spread the gospel"

What I would stress at the outset is that Paul is correcting problems in worship--- correcting both men and women as is perfectly clear from vs. 8 where he tells the men to not dispute or get angry but rather to start praying. He then corrects women in several particulars. To stress, the correction of an abuse of a privilege is not the same as the ruling out of a proper use of a privilege, in this case the priviledge of speaking in worship or even teaching. Paul is not laying down first principles here, he is correcting an existing problem, and presumably wherever and whenever he found a similar problem he would do so again, whoever it might involve.

no point trying to get a revelation - don't take it as an emotional issue - do you have problems with women teaching you or being a pastor over you? if you don't - then seek no revelation - else, do you seek revelation from God to prove Himself to exist before you believe He exists? if no - then, why seek revelation into the issue of women teaching in church?

@Ivie


You Must know the truth. And I love you openness.  I was also shocked that the bible was categorical on this issue. Women are not to Hold Position of Authority of Men in the Church.

You can Teach Sunday School for Kids and Teach women related Issues to women. The Bible is very Clear on this. Hope this goes down with you as this is the Mind of God.

You can read my posts on   http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-61492.416.html#msg1607598

God Bless you.

Female, Male, they all preach the same bs.