It seems lately I have had quite a bit of discussion about the role of women in the leadership of the Church. Many that I have spoken to have assumed that surely women could be Pastors in our Church. When I tell them this is not the case there is a bit of surprise (thankfully, not anger or disgust). I will then try and explain the biblical basis for my thinking on the subject. Below is a video, once again put out by The Gospel Coalition that gives a good synopsis of my take:
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My mom attended a lutheran church some years ago in ontario where there was a womon pastor?
Not all Lutheran churches are the same. There are some Lutheran denominations that would accept women as Elders (E.L.C.A.) Ours (Church of the Lutheran Brethren) does not.
The reason most churches do not ordain women as pastors is mainly based on the teaching of Scripture in 1 Timothy 2. In that passage Paul says:
I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. Yet she will be saved through childbearing--if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
(1Ti 2:12-15 ESV)
Although this is not the only scripture pertaining to the roles of men and women, this is the most direct regarding teaching and authority.
Most biblical churches that ordain women will see these verses and say that they are only speaking to the social context of when they were written and no longer apply to us.
Most biblical churches that do not ordain women recognize that Paul, in this teaching, takes it out of his immediate context and puts it in the context of creation (Adam and Eve). Therefore, it is recognized as a mandate for all time.
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