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Being neither male or female relates to salvation full stop. Not to leadership in the church. Being a fellow worker does not make you an Elder. That is pure presumtion. Using the gifts of the spirit do not make you an Elder as under the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers, the Spirit...

I would be interested to know if you have any qualifications of any kind to back up your claims of right teaching. I know a lot of people poo poo any form of spiritual education as uneccesary but scripture is clear that we are to study to show ourselves approved to God a workman that need not be...

May I add a thought to your excellent post. It is known as the slippery slope and it works like this. The church ignores scripture on one point which makes it easier to ignore scripture on another point. Then it starts to reject accepted doctrine and make the sciprture say what they want it to...

You have not grasped yet obviously that there are many things not spoken in scripture because they do not need to be because the subject matter was already settled and the church knew what was accpeted and what was not. Suffice to say every reference to leadership in scripture speaks of...

I am sorry brother that I have caused you so much angst that you needed to lash out at me in such an ungracious manner. it was never my intention to denigrate anyone as you claim. I may be wrong but you seem to take everything personal which always clouds one's judgment and understanding...

What's new? it is known as maintaining the status quo as in we have done this for the last 50 years so why change it. When I was a new christian in a little country baptist church they found all sorts of things that I could do. I even preached my first sermon when I was 14 years old. By the age...

You have made your point. You don't need to keep repeating it ad Infinitum.

The scripture O cited ??????? The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Having seen plenty of miracles I will go with the flow and keep them happening. I had a time when I used to pray for legs that were two different lengths so the person could not walk properly. I prayed for them and they...

Ah, the thing is that not all churches hang their miracles out on the line to dry. Most do it quietly and carefully and the people healed are so grateful. I was delivered from a spirit of rejection which I didn't know I had but the church I was in did so by faith they cast out the spirit of...

If they ceased long ago, how come I prayed for someone who was brain dead and he got up and walked?

Doesn't it? Well who would have thought. I can but try but no one is perfect.

So many puns. Complete pundemonium.

The fact is you want them to be explained in a biblical context. THe NTC did not use candles. THe NTC did not wear dog collars. All the NTC used was the power of the Holy Spirit to perform miracles and provide meals to show how much they loved each other making sure no one went without. And as...

I agree, but you will have to go a long way to find a church which does that.

The kingdom of God is not dependant on two people's actions. God is bigger than that.

The thread is about women pastors so addressing that is the best thing to do.

Does God use a murderer and/or an adulterer to accomplish his purposes? Yes he does.

it is when you are my age. Sorry, I couldn't see what you said?

I lived in the UK for the first 40 years of my life and experienced many different denominational churches. I had a close relationship with the Brethren as I went to their Bible College, but the icing on the cake for me was the 10 years I spent in the charismatic brethren, commonly known as the...

So Pauls injuction to appoint Elders in EVERY church is irrelevant? I always thought that EVERY meant EVERY, not just some or none. And the subject of the thread is women pastors. Not women prophesying or exercising the gifts of the Spirit. And you seem to be saying because a woman leads a...