Making a case for women in leadership

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Thanks.

I have asked if you are married.

I asked if you have been around many women.

I have to conclude your answer is "NO."
I am married for the second time. You can’t have keep your ignorant assumptions to yourself.
 
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My take from this Story of the Prophetess Deborah is that God was quite willing for a woman to have authority over men, and to be a leader of the Jewish Nation! God Himself chose Deborah, and God Himself blessed Deborah and her leadership over the Jews.
I agree but let me note: it sounds like God chose to use Deborah and Jael as a bit of a shame towards the men. Barak was chosen and God Himself told him to make war, but when he didn't obey God sent Deborah to convince him. And Jaels' involvement was a straight-up dis for Baraks' lack of faith. It does sound like The Lord's first choice was to use the men, but when they lacked faith He appointed two women.

Just thoughts! I appreciate you standing up for Deborah, she is one of my favorite Bible characters ❤.
 

Mem

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Then your circular posting has me stumped.

Have a nice day. :)
Circular reasoning is considered a logical fallacy often employed in argument. It assumes the premise is true because the conclusion is true... or something like that. It argues, if A, then B, so if B, then A, but it's presented as if there are no ifs.
 

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you say it aligns with the rest of scripture but what of when God made a women a judge? that doesn't align with your understanding of the scripture does it? what of the prophetess God used ? what about the women who preached the gospel in the new testament? what is your answer to that? shouldn't they have kept silent? shouldn't the judge have been a man? shouldn't the prophetess been a prophet? and yet they weren't so how does it align with the rest of scripture with these things?
You're making exceptions the rule. That doesn't align with Scripture.
 

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Circular reasoning is considered a logical fallacy often employed in argument. It assumes the premise is true because the conclusion is true... or something like that. It argues, if A, then B, so if B, then A, but it's presented as if there are no ifs.
I know what it is. The other poster didn't bother explaining what he saw as circular reasoning in my post but did manage to go round in circles with his accusation. ;)
 

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Step up and provide the entire Law? Don’t be ridiculous. You think that you’re basing you interpretation on “the clear reading of the text” but can’t provide the verses to which “Paul” refers? If the text is clear, so is the reference.

I won’t hold my breath, because you already display smug assurance that you’re correct and won’t even look for the verse.
The text is clear. You won't support your case because you can't.
 

Blain

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You're making exceptions the rule. That doesn't align with Scripture.
no I am stating facts it is in scripture that these women were called by God to do what they did you just don't like it because it is a major flaw in your theology.
The fact is it is scripture no matter how you look at it a women a judge another a prophetess women preaching the gospel these aren't exceptions andd if they are show me how and why
 

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no I am stating facts it is in scripture that these women were called by God to do what they did you just don't like it because it is a major flaw in your theology.
The fact is it is scripture no matter how you look at it a women a judge another a prophetess women preaching the gospel these aren't exceptions andd if they are show me how and why
You haven't made your case. The whole of Scripture and majority of Church teaching disagrees with you.
 

Blain

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You haven't made your case. The whole of Scripture and majority of Church teaching disagrees with you.
I have made my case several times you just reject it and make statements of confiddence without providing any proof at all you say scripture and church teachings disagree but you cannot providing any evidence to back it up
if I am so in the wrong you should easily be able to disprove me but you can't and won't
prove me wrong
 
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Define “men’s territory”, please. Clearly and exhaustively, so there is no room for misunderstanding.
Several things, traditionally mens jobs(even the military), traditional mens clothing, leadership in the church(in some cases even being pastors) to name a few.
 
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Mens territory? do you mean the role of leadership? because if God appointed a women as a judge I don't think it is merely mans territoy or else he would have not made a women a judge
not specifically.
 
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Aren't Paul's writings specifically about the church? The only thing other place I can think of that puts men above women is in reference to a marriage. I'm not aware of anything written to preclude women from leadership anywhere else.