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“While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor/elder/overseer is limited to men as qualified by Scripture.” (Baptist Faith & Message 2000, VI. The Church) https://bfm.sbc.net/bfm2000/

“Care more for a grain of faith than a ton of excitement.” - Charles Spurgeon

Context. I answered a specific question directed to me in this thread concerning a man working under women in the workplace, not in the church. (I expressly told him that I would not call him weak.) The two females and the one male who interviewed us recommended me. A male DEI director decided...

“Churches that affirm women pastors will eventually, in time, become churches that will affirm LGBTQ+ pastors.” - Wade Lentz https://x.com/wadelentz/status/1800953499208888379?s=61 Because everyone knows it’s personal with Baptist pastors, right? * Sparkle Creed. Sparkle Creed. Sparkle Creed. *

”To live by faith is far happier than to live by feelings.” - Charles Spurgeon

* I became much better at reading backwards after studying the Hebrew language. Talent only takes you so far. *

Welcome to the forum. I would say that you’re practicing what you preach. What exactly, if you don’t mind me asking, is your “Other Faith”?

It’s not personal. The position against women serving as pastors is deeply rooted in church history. (See again the video. That’s their complaint.) If you wish to maintain that it‘s been personal with church leaders throughout the centuries, go ahead. See above.

Very well then. You’re an outsider. Paul is an insider, and an Apostle. What he wrote isn’t for outsiders. What he wrote is binding for insiders, not outsiders. Even to an outside such as yourself it’s clear that Paul considered it inappropriate to have women teaching men at church. Pastors...

The biblical prescription for the family structure as well as the church structure is for the males to be the head. Males who abandon that role weaken the family structure / church structure. If you have no control over the circumstance then I wouldn’t consider you weak. I worked in government...

Theology affects everything that I do. Although participation on this forum isn’t a major part of my life, it’s an important part of my life. My theology affects where I’m allowed and not allowed to post here. I’m not complaining about it. I’m content with it. Just pointing out how even such a...

* I’m not real sure I understand but I’ll try my best to comply. *