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Does the Bible explicitly forbid female pastors?

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While the Bible does not support the practice of women serving as pastors, numerous passages speak clearly and forcibly to the inherent worth and value of women. Women in the New Testament engaged in significant ministry, performing valuable service in sometimes-difficult situations. read more

Absolutely! Firstly, the core doctrine of the bible is not to add anything to it and not to take anything out of it. Deuteronomy 4:2, 12:32, Joshua 1:7–8, Proverbs 30:5–6, etc., and 1 Co 1:10, 4:6, 2 John 9, Revelation 22:18–19. Etc., etc., etc. read more

Even a cursory reading of the pertinent texts reveals three important observations: 1) there were no known women pastors in New Testament times; 2) none of the instructions regarding church order include instructions for women pastors; and 3) some texts on church order explicitly forbid women to occupy that role. read more

A pastor's duties are primarily teaching and leading. It is this shepherding role over men that God, through Paul, restricts to men. There are several lines of argument against this interpretation of the women pastors issue in 1 Timothy 2:11-12: (1) Women were uneducated at that time, and therefore not qualified to be teachers. read more

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