If the Spirit has gifted a woman to preach, who are we to stop her ordination?
Why is the issue of the ordination of women as elders or pastors of such crucial importance for the Seventh - day Adventist Church at this time?
Is the authority of the Bible really such an important issue for Seventh-day Adventists?
What has been the experience of churches that have ordained women as priests or pastors?
What is Ellen White's relationship to this issue? Was she ever ordained?
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But most of the people I know (many of them, anyway) are in favor of ordaining women as elders or even pastors. Shouldn't this count for something?
Why does Paul appeal to Adam's being created before Eve to justify his injunction that women should not be permitted “to teach or to have authority over men” (1 Timothy 2:12)? Is it arbitrary to assign leadership on the basis of priority of creation?
Why does Paul say, “I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men” in the church (1 Timothy 2:12)? Is it because women in his day were uneducated?
What does Paul's instruction in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 on head coverings mean for us today?
What kind of speaking does Paul prohibit to women in 1 Corinthians 14:34 when he writes, “The women should keep silence in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as even the law says”?
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What evidence is there for a “structure” in the relationship of the man and woman before the Fall?
Did Adam “rule over” Eve before the Fall?
Are “equality in being” and “subordination in function” contradictory terms?
Is Gen. 1, where man and woman are presented as equals, more trustworthy than Gen. 2, where the woman is subordinate?
Can Joel 2:28 settle the issue for us of men and women filling the same spiritual roles?
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