Does Ellen White warn against seeking a role or “sphere” different from the one we're assigned by God?
Was the Biblical exclusion of women from elder-pastor roles a consequence of a prevailing patriarchal, “male-chauvinist” culture and mentality?
What has been the experience of churches that have ordained women as priests or pastors?
Because our women haven't been ordained, has our church undervalued their work and treated them unfairly?
Isn’t defending gender roles from Scripture just like defending slavery from Scripture?
More Questions
What is the significance of Paul's discussion about head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 for the discussion of the role of women in the church?
Is it true that if Paul's argument about the priority of Adam's creation is valid, then the animals should rule mankind because animals were made before Adam was?
Why does Paul forbid women to teach as leaders of the congregation?
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 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?
More Pauline Passages
Did Adam “rule over” Eve before the Fall?
Does Mrs. White say that Eve was Adam's equal before the Fall and that only after the Fall was Adam to be her ruler?
Can Joel 2:28 settle the issue for us of men and women filling the same spiritual roles?
Is Gen. 1, where man and woman are presented as equals, more trustworthy than Gen. 2, where the woman is subordinate?
Were women excluded from the Israelite priesthood because of their frequent ritual impurity caused by menstrual flow?
More from the OT
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