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?
Was the Biblical exclusion of women from elder-pastor roles a consequence of a prevailing patriarchal, “male-chauvinist” culture and mentality?
What does the Bible teach regarding the role of women in the church?
Because our women haven't been ordained, has our church undervalued their work and treated them unfairly?
What does the New Testament actually say about women in elder-pastor leadership roles?
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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?
Does the New Testament distinguish between the office of elder and that of pastor?
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?
What does Paul's instruction in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 on head coverings mean for us today?
Does the Bible clearly teach that a church elder should be a man and not a woman?
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Is Gen. 1, where man and woman are presented as equals, more trustworthy than Gen. 2, where the woman is subordinate?
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?
Can Joel 2:28 settle the issue for us of men and women filling the same spiritual roles?
Are “equality in being” and “subordination in function” contradictory terms?
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