01/31/25 WHY FEMALE PASTORS?

01/31/25 WHY FEMALE PASTORS?

THREE REASONS FEMALES LEAD FAMILIES AND "CHURCHES."
God is not confused. He not only knows the difference between male and female, He designed the difference, and He established separation of powers and authority. Each has his or her own realm of responsibility and authority in the family and in the church. God placed the male in the role of leadership of family and local church ministry.

This does not mean the male should lead with unlimited authority or that a female should ever disobey God's word, in submission to her husband or pastor.

THREE REASONS
1. There is no male willing or able, whether physically or spiritually, to lead the local church. Shame on so-called men.

2 The Biblical authority of a husband or pastor is usurped by a female, or a female is given the authority over a husband or church, contrary to God's written word.

3. There are legitimate situations that could change the order in the home, such as a husband who has been incapacitated physically or mentally, or has abandoned his family, or has died. In those cases, the female (wife) becomes the breadwinner and acting head of the family. In this case, the female has not usurped the Divine order.

In a similar way, when males do not follow God, when a local church does not have a faithful male believer, then a female Christian must minister the word through witnessing to a lost community and leading children and other Christian women in that local fellowship until a qualified male believer (meeting Biblical qualifications as an elder) is able to assume pastoral leadership. Until that time, the fellowship does not meet the criteria as a New Testament church, with Elder (aka Bishop, Pastor/Teacher) leadership.

This does not justify females taking authority over males. But God used Deborah (as a judge) to lead His people against the Canaanites since there was no man willing to trust and obey God. Read the account. Deborah wanted a man to lead the troops, but Barak said he would only go if Deborah also went. We have few men who qualify as soldiers of the cross. In fact, God resorts to using their wives and daughters.

The plethora of so-called female preachers, teachers, pastors, and prophets is the rise of self-willed, self-called females.

There is no doubt that there are godly women who are deeply committed, but they are Biblically in error concerning God's requirements for leadership in a local church.

It has been said,
"Sometimes the best man for the job is a woman."

I would say,
"Sometimes the only man for the job is a woman."

I have watched for decades as men weaseled their way out of spiritual responsibilities (Bible study [at home and at church], prayerfullness, goodness, gentleness, kindness, personal denial for the needy [in other words, the Fruit of the Spirit], churchmanship.

It is time for men to quit thinking that church work is women's work. It is time for young men to hear and heed the call of God into the ministry. It is time for men to quit leaving the work of God to the women. Shame on men when their wives and daughters know God's word better and serve the church more passionately than they do.

Rise up o men of God. Throw off the facade of machismo and become a real man.