Seen on TV, the internet and heard on radio are women who call themselves Pastors, teaching the bible. The airwaves are open to whoever wants to listen. However for a women to teach men is a sin so I switch stations. Biblical authority is being ignored with regards to who is the Pastor/Teacher in a church and that is a sin problem for the people within the church. This is largely seen in liberal churches.
The apostle Paul speaks with the authority of God instructing Timothy concerning the qualifications of an Overseer or Bishop/Pastor/Teacher of the church.
The apostle Paul teaches in I Timothy 2:11 “And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man.”
In 1 Timothy 3:1-2 “This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife,…”
We read in I Timothy 3:12 “”Let deacons be the husband of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”
There isn’t a gray area in the clear teaching. God allows men to be Pastor/teachers. There are plenty of men to teach the Bible.
God’s word doesn’t allow women to be Pastor’s. Or teachers of men. That leaves women teaching women and children which is what works.
Yet on the radio there are talk shows with women teaching and men listen. Men should be mindful of God’s teaching against that.
Women pretending to be Pastors or who are deceiving themselves into thinking they can be Pastor’s by distorting God’s word are not Pastor’s according to the holy word of God.
Therefore couples who are married by a women are not married since a woman Pastor is forbidden in Scripture.
That’s God’s law. Going against God is like biting the hand that feeds you.
We read in 1 Corinthians 14:33 “For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.”
The clear teaching of the Bible is being twisted into sin and true Christian men and women are saying little about the Bibles truth.
The bottom line is always going to be p r I d e, as the root of all sinning. It’s always the ‘I’ in s I n that won’t yield to God’s will.
People are not thanking God for creating them instead they want to live life their way in sin, offending God and struggling against God’s truth and teachings in the Bible. We can only obey God now when we are alive, there is no second chance.
Again we see this downward slide of America in its blatant disobedience of God’s word causing confusion as America is drifting farther away from God’s word.
Proverbs 3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.
Michele (Mickey) Caprara
July 14, 2014 at 2:53 pmHi Mike!
This is very interesting and quite funny. When a lady preacher comes on the radio, I automatically change it. I don’t know why, but it never made sense to me seeing a woman at the pulpit. Growing up, the ladies were our Sunday school teachers. Call me old fashion, but I guess I am way old and cannot change my ways this late in this wondrous life. Thank you for this great share. I truly appreciate your writings. Michael said he was going to buy your books for me. Please ask him to get a move on so I can get them autographed.
God bless you & keep you safe!
Mickey
Michael D. Rourke
July 14, 2014 at 7:40 pmHi Mickey, (https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Threshold-by-Michael-D-Rourke/254176051424608)
The word of God doesn’t change and neither does our God, Lord Jesus. Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Thank you for your comment and your right in your gut feeling that women at the position of Pastor is wrong. We who believe the word of God and bring it to the ears and eyes of Christians and non believers are messengers of God’s holy word. The privilege is humbling and we do so with love.
2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. God’s truth, the Holy Bible speaks for itself. Paul instructs Timothy clearly in 1 Timothy 2:12 And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man,…
These are very strenuous times for America. Confusion is putting people, families, and situations including churches under great stress and at times tearing and splitting them apart. There is nowhere better to turn than to the word of God for truth. 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
I have a great concern for the youth known as the Millennials, born from 1980 to 2010. Every time I speak to a young person about life, and these are people I meet, we talk and they know many their age that are depressed. Many of them know of someone who has committed suicide or knows someone who knows etc. I’m told these Millennials have the highest suicide rate than other generations. Please correct me if i’m wrong.
As these young people reject church and find a new way to meet and talk about God they need to know the truth of what God’s word says concerning who has God’s authority to teach His word. As they grope their way through the many challenges in a young life we need to be more diligent in reaching them with accurate Bible truth.
The very best we can do is pray and lift our concerns to our compassionate Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We pray for honesty for the wayward and salvation for the lost. It is in His great name, Jesus we pray.
All glory be to God, Amen.
Mike
Jack M.
July 15, 2014 at 2:51 amMike,
John MacArthur recently stated recently that churches who take liberal approaches to gay marriage, among other issues, as you stated, “have no allegiance to the Bible.” I heartily agree with you and MacArthur, and more importantly, the Word of God.
In the words of Jesus; “18For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.” (Matthew 5)
My wife and I are praying this evening for a young man who is contemplating suicide, lacking in hope and love. We pray that he will be turned to Jesus, who is the only source of true hope and love in this increasingly dark world.
Mickey, I hope Michael gets you “The Threshold” volumes and that you enjoy and share, as these volumes show God’s grace and mercy at work in one man’s life, as in Ephesians 2, “4But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,…”
Mike, with your books and blogs, I turn to Romans 1, Paul states your mission well; “16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
All praise and glory to our God, our Source, Force and Course.
Michael D. Rourke
July 15, 2014 at 4:20 pmYes, Jack we are so very thankful for God teaching believers through gifted men. And the word of God teaches itself through the Holy Spirit as God says His word won’t change and stands now and forever.
May your prayers for the young man considering suicide be lifted as the many prayers of others who have like concerns also be brought to God.
Thank you for your comments on my book.
Thank God for His love in and through Christ.