For example, the Orthodox Church has always had woman preachers and evangelists; no problem
with women preaching, and I have preached in the pulpit of Orthodox churches all over the country.
Not exact matches
So in conclusion, the situation will get worse for every Muslim unless they come
with a pragmatic leader who
preaches respect and coexistence
with other religions and get rid of the nonsensical beliefs like mentioned above plus the veil and mistreatment of
women.
But what I've always wondered is, if there is an ultimate truth, why doesn't God stick it smack in our faces, so we can't make these mistakes of whether
women can
preach and teach men, whether blacks can marry whites, whether slavery is OK, and whether we can worship
with instruments or not?
I learned this not from a class in feminist studies, but from Jesus — who was brought into the world by a
woman whose obedience changed everything; who revealed his identity to a scorned
woman at a well; who defended Mary of Bethany as his true disciple, even though
women were prohibited from studying under rabbis at the time; who obeyed his mother; who refused to condemn the
woman caught in adultery to death; who looked to
women for financial and moral support, even after the male disciples abandoned him; who said of the
woman who anointed his feet
with perfume that «wherever this gospel is
preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her»; who bantered
with a Syrophoenician
woman, talked theology
with a Samaritan
woman, and healed a bleeding
woman; who appeared first before
women after his resurrection, despite the fact that their culture deemed them unreliable witnesses; who charged Mary Magdalene
with the great responsibility of announcing the start of a new creation, of becoming the Apostle to the Apostles.
A
woman in the parish I serve commented that she never likes hearing this text
preached because she always comes away
with the sense that it's never possible to get things right.
Our guest today has suggested that the «principles of womanist
preaching include affirming the dignity of Black
women as legitimate interpreters of the Scriptures whether or not our interpretations converge
with those of the dominant culture.»
Infatuated
with himself, he usurped the prerogatives of the Apostles by presuming to
preach the Gospel in the streets, where he made many disciples, and involving them, both men and
women, in a like presumption by sending them out, in turn, to
preach.
I also hear from a lot of evangelicals who have begun attending Mainline Protestant churches precisely because they welcome LGBT people, accept science, avoid aligning
with a single political party, practice traditional worship,
preach from the lectionary, affirm
women in ministry, etc. but these new attendees never hear the leadership of the church explain why this is the case.
There were pictures of
women, every tribe, every tongue, on every wall, and so it felt like everyone here in the world was there
with us, somehow, and a gigantic canvas on the stairs said: There is no such thing as small change, and the famous red couch at Idelette's was worn out and comfortable, especially
with Kelley sprawled on it, twisting her hair unconcernedly when she really got talking about the theology of adoption and Lord, yes, that
woman can
preach and teach in a living room beside a piano better than some preachers I've seen in thousand - dollar suits on a television show.
What else are we to conclude when a man without any biblical training or calling from the Spirit is considered more qualified to
preach the gospel by virtue of being a man than a
woman with extensive training, years of practice, remarkable giftedness, and a profound sense of calling?
The job of a Christian preacher, he said, is to «proclaim the given gospel to the given world,» The given gospel — that is to say, the gospel which has come to him from the Christian tradition which he represents and for which in his
preaching function he speaks; the given world — that is to say, men and
women in their actual concrete situation,
with their interests and worries, their concerns and their problems, And the two are to go together, so that the gospel will be heard and (one hopes) accepted by those who hear its proclamation as directly relevant to their own lives.
The
preaching of the gospel has precisely the same purpose: the bringing of men and
women into an abiding communion
with deity and
with one another, here and always.
When a preacher understands this and is prepared to wrestle
with it in his thinking before he does his actual
preaching, he will have a deeper insight into the long - continuing Christian awareness of what God was «up to» in the event of Jesus Christ and hence what God is always and everywhere «up to» in the divine dealings
with men and
women in any and every culture.
When being a
woman who
preaches the Gospel or teaches
with authority or writes a book that actually isn't expressly meant to be shelved in the «
Women» section of the bookstore isn't so worthy of note.
Then every pastor, priest, and prophet begins to
preach about Eve and Delilah, biblical
women culturally synonymous
with the evils of temptation and the fall of men.
What is so wrong
with these men (no
woman has yet become known
with this kind of message) that they can
preach and rejoice in a God who actively wills the destruction of most of humanity, whose idea of peace is to destroy all contrary voices, and who calls us to be fellow destroyers by sanctioning build - ups of nuclear weapons?
These
women have prayed for each of our Mercy girls, given hundreds of thousands of dollars for their home and counselling and well - being, walked the property in prayer, dropped off bundles of clothes,
preached the Gospel
with their lives to all of us.
We in the U.K. have a fine tradition of Spirit - led, Word - based
preaching and teaching,
with men and
women seeking weekly (not weakly!)
I am
with an anglican church and they do allow
women ministers and they
preach.So if you are a
women and God has put a calling on your life to
preach then join a church that allows you to use that gift from what i understand exhortation prophesy and evangelism are topics that can be
preached in any church by
women and there no restrictions outside of church as in home group type situations.This is one of those situations that we may not agree on scripture but we still are one in Christ and to God be all the glory.brentnz
If it is God's will that He calls a
woman to
preach... it's because all the men He called answered
with...» I can't do it, Lord», or «It ain't my job».
Tony, I agree
with you because I believe that
women ought to spread the Good News through
preaching and evangelism in the world and in the invisible church (via internet, for example).
Having spent most of my life surrounded by some incredible
women of God who knew the Word, lived the Word, spoke the Word, led Bible Studies,
preached powerful sermons to thousands at a single gathering and so on, had the ability to heal
with the Word, raise the dead, cast out Demons
with the Power of the Word and so on I have come to the conclusion that «MAN» has distorted what God has always intended for His church.
While we are sticking
with women can't
preach are we also following the ten commandments?
i think people need to sit down and read the bible it is in there and we all have a right to
preach and say what we will but god is the only judgeing person in the usa and i feel that we all need to look at what we have done instead of trying to bring the pastor of this church down and this pastor has the right to
preach on what he believes and what it says in the bible i am going to follow what the bible says and in the bible it says that god says that no man and man should be in the bed togather or should no
woman or
woman be in the bed togather i went into town and my daughter was
with me and ask me why these to
woman was kissing each other now how are you to tell a child that is 7 that they are wife and wife that would sound weird
I am no Scholar but, I believe God has the power to change prophecy the way that he did
with Hezekiah, his intentions for a perfect people in the beginning changed due to disobedience so who's to say our men or intended leadership has overall been disobedient, and many
women have been forced to lead and in that leading
women have been more obedient.We all need each other if my husband was a pastor and I'm his help mate if he for some reason can't teach or
preach who else other than myself would be the closest to him.I don't believe GOD changes he's always the same but, he does have the power to make changes and he does not need our permission to do so, instead of debating back and forth over our version of the Bible we should be sure we have the Holy Spirit and real relationship
with GOD because he will reveal to us his truths but, please know he's not the author of confusion
Regardless of whether your church allows
women to
preach and teach, does it speak respectfully of them, as full human beings made in the image of God, and
with as much of a role to play in his mission as men?
I think I was supposed to be insulted, but I accepted it
with pride, and he went on talking about how
women shouldn't
preach to men.
Their «summons to disobedience», Pope Benedict
preached, went «even to the point of disregarding definitive decisions of the Church's Magisterium, such as the question of
women's ordination... Do we sense here anything of that configuration to Christ which is the precondition for all true renewal, or do we merely sense a desperate push to do something to change the Church in accordance
with one's own preferences and ideas?»
It's the perfect religion
with all that global genocide to
preach about and all those rocks to throw at innocent
women.
But to
preach about how awful it is to give birth in a hospital, to be SO ADAMANT, use the term «birthrape» (implying, unintentionally or not, that
women who give birth in hospitals are willingly subjecting themselves to something
with «rape» in the title) and then to refuse help in a homebirth resulting in devastating consequences?
De Blasio was
preaching to the choir
with the IDC, which is aligning itself
with de Blasio following a falling out for the breakaway conference
with Cuomo (the governor referred to the IDC as the «co-conspirators»
with the Senate Republicans following the failure of the abortion plank in his
women's agenda).
The nemesis of the ppl that the herdsmen and jihadists killed in nigeria especially that
woman that they beheaded in the north and the other one they killed while
preaching the Gospel of Christ in abuja has caught up
with buhari, he will surely die a slow and painful death, I have even forgotten the mandate they denied abiola, every fulani man or
woman that will ascend to that post will surely die the same way.
Like Patty Jenkins» Wonder
Woman, Coogler's comic book movie will no doubt inspire the under - represented
with its powerful depiction of a person of color who is not only a superhero, but also a leader who
preaches empathy, understanding, and sincerity over cynicism and hatred.
As a
woman I feel proud and grateful to be the part of this world
with humble lessons and experiences learned from my personal life as well as from knowledgeable personalities directly and indirectly which reflects to practice and
preach for a constructive healthier natural life style within the family as well as for the society, to be followed by the human of all genders to maintain and balance the integrity, peace and purpose of the divine life and natural way of living
with all its simplicity, values and strength.
LAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, a slight
woman with grey hair styled in a short, spiky, pixie - ish cut was sitting on a sofa at the West Village gallery Gavin Brown's Enterprise, overseeing the installation of a three - part video piece she made that features short clips from television and the Internet, including flags waving, preachers
preaching, Betty Boop singing, a frog jumping and a couple ballroom dancing.