And yes, they are all from liberal seminaries. Here in the Waco area, more women are taking up the pulpit. The poor sheep in the fold are getting wrong theology and weak-fish teaching. Just recently another woman has joined the heretical ranks from one of the most liberal and sorry seminaries in the country from the Dallas area.
They completely ignore what Paul says in 1 Timothy 2:11-15. He wants the woman to "quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness" (v. 11). He then adds: "I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet" (v. 12).
The heretical women then argue today, "Well, Paul is talking about cultural issues and not doctrinal issues." Wrong! He does not argue from cultural or social perspectives but from a doctrinal perspective. He says that Adam was first created and then Eve. And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being quite deceived, fell into transgression (v. 13).
The purpose of the pastor-elder is to "teach" the Word of God and in the church "to exercise authority" in the congregation. This demand and requirement has not changed. The primacy of the man over the woman is clearly stated in this passage. The man was first created and therefore has the authority over the marriage unit. This does not mean he is better than the woman but God has His order of priorities, and the man is responsible for the teaching of the family.
Men are more objective and not as emotional. They are to lead spiritually.
Woman, Paul says, are to be "sensible, pure, workers at home (home makers), kind, being subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be dishonored" (Titus 2:5). The woman is the weaker vessel, "since she is a woman, and grant her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life" (1 Pet. 3:7). She is not to be ostentatious with showiness (v. 3). But instead, "Let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God" (v. 4).
The woman is to be quiet (psuche). That is, she is not to be emotional but to be self-controlled with calmness. (1 Tim. 2:11-12).
The woman is to receive instruction (manthano). That is, she is to "learn by doing" (manthano) in her Christian walk. She is not to be the teacher but she is to be taught by the men, and by her husband. At our Yale and Harvard of Christian schools (Wheaton Graduate School) I did my MA thesis on this one word Manthano (it is used 25 times in the NT), which means "to learn by doing, by practice." My thesis was so complicated that my professors over my thesis had to get Greek scholars to read it; my major professors could not! (And yes, I got an A+ for the thesis)
Women do not lean toward doctrinal studies as men. They are more practical in their studies. Men lead in the doctrinal areas, not women.
In the Greek text, "to exercise authority" simply says "She is not to authenticate a man." This is a Present Active Infinitive in Greek. The word can be translated "The one who can act on his own authority." Or, "To exercise dominion over someone else." And, "One who does a thing by himself."
A woman is not to act on her own, not to exercise dominion over a man in giving instruction, or "She is not to do a thing (teach or preach) over a man." She can be too emotional, she is to remain quiet during the teaching time in a mixed crowd in the church. (I do believer, however, that a woman can ask questions but she cannot dominate the discussion.)
Where these women pastor-ettes went to seminary is terrible. When I was going to Dallas Seminary, I worked with a fellow who was going to "that" liberal school in Dallas. It so destroyed the Bible that he threw everything away and became an agnostic. I was working on my biblical thesis but he was instructed simply to "make up" his own systematic theology from his own mind. It so disheartened him that he gave up on the Scriptures. That's where these women were going!
By the way, most women only stay for a short time in the churches they go to. The people who hire them realize their mistake and they are dismissed! That's liberalism for you! —Dr. Mal Couch(8/11)
