Zach Kueker

Joanna,
You are playing gymnastics in order to make God’s word fit your theology. The point in 1 Tim 3:8-12 is simple.
What does the deacon or pastor differ on with every other position in the church headship? The answer is preaching. Why? Because preaching God’s word behind the pulpit is putting yourself in an authoritative position. God has made it clear, throughout scripture, that leadership (in the church structure and family) is assigned to the what? The man. Yes, men have roles too. It’s not that fun anyway. Now, your presupposition on this “idiom” phenomena is not accurate with the topic at hand. You cannot prove it. Sure, you’ll try to use more gymnastics from other sources to fit your theology, but you cannot prove your point from the only source you should look for this proof: the Bible. I would encourage you (those who support woman pastoring) to stop fighting with God and subject to His word alone. Rebelling against God will not get you far.

In the Sovereign Lord who created hierarchies and role-playing,
Zach Kueker

I am very familiar with who Matt Slick is and what he’s about. I haven’t read every post in this blog, but I see Matt Slick getting misrepresented. I don’t have time to go back and read through the blog to find examples. The comments are there for anybody to read. I’ve seen people on here claim victory (when Cheryl clearly got spanked by Matt Slick on “Faith and Reason”) and jump to conclusions out of false assumptions. Cheryl begged Matt Slick to let her ramble on about her personal experiences, on Matt’s radio show, while her “biblical responses” were not adding up. Matt has let Cheryl know that he’s not interested in stories, only what the text [Bible] says.

I am very familiar with who Matt Slick is and what he’s about. I haven’t read every post in this blog, but I see Matt Slick getting misrepresented. I don’t have time to go back and read through the blog to find examples. The comments are there for anybody to read. I’ve seen people on here claim victory (when Cheryl clearly got spanked by Matt Slick on “Faith and Reason”) and jump to conclusions out of false assumptions. Cheryl begged Matt Slick to let her ramble on about her personal experiences, on Matt’s radio show, while her “biblical responses” were not adding up. Matt has let Cheryl know that he’s not interested in stories, only what the text [Bible] says.

(I have copied this comment to my latest blog post http://strivetoenter.com/wim/2007/09/26/matt-slick-and-cheryl-schatz-debate-2/)