Kristen

Cheryl said:
“Now most here know that I have resisted dealing with the Scriptures on marriage because it is not a direct connection to women in ministry.”
I’m glad the Lord led you in this direction, because although there is not a direct connection between the two topics, they are philosophically linked. The issue in both is whether women are meant to be subordinate to men. How can we assert that women can have full equality with men in ministry, if we believe they are created to be under their husbands’ authority? The belief that men are meant to lead and women meant to follow, says something (whether comps want to admit it or not) about the fundamental nature of men and women. “Meant” to lead means “born” to lead. “Meant” to follow means “born” to follow.
It would be like saying a person who is still under the authority of his parents can be senior pastor of a church. If he must still be under their authority, how can he be qualified to lead a church?