Lydia

“But rather, how much weight must they have when they do not directly affirm the non-negotiables of the faith? Or when they are at odds with the remaining witness of Scripture”

Such as women could prophesy at Pentecost but not for the rest of the church age. Of course, now we must listen to endless parsing of what prophesying means. And then we must point them to the Patriarchal Puritains who said it meant preaching. Of course the Puritans did not have to worry about women preachers since their women had no civil standing and were the property of their husbands.

If we take their interpretations on the subject of women there are tons of contradictions in the Word. And a new, more legalistic ‘law’ for women in the NC AFTER the Cross! After all, there was no prohibition to women leading or teaching men in the Old Covenant. But then they try to convince us that pastors today are really Levite Priests in the NC. And around we go.