Cheryl Schatz

Mark,

3. The term ‘Pastor’ is an office of the NT. IT derives from the idea of shephard/prebyter/overseer. It is not man made tradition. In fact im a bit sick of being referred to traditon all the time. It’s in the bible. Maybe we should question who is more influenced by society, the comp view or egal view? I’ll leave the answer up to you.

The “office” is a tradition but is not scriptural. I think that if you had Biblical proof that there was such an “office” of pastor, etc, then you would have given it by now. The only “office” that is said that needed to be filled was the “office” that Judas held as one of the 12 who was picked by Jesus as an apostle.

I think that we should just leave the issue of “office” for now since you have brought no Scriptural proof of such an office and just saying that it is there in the Bible is no substitute for proof. Here I like to test all things and to hold fast to what is true.

As far as who is influenced by society, all we have to do is go to the third world (India, Africa will do) and see how the society holds women back and in so many places they refuse to allow women to learn or to be teachers. We are way too cloistered in our own society that we miss what goes on in the “real” world.