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“It seems that you feel that teaching is the higher gift and it is unfair if a woman is not aloud to be a pastor, when infact a woman with the gift of prophecy has a higher gift than that of a teacher.”

Hi Mark,

Where does Paul say anything about women not being allowed to be pastors or are denied the gift of pastor? Being an elder is one thing, something that is not a gift, but pastor is a gift which is not given based on gender. So unless women are denied some of the gifts then women can be pastors as God gifts them to be. And 1 Tim 2 is not about the gift of teaching and 1 Tim 3 is not about the gift of pastor therefore women can be pastor of men and women and teacher of men and women since the gifts are for the body which includes the congregation. Whether or not women can be elder is a different subject since elder is not a gift. And since women can teach as gifted by God (Eph 4) therefore 1 Tim 2 cannot be restricting women from teaching the church (men and women) when they are gifted by God as teachers. And since women can pastor as gifted by God (Eph 4) therefore 1 Tim 3 cannot be restricting women from pastoring the church (men and woman) when they are gifted by God as pastors.

So what is your reason Mark, for insisting that women are not aloud to be pastors, Mark?