Questions For Complementarians
One of the hot topics of debate in Christian circles today involves the idea of women in ministry. Some, labelled complementarians, believe that God has ordained certain roles for men and women, and the roles ordained for women, at a minimum, preclude them from teaching men, if not from teaching altogether. The other view, called Egalitarianism, acknowledges that God can and does call women to ministry. I am a proponent of this latter view. Throughout Scripture, I see God raising up women and using them in leadership positions, even over men. Therefore, I hold it to be unbiblical to prevent those whom God has called from leading the church based solely on their gender. Questions For Complementarians The following are some questions that I would like to ask complementarians, that I think are important to this discussion: 1. Does the Bible contradict itself? If it can be shown that Scripture does, in fact, permit women to lead even men, then it follows logically that it cannot also claim...