Ten Points about Women in Ministry.

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1. The Bible names a female apostle (Romans 16:7).

2. The Bible names four female prophets: Miriam, Deborah, Huldah, & Anna.

3. The Apostle Paul had a “spiritual mom” (Romans 16:13).

4. Paul did not think it as lowering himself to speak of his ministry to the Thessalonians in motherly terms (1 Thessalonians 2:7-8).

5. Although the Greek word “Adelphoi” is used 14 other times in James to say “Brothers and sisters” in the English, in James 3:1 it is mistranslated in favor of only addressing male teachers.

6. When Peter wrote that women are the weaker vessel, he was actually saying that they are to be treated with dignity and respect like “fine china dinnerware” (1 Peter 3:7).

7. When Paul wrote to Timothy, he was addressing a specific individual woman in Ephesus, which needed to be silenced in Timothy’s meetings, He was not laying down a rule for all women for all time. (1 Timothy 2:11-12)

8. When Paul wrote to Corinth, he was replying to their previous letter (1 Corinthians 7:1), and in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, he quotes their letter and then rebukes them in verses 36-40.

9. Jesus had very special interactions with women: Speaking privately to the woman at the well, Mary Magdalene crying on his feet, Mary being the first to see the resurrected Jesus, Mary sitting and learning at his feet.

10. The New Covenant removed the curse of the Garden of Eden, and in Christ equality is restored.