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Buford Ness
Galatians 3:27-29 King James Version (KJV) 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
If in deed this scripture in Galatians be true, and a woman is truly Born-Again how can we take a cultural scripture such as 1 Timothy 2:11-12 referring to a specific culture setting of believers and make it a doctrine of man to override Galatians 3:27-29.
There is no gender in Ephesians 4:11-12. Jesus, the Head of the Church sets whomever He pleases into these offices. If we were to extract from verse 13 "a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:" the word "man" to mean male then there is no way a woman could ever attain the "measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:"
Most all of Christians have either heard a woman Pastor teach and or have accepted a woman as their pastor. They have learned the word... they have been doers of the word... they have made disciples using the word operating in faith under the teaching of a woman pastor.
It is imperative that we do not put the Word of God in a box that fits our Calvinist, Armenian, Seminarian, Catholic or any other description of a sect.
Many, many Christians do not agree with the interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:11-12.
Be careful to not judge.