Where are women forbidden to be Pastors? Mind you I don’t think it is wise for a women to pastor a church on her own, but there are many couples in the kingdom of God that Pastor as couples. I believe that is the healthiest and most effective arrangement.
The most important function of pastoring is about nurturing the sheep, not preaching. Why would God forbid females from pastoring when females are usually more gifted in nurturing then men?
Galatians 3:28-29. I thought Paul said in the kingdom of God there is neither male nor female?
Here is the real problem. You believe that the message of the gospel is simply about escape from Hell, instead of looking at the gospel as the good news that we can be frees from the power of sin. Salvation is process of gradual freedom from the curse of sin.
The whole concept of a submissive wive begins with Genesis 3:16 where the husband ruling over the wife is part of the curse, due to Adam and Eve disobeying God.
As a Christian you can be free from the curse. It was not Gods original intent for man to rule over women. The purpose of the gospel is to break the curse of sin. Yes escape from punishment in the age to come is a benefit, but the church is supposed to bring the kingdom of God to earth now and break the curse of sin.
Instead of freeing women, the church (in general, not every single congregation) has only kept women under the curse mentioned in Genesis 3:16.
But until the Christians recognize the gospel is so much more then just “escaping hell”, they will never have the faith to break the curse!
1 Timothy 3:
1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Titus 1:
6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
1 Corinthians 14:
34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
1 Timothy 2:
11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.