𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲?
One of the continuing hotbeds of debate in evangelical circles today is the nature and scope of leadership roles open to women in the church. Can a woman preach God’s word? Can she teach an adult Bible class? Teachings of Jesus We have various incidents in the Gospels that illustrate Jesus’ appreciation of women’s spiritual capability, intellectual capability, and ability to serve Jesus. Jesus’ relationship with women contrasts sharply with Judaism’s view of women. Women have a full share in the kingdom of God (Gal 3:28). But over against this fact that women were not received into the circle of the twelve and were not among the seventy who were sent out. Hence, Jesus did not annul the regulations concerning the man-woman relationships ordained in the creation. It should be right to say here that Jesus accorded women a new spiritual status but never questioned the basic Old Testament pattern of roles for men and women even in his ministry. This teaching, however, did not lead J...