The Acceptance of women pastors/bishops and elders is based on several faulty beliefs about what the Bible teaches on this topic. The primary teaching is that there was no hierarchy in the garden before the fall. I will take you through Genesis 1 & 2 and show why this is in error. Before the creation of Eve, Adam was in charge of the garden, spiritual teaching and naming the animals.
Egalitarianism, Women Pastors, Bishops and Elders is sweeping churches across the nation and the world. However, is it biblical, did God intend women to lead the church. Beginning with Genesis 1-3 egalitarian leaders misunderstand the structural roles of men and women before the fall, and the effects of the fall in Genesis 3.
For many the issue is emotional and feels right, don’t women deserve the chance to be in charge, and aren’t you just a woman hater? The Church will always be tempted to follow the world around us, things that seem right today often have negative long term results. The question is not about ability of equality, it is about God’s order and structure. Why God made us the way we are.
