Was there a difference between the ministries of male and female prophets in the Bible? Did male prophets minister publicly and female prophets privately? This is what the authors of Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood assert. Does this view do justice to the memory of Huldah’s influential ministry?
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There were powerful women in Bible times. Some were godly, others were not. This article looks especially at the Queen of Sheba and Berenice (mentioned in Acts).
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Was Deborah the wife of Lappidoth, or from a town called Lappidoth? Or does “lappidoth” signify something quite different? And where does the name “Deborah” come from?
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As I was making a list of Bible women who ministered to men, I saw something I had not noticed before. Almost all of these women had a prophetic gift.
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There are many Bible verses that show godly women who taught & exercised authority. Here are 15 of them. They are 15 reasons why I support women in church leadership.
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“The scriptures … offer an impressive number of examples of women exercising social or political authority without raising any questions as to the propriety of that authority.” ~ Gordon Hugenberger
In this post, I list approximately forty Bible women who were queens, leaders, teachers, and prophets, as well as ministry associates of the Apostle Paul.
Deborah is described in the Bible as a prophet and leader of Israel. Some say that God only chose her because there were no suitable men available. Is this true?
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In 1 Thessalonians chapter 2, Paul described his apostolic ministry in both maternal and paternal terms. In Numbers 11:12, Moses described his ministry in maternal terms. It seems that God does not want his people led in a purely paternal or masculine manner.
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The fact that only men were permitted to serve as priests in the Old Testament is sometimes used to argue that women cannot be church leaders. There are several significant shortcomings in this argument.
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Some Christians believe it is only men who have been given spiritual authority by God. Yet in the Bible, God speaks to women and equips them for ministry.
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