Short Take #2: Are Female Pastors as Big a Deal as We Think?

Here is another short take the Christian worldview. With David we okay so now were going to transition from why ordaining female pastors assures evangelicalism's doom to answer the question why do Christian leaders compromise like this and when we considered this question Pastor Travis Allen as a guest came to mind. He is someone who stands for the truth of the word of God in a very uncompromising way and he has a very deep understanding of the church and how God designed it to be led and to operate earlier in his life.

Travis served our country as a Navy seal and now he is the senior pastor of Grace Church in Greeley, Colorado. Travis, thank you for coming on the Christian worldview today as we get into part two of this follow-up really to the news that Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church has just ordained three women to be pastors and we've already discussed that the biblical basis for for men being pastors and teachers in the church leaders in the home is this issue Travis of female pastors is assayed a first priority category issue. I would think the title the program last week. You know why dispels evangelicalism's doom is not to apocalyptic exists as big as that is issue as maybe were making it out to be. I think that we need to acknowledge your view of women in the ministry as it is not a gospel issue in the sense of will you be saved by having the right view of women in ministry or will you be denied entrance into the kingdom because you have the wrong view of women's ministry that we are obviously say no without talking about the deity of humanity of Christ without argument or justification by faith, the authority of Scripture and yet we are talking about it even though it can be maybe a second level or third level issue. But what they what they practice on the second level issue will reveal really what they believe, on the first level issue likely authority of Scripture, and what they practice on a second level issue shapes the way they think about a first level issue and so when you practice ordaining women into the pastor you've really crossed the line that if that is going to shape and affect and probably reveal what you believe about the authority the Bible yes the Bible may say first Timothy 212 Paul says I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man. Bible may say that but people who don't want to believe that practice out set that aside and so they demonstrate don't line up under the authority of Scripture. And so you got a question if they don't practice it.

What they really believe about this is been a short take Christian want to be with David Wheaton. Find out more about the Christian worldview resources make a donation, monthly partner or contact us visit the Christian worldview.org you can also call us toll-free 1-888-646-2233. Write to us at Box 401, Excelsior, MN 55331 Box 401, Excelsior, MN 551