WHAT IS ALL HOOP PLA ABOUT FEMALE APOSTLES AND BISHOPS AMONG THE BROTHERS?

[Apostle Dr. Carol J. Sherman Ph.D, Th.D., D.D.]

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS GOD IS NOT A RESPECTOR OF PERSON'S. PLEASE HELP US OUT I'D LOVE TO HEAR JUST YOU HAVE TO SAY.

[Angel Wood]

I agree with you, what is the problem. If God has called you then that is all you need to be concerned with. We need to stop trying to please man and please God..

[Apostle Dr. Carol J. Sherman Ph.D, Th.D., D.D.]

Thanks for the response Great answer

[Elder Brenda Bradley]

Has the rhetoric really changed from the hoopla of women in ministry period? God chose Deborah to be a JUDGE and a prophetess. God chose Huldah to have the word for the King. God chose Priscilla to bring correction and teach a better gospel. In 2 John it reads "The Elder unto the Elect lady"....so whatever the hoopla is, until the "brothers" can explain to me why God choose these women and can't chose me...."it's as sound brass and tinkering cymbals."

[Apostle Dr. Carol J. Sherman Ph.D, Th.D., D.D.]

Thanks for the response, Great and truthful answer.

[Erica Joseph Shepherd]

“It’s about Spiritual Leadership not a Man or a Woman”
1 Corinthians 10:1-4
Moreover brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
And did all eat the same Spiritual meat.
And did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them; and that Rock was Christ.

God does indeed call women.

Society has tried to make most issues gender issues, when in God’s sight they are spiritual issues. Greek is a gender-specific language. That means that the nouns have both a female and a male gender. The ending specifies whether it’s female or male gender, but it’s the same noun. Now deipneô is a male gender noun, and Paul uses the male gender noun to refer to Phoebe to show equality and position in leadership. Because if he was being grammatically correct and he was a very educated man, he would have used the female noun to refer to Phoebe. But there was an intentional point, I believe, that was being made by the Holy Spirit inspiring Paul to use the male gender noun
Joel announced that in our day the Holy Spirit will be outpoured on all flesh—sons, daughters, old men, young men, servants, men, and women (Joel 2:28,29).
The anointing of the Holy Spirit on one’s life and ministry crosses traditional cultural barriers and opens seemingly closed doors for ministry. It is not unusual for the power of the Holy Spirit to cross deeply entrenched ethnic, social, and gender categories through an obedient and anointed servant of God to reveal the love and power of Jesus Christ.
Jesus’ sense of manhood was never threatened by the tenderness of a woman. Luke told of a woman who came into a banquet, knelt, wept over Jesus’ feet, bathing them with her tears, and then anointed them with perfume before drying them with her hair (Luke 7:36—50). This was her act of repentance. Jesus allowed her to do this without any trace of disgust or embarrassment.
Jesus let women know they were intelligent and intrinsically worthy of God’s love and concern.
Women ministered to Jesus in unique ways. Mary and Martha’s house was a quiet place where Jesus retreated from the crowds who wanted the bread, the miracles, and the healings (Luke 10:38—42).
Luke wrote about the mob that herded Jesus toward Golgotha. The "daughters of Jerusalem" followed Him and wept for Him as they made their way down the Via Dolorosa (The Street of Sorrows; Luke 23:27—29).
What happened at the Crucifixion? The disciples fled, including Peter–the one who said, "I will never forsake you; I will never turn my back on you; I will go with you even unto death" (Luke 22:31—34).1 But the women remained, silently standing watch at the foot of the cross. What else could they do? Absolutely nothing except be there. The women were there for Jesus at that moment until death released Him. Even after Jesus’ death–while the disciples were hiding behind barred doors, afraid the Romans would find them and put them on a cross–the women prepared the spices to anoint His body for a proper burial. These women took the spices to the tomb, having no idea how they would move the stone. Nevertheless, they went in the early hours of the morning–while it was still dark–to do what they could. From the moment the Son of God emerged into our world as a tiny, helpless infant to the final hours before His ascension into heaven, women ministered to Jesus. And Jesus accepted these gifts of love, not because they were His God-given privilege as a man. Rather, He accepted them because these were gifts of intelligent and faithful service to the Heavenly Father.
Jesus was sensitive to the social and religious handicaps with which women had to struggle, and He lifted those burdens. He was compassionate and caring.
One day Jesus visited Peter at his house, and Peter’s mother-in-law was sick. In the Middle East, even if a woman of the house is sick, she gets up to take care of a male guest. Jesus, of course, was not an ordinary guest. He was a rabbi, a teacher of God’s law. He had the right to walk into the house, sit down, and ask, "Where’s my tea?" But He didn’t. Jesus refused to exercise His guest privilege. Instead, He went first to Peter’s mother-in-law and laid His hands on her. He refused to allow her to minister to Him until He first ministered to her.
Another time Jesus raised the son of the widow at Nain back to life (Luke 7:11—17). The position of widows in Middle-Eastern culture is tragic if they have no male relatives to care for them. As Jesus watched this funeral procession coming out of Nain, He saw the few casket carriers and this one single woman walking behind it. He realized, There’s no other male relative to care for this woman. Out of compassion for this poor widow, Jesus reached out and touched this young man and restored him to life.
Even more powerfully in Luke’s Gospel we see Jesus opposing the prejudice and misuse of organized religion against women. In that part of the world, acts like this can be dangerous. In Luke 20, Jesus defended widows against the greed of the Pharisees. But probably the greatest and most beautiful example is found in Luke 13, where on the Sabbath, in the synagogue at Capernaum, Jesus healed a woman.
The synagogue in Capernaum was about 20 meters wide and 40 meters long, and like the mosque, it was a man’s place. On the Sabbath it would be filled with men because Jesus the Teacher was there (Luke 13:10—17). He was going to expound the Word of God. Everyone expected to hear great and revolutionary things from this brilliant new authority on the Law. But as Jesus took the scroll of the Law and began to teach from it, all of a sudden, in the back of the room, He saw a woman who was bent over. For many years she had been a prisoner of an evil spirit that had bound her and kept her a cripple.
Jesus then did five things that are astonishing because what He did broke through the cultural mold of that day. First, He called this woman forward from the place of the women (the back of the room) to the place of the men (the front of the room). He interrupted the teaching of the Word of God–the most sacred time in Jewish life–to minister to a woman.
Second, Jesus broke culture by speaking to her. The Jewish writer Alfred Eidersheim wrote that there were rabbis who prayed every day: "I thank Thee, God, that I was not born a Gentile, a dog, or a woman." Isn’t that a great prayer? (Do you notice the word order?) No wonder everyone was shocked as Jesus spoke to this woman.
Jesus broke culture a third way: He laid hands on her. Eidersheim explains that in Jesus’ day some Pharisees were called "the black-and-blue Pharisees." Why? Because they were so strict in their observance of the Law they would not even look at a woman. If they sensed that a woman was going to cross their path, they would close their eyes tightly and walk straight ahead. Sometimes they would smack into a wall or fall over an ox cart and receive their bruises. Here, in contrast to the example of the "black-and-blue Pharisees," Jesus laid His hands on a woman. Fourth, Jesus affirmed her worth in society. These men in the synagogue were probably thinking, What is she doing in here? What is He doing? He’s touching her. Look at what He’s doing in God’s holy place.Jesus knew their hearts and said to them, "Don’t you loose your ox or donkey and take it to be watered on the Sabbath?" (Luke 13:15).
They all knew they broke the Sabbath by watering their animals. Jesus continued, "This woman is worth far more than any animal you have. This woman is not an animal; she is a ‘daughter of
Abraham’ " (Luke 6:16). By saying this, He restored her rightful position.2This episode is especially important because Jesus willingly risked His life for the sake of a woman. He humiliated His opponents in their own synagogue by ministering sensitivity, kindness, and mercy to a woman. It is for this act of kindness and divine love, and many others like them, that these men sent Him to the Cross. Jesus let women know they were intelligent and intrinsically worthy of God’s love and concern. Not one time in all four Gospels did He put down a woman. From the earliest days of His life, to the time He ascended into heaven, Jesus exalted and affirmed women. Jesus was sensitive to the social and religious handicaps with which women had to struggle, and He lifted those burdens.
At Jesus’ dedication in the temple, Anna the prophetess had center stage (Luke 2:36—38).
The Word of God recognizes her life of godliness and fasting and prayer.
Jesus often went out of His way to praise women as examples of faith
Deborah in the Book of Judges was a prophetess, a proclaimer of God’s Word, and the judge of Israel. That made her both the spiritual and political leader of God’s people. She exercised leadership over men (Judges 4:6).
The male spiritual leadership, the priests, sought counsel and instruction from Huldah, the prophetess (2 Kings 22:14).
Miriam, the sister of Moses, was a prophetess (Exodus 15:20), and Isaiah’s wife was a prophetess (Isaiah 8:3). Because of the culture, it was rare for women to rise to that position of leadership. Yet God did enable these women and their ministry was recognized.
Anna, the prophetess (Luke 2:36), stayed in the temple and prayed for the consolation of Israel. And she became the first one who prophesied over Jesus.
The women (Matthew 28:7,8) were chosen by the Lord to be the first to proclaim the news of the Resurrection.
The four daughters of Philip (Acts 21:9) were prophetesses. Paul visited in Philip’s home and did not rebuke them or try to silence them.
Of the six references to house churches in the New Testament three are specifically in the homes of women which would indicate that those women were in some position of leadership or pastoral care over those who met in their homes. Two are cited to be in the home of a man and woman, which appears there might be a co-pastoring situation. And the sixth is closely connected to the greeting of a woman in Philemon 1:2. In Lydia’s case (Acts 16:40) the congregation was founded upon the conversion of a woman, and it was a group of women at first but then later an established body of Christ.
Priscilla was knowledgeable in the Scripture. She and her husband, Aquila, instructed Apollos, already "a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures" (Acts 18:26).
Paul identified Priscilla, Mary, Tryphena, and Tryphosa as ministers on a level equal to men (Romans 161). One-third of those mentioned in Romans 16 are women.
Phoebe (Romans 16:1) is commended to the entire church at Rome. The Greek word used for her is the word deipneô, and it is translated deacon as well. It is also used in reference to a pastor who serves the body – deipneô.
God could have raised up a man for each of the above leadership positions, just as He called a belligerent Paul to become one of His greatest spiritual leaders. "God does indeed call women to spiritual leadership,"

[Eric Hancock]

I believe that it falls under CONTROL,,weman has been used in the Bible,it was Mary and Martha who FIRST ran testified on the resurrection..Now I am a MAN and may lose alot of male friends for saying this,,but from what I seen and see the weman out number the men in Church setting,,the weman are more dedictaed to the ministry,,the weman are the ones who set the atmosphere with prayer for GOD spirit to come in,now before the brothers verbally crucify me ,,but I seen more weman more spiritually dedicated in the body of Christ than men.My biggest inspiration was my Grandmother it was her who introduced me to the Gospel of Jesus..so if the men are chasing sports on sundays who is to take the ministry to another level??or do it go to another Level,,I can sit and listen to a woman as well as a man and feel the same spirit

[Apostle Dr. Carol J. Sherman Ph.D, Th.D., D.D.]

Powerful, and masterful answer. Thanks for the response.

[Apostle Dr. Carol J. Sherman Ph.D, Th.D., D.D.]

Poweful and masterful answer. Thanks for the response.

[Apostle Dr. Carol J. Sherman Ph.D, Th.D., D.D.]

Thanks for the response, You have spoken such profound truth.

[APOSTLE DR. CYNTHIA GARNETT]

FOR THERE IS NEITHER MALE NOR FEMALE, GREEK NOR JEW,...., IN THE BODY OF CHRIST WE ARE ONE!
DEBORAH IS OUR EXAMPLE IN THE TENAKH OLD TESTAMENT AND JUNEA OUR EXAMPLE FOR THE NEW TESTAMENT WHICH IS A BETTER COVENANT..., OF COURSE THESE EXAMPLES ARE NEVER PREACHED MUCH NOR TOUTED TO SUPPORT THE CALL OF WOMEN NOT ONLY TO THE MINISTRY BUT TO ALSO RULE IN THE CHURCH HOUSE AND IN THE NATION!!! DEBORAH HAD A TRI-FOLD MANTLE TO TOP AUTHORITY!
(1) POLITICALLY- SHE WAS THE JUDGE OVER THE NATION OF ISRAEL (that includes all males and females in the land) (2) MILITARILY- SHE WAS CAPTAIN OF THE ARMY OF THE LORD- the men would not fight without her (3) RELIGIOUSLY- She was the chief judge over the nation of Israel spiritually-both male and female!
God called Deborah then and HE'S calling them now, of the which we have been chosen by Him who is
Faithful that has called Us!
Admonition to My Fellow Female Apostles/Bishops- Continue steadfast in the work of the LORD, looking ahead toward the prize of the high calling we have in Christ Jesus! I cast down and off of each of you every fiery dart of the enemy and put a celestial hedge of the blood of Jesus around you!! No weapon against you shall prosper and the Lord shall condemn every lying tongue!! I decree the peace and the unity of the clergy between male and female to become as ONE according to the Word of the Living God!! In Jesus' Name!! Amen!!
From: Apostle Dr. Cynthia Garnett

[Apostle Dr. Carol J. Sherman Ph.D, Th.D., D.D.]

This answer was very well crafted. Thanks for the response.

[Rabbis Aviyah Byers]

Unfortunately we have this discussion poping up everywhere. If man is confident in his role than he would not feel threatened concerning our role. I am not above my husband, but he also in that same respect does not have to put his thumb down on me and my giftings to set himself up.

I beleive that many times out to the mouths of people come their 'ulterior motives' Bottom line: If man is secure in his giftings then he will not a problem with woman being secure in hers.

Blessings and Shalom!