tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926207.post5980343479178833760..comments2024-03-04T00:50:02.182-08:00Comments on KeithGiles.com: PLEASE DON’T CALL ME YOUR PASTORKeith Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328300571647154699noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926207.post-91547540101519649102012-06-11T21:31:33.324-07:002012-06-11T21:31:33.324-07:00Miguel - There is plenty of evidence in the NT tha...Miguel - There is plenty of evidence in the NT that women were deacons and Paul gives instruction for female elders in 1 Timothy (see "and the women" - some translations erroneously translate the word as "wives" but the word in the Greek is the word for "women"). <br /><br />Plus, there is no functional difference between and Elder and a Deacon (Diakonos). Women were functioning elders in the early church.Keith Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328300571647154699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926207.post-35738669119667187552012-06-07T10:49:17.314-07:002012-06-07T10:49:17.314-07:00Good post! One question:
Where in the New Testam...Good post! One question:<br /><br />Where in the New Testament or early recorded church history do we see women "functioning" as elders?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127896491196953382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926207.post-76251787016738721832012-06-06T10:22:36.585-07:002012-06-06T10:22:36.585-07:00great stuff Keith, hope you can come Friday, would...great stuff Keith, hope you can come Friday, would love to meet you<br /><br />rev :)<br /><br />johnjohn jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152784582419753697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926207.post-33339974724552509572012-06-06T08:22:13.075-07:002012-06-06T08:22:13.075-07:00Thanks for this Keith. Great stuff...Thanks for this Keith. Great stuff...Jeff Partainhttp://jeffpartainwrites.comnoreply@blogger.com