Is the authority of the Bible really such an important issue for Seventh-day Adventists?
Does Ellen White warn against seeking a role or “sphere” different from the one we're assigned by God?
Was the Biblical exclusion of women from elder-pastor roles a consequence of a prevailing patriarchal, “male-chauvinist” culture and mentality?
Isn’t it a positive evidence that women are called to be ordained when they experience success in soul-winning?
What is Ellen White's relationship to this issue? Was she ever ordained?
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Is it true that Paul's argument about the priority of Adam's creation (“For Adam was formed first, then Eve,” 1 Timothy 2:13) is faulty because it is based on the wrong Creation account (Genesis 2 instead of Genesis 1) and because it attaches significance to the fact that man was created before woma
Why does Paul appeal to Adam's being created before Eve to justify his injunction that women should not be permitted “to teach or to have authority over men” (1 Timothy 2:12)? Is it arbitrary to assign leadership on the basis of priority of creation?
What does Paul's instruction in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 on head coverings mean for us today?
What kind of speaking does Paul prohibit to women in 1 Corinthians 14:34 when he writes, “The women should keep silence in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as even the law says”?
Does the New Testament distinguish between the office of elder and that of pastor?
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Wasn't Eve's subordination to Adam in Genesis 3:16 a part of the curse, which Christ came to take away?
Did Adam “rule over” Eve before the Fall?
Does Mrs. White say that Eve was Adam's equal before the Fall and that only after the Fall was Adam to be her ruler?
Is Gen. 1, where man and woman are presented as equals, more trustworthy than Gen. 2, where the woman is subordinate?
What are the implications of this for the issue of ordination of women to the headship positions in the church?
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