Bible Discussion Thread

As Christians, we all become a part of the body of Christ. That body "part" is not determined by us, but by the Holy Spirit. If any person leads a congregation, it should occur, despite gender as there is no respect of gender in Christ, if that is the role one is called to fill. It isn't right for any person, on the other hand, to be a leader of a congregation, if that person hasn't been labeled as such by the Holy Spirit. Marriage, if based upon love, is an act that includes God, since God is love, and therefore, should not be a dividing factor for either a male or female leader. The problem then comes in if she marries one who would not choose for her to be in service to her God. We can not serve two gods. If the marriage relationship demands that she choose between her husband or her God, then it would not appear that the marriage was "of God" to begin with. If, however, she decided to become a leader, based upon her own desires, then perhaps she was never meant to be a leader in the first place. This ideology applies to any person, man or woman, who might be choosen by the Holy Spirit to lead a congregation.