What Does the Bible Say About Women Church Leaders?

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Old Testament In the Old Testament, the priesthood was reserved for men (Ex 28:1), but God sometimes called women into leadership positions in other areas, such as Miriam (Ex 15:20, Mic 6:4) and Deborah (Jdg 4:4-5). Jesus But when we get into the New Testament, we can begin by noting that Jesus had many female followers. Women accompanied Jesus and …

What Does the Bible Say About Christian Leadership?

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Jesus is the Lord of the church and the Holy Spirit is the leader of the church. God calls and equips some to be leaders in the church with him. The words most often used about church leaders are “presbyteros”, which translates to “elder”, “episkopos”, which translates to “overseer” and “poimaino”, which translates to “shepherd” or “pastor”. These words are …

What Does the Bible Say About Jews and Gentiles?

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To be a “Jew” originally means to belong to Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, and thus to be a descendant of Jacob’s son Judah, Abraham’s great-grandson, but it is also used in a broader sense to describe all those who share in God’s promise to Abraham to create a blessed people. Today the term is used to …

What Does the Bible Say About the People of God in the Old Testament?

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God promised Abraham that he would be the father of a great nation, which also happened through Abraham’s grandson Jacob, who became the father of Israel. Eventually, the people of Israel settle in Egypt, where they become slaves after a time. God rescues his people from Egypt and makes a covenant with them on Mount Sinai. From the Sinai covenant …

What Does the Bible Say About the Free Church?

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Being a “free” church means that each individual congregation is the body of Christ in its fullness, while at the same time being part of the universal church and cooperating with other local congregations. There is no denomination or governmental authority over the congregation, but Jesus is the head of the church and each local congregation is led and funded …

What Does the Bible Say About the Different Names of the Church?

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God’s church is referred to in the Bible by several different names that in different ways say something about the nature of the church and what its function and purpose is. Some examples are Believers, body of Christ, God’s children, Christians, the flock of God, Sanctified, the Saints, the church of God, the Israel of God, elect Exiles, the Disciples, …