Thread by @CoffinBuilder

I love these kinds of questions because it exposes the inherent biases of an evangelical interpretation of scripture.

The question posed is meant to scare me into backing down by presenting a false dichotomy.

https://twitter.com/_TheLastTrumpet/status/1374849517032505344

I either say the Bible is true and hand this person a “win” or I say the Bible is wrong. Hello, Euthyphro. What this question assumes is that I share the same interpretation as they. Because I believe a woman can (and should) preach in church, I must be anti-Bible.

Here’s where the fun begins: I am a seminary student and I take the Bible very seriously. Nowhere in scripture does it say a woman cannot preach that is not preempted by a societal or ecclesiological issue. It’s giving Paul pre-eminence over Jesus and ignoring all context.

I don’t view the Bible as an instruction manual because, quite frankly there are a lot of things the Bible is silent about. You have to stretch really far for a lot of these more fundamentalist claims. It’s all predicated on a form of conservatism.

These kinds of responses are often predicated on fear: of change or of something that may come close to almost touching a fragile idea of masculinity. I have no issues with femininity and masculinity because I experience both. #enby

And if this podcaster believes God is a living one, then does that not sort of require God to still speak? Is there no discernment? No critical thought?

All that to say, don’t come after my sisters with this hyper masculine “gospel”. It’s not good news if it restricts anyone from entering into it.

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