Women Ordination

Table of Contents Introduction 3 The Historical Development of Ordination Practice into Christianity 6 Analysis of the Theology of the Ordination Practice Scripturally 11 Sources of Theological practice and church edification 11 The Context of the theological information about ordination 15 The Problem with Traditional Ordination 19 What the Greek NT text says regarding how the saints chose their elders. 35 Other Greek words 38 Why were the elders elected through a vote? 39 What about the concept of ‘ranks’? 40 Did the saints lay their hands on the elders they chose? 41 Regarding the words and concepts ‘clergy’ and ‘ministry’ 42 Conclusion 44 Appendix 47 Appendix: Mithraism Notes 47 Appendix: Analysis of What is Happening with the Ordination of Women Pastors 49 Appendix: Ministerial Authority 54 Appendix: Ordination to the Gospel Ministry 56 Appendix: comparison of the text of BIS-1602 and KJV-1611. 59 Appendix: Fifteen general rules were advanced for the guidance of the translators 61 Appendix: Translators 63 Appendix: The King James Version is rigged with Doctrinal Bias 65

Introduction

The issue of ordination has remained a bone of contention in the Seventh-day Adventist church since its formation. It has not been adequately addressed and has been practised traditionally for years to elevate pastors above the rest of the laity with women inclusive. Various positions have been posited to support the status quo while bashing and labelling the Women Ministry who challenges the status quo and are purporting the opposite view that women should also be ordained as pastors and elders.

The traditional hardliners accuse the women ministry of upholding foreign views such as feminism and liberalism. In fact Koranteng-Pipim seems to be focused on challenging the ordaining of “women as elders or pastors that it is not scriptural based and regards it as new light that the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist church is being

References: (Millard J. Erickson, Christian Theology [Grand Rapids: Baker, 1983-1985], 1071). Alexander Strauch, Biblical Eldership (Littleton, CO: Lewis & Roth Publishers/Revised, 1995), -------------------------------------------- [ 24 ]. The American College Dictionary [ed. C.L. Barnhart] (New York: Random House, 1967) [ 25 ]