Appendix A
No women preachers recognized among the Brethren:
Acts 1:16 There were no women preachers at the replacement for Judas. No woman qualified to be an Apostle.
Acts 3:22 There is an attempt by some feminist to say Jesus was a woman. According to this text, God was to raise up a Prophet (not a prophetess) like unto Moses. The word Prophet could not here also mean a female prophet.
Acts 10:23 Wherefore Brethren look ye out seven MEN among you of honest report. This is long after Pentecost. If women could not have authority over other women here, they could not have been understood to have authority over men in preaching.
Acts 11:1 This text begins: "And when the Apostles and Brethren that are in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God." There are no women preachers among this collective group of New Testament Ministry.
Acts 12:17 Peter is delivered from prison in this text. He sends a message to James and the Brethren as he flees for his life. He gives no woman preacher this notice.
Acts 13:27 This text describes that the words "voice" of the Prophets are read each Sabbath Day in the Jewish synagogues. No woman wrote any portion of the Bible, so the voices of all women are silent there.
Acts 15:1 Certain men came down and taught the Brethren. There were no women preachers at this time as roving teachers, evangelist, or prophetesses instructing Men of God.
Acts 15:7 Peter addresses only men and Brethren. Again, there are no women preachers present at this time in the Church. We are many years now after Pentecost.
Acts 15:23 Apostles, Elders, and Brethren. No women preachers recognized or acknowledged.
Acts 15:36 Let us visit our Brethren. Paul desires to go back to the mission field. He wants to visit those men that were ordained to see how their Churches are doing. No women yet ordained or Pastoring.
Acts 17:10 Brethren sent Paul away. No women preachers here among the party. Acts 18:26 Aquila and his wife Priscilla "expound" to Apollos the more excellent way. The setting is at home, not Church. See Jdg. 14:4, 9; expound means to boldly explain. Mark 4:34; expounded means to solve further. Luke 24:27; expounded means to explain thoroughly. Acts 11:4; expounded means to explain. Acts 18:26; expounded means to expose by way of witnessing. Acts 28:23; expounded means to declare by testimony. In every case, it is not preaching in a Church service.
Acts 20:32 Paul commends the Brethren to God. No woman preacher here commended to God.
Acts 21:17 Paul returns to Jerusalem. The Brethren receive him. No woman preacher here. We are now approximately 60 A.D. and 32 years after Pentecost.
Acts 28:14 Found Brethren. No women preachers found in Italy.
Acts 28:15 Brethren in Rome came to Appii forum to meet him. No woman preacher in Rome to come.
Rom. 1:13 Paul instructs the Roman Brethren. No woman preacher here in the Rome Church to instruct. Read also Romans 7:1; 7:4: 8:12; 10:1; 11:25; 12:1; 15:14-15; 15:30; 16:17. Brethren are addressed each and every time. There is no hint of women preachers.
1Cor. 1:10 Only Brethren commanded to speak the same things because only Brethren were recognized as New Testament Ministers. No woman preacher in the Corinthian Church.
1Cor. 1:26 Specifically recognizes only Brethren having a calling into the New Testament Ministry.
1Cor. 7:24 Brethren let every man wherein he is called, therein abide. No women preachers recognized here at all.
1Cor. 11:2 Paul declares the ordinances only to the Brethren. No woman preacher receives the ordinances as a preacher.
Gal. 1:11 Sent to the Brethren. No woman preacher in the Galatian Church.
Eph. 6:23 Brethren. No women preachers here in the Ephesus Church.
Philip 1:12 Brethren. No women preachers in the Philippi Church.
Col. 1:12 Saints and faithful Brethren. No woman preacher acknowledged at the Churches of Laodicea or Nymphas.
James 1:16 James instructs the Brethren. He does not acknowledge women preachers in the Jerusalem Church.
Rev. 2:20 The only Church in the New Testament where a woman is charged guilty of teaching men. She is unnamed, but is spiritually called Jezebel by the Lord Jesus Messiah. She is a harlot and she taught young Ministers to have fornication without guilt, and to eat things sacrificed to idols. This is the nearest anyone will find to a woman preacher in the New Testament.
The New Testament contains a very clear testimony that there were never any ideas of women preachers. Women were most assuredly converts and admitted into the Church. They performed a great and noble service to their husbands, their children, their friends, the Ministry, and the Church. But not a single one of them was ordained to preach. This is the true light!
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