Should women preach?

This is a question a lot of women and men of God are asking themselves. Most Christian women are already preaching and teaching God's word to their own children at home, sharing the Lord with their coworkers and living a holy life before God and others.
Jesus called everyone of us. He said. Follow Me... I will make you fishers of men. Believe while others are doubting. His word is true. When in church women should be quiet worshiping and adoring Jesus. Outside, they shine like the sun. They study God's word while others are sleeping. They prepare while others are daydreaming. Just like the Samaritan woman at the well.

Jesus said to her. Give me drink.
Samaritan woman said. Jews and Samaritans do not talk to each other.
Jesus said. The gift of God, a living water, if you drink from it you will not thirst again.
Samaritan woman. Give that water so I will not come to draw water from this well anymore.
Jesus. I am the Living Water who came from heaven.

The first female missionary on earth began her work. She accepted, believed, loved, and obeyed. She went to her village and told everybody about Jesus.
Everyone came and got saved.

Should women preach? Yes, of course. If Jesus calls you to do so, Obey the voice of the Lord.

 

[BrotherZack]

Anyone who is called by God Himself should teach, preach and show all unbelievers, atheists, agnostics, humanists, socialists and all skeptics the way to enter heaven. Jesus is the Door to see the glorious presence of God. Women are wonderful missionaries who do God's work on earth. They love to teach children how much Jesus loves them and they love to pray for everyone who did not hear the name of Jesus before. So, let God choose whom He would love to serve Him. Just open your heart to Him and hear His voice. Come to Me... Follow Me. I will make you fishers of men.

 

[The Encourager]

Women in the Old & New Testament and the Church…

Ever since Eve God has used women in some important roles. A short summarization of the importance of women in history can be like this: A woman was the first to sin (Gen. 3:6). A faithful woman was chosen for Christ’s birth to reverse the sin. God brings back honor to women as they were the last persons to see Jesus on the cross (Mt. 27:55,56) the first to be at the gravesite (Mk. 15:46,47; Lk. 23:27,28) and first to see the risen Lord and tell the story to others (Mk. 16:9; Jn. 20:14-18). So women were not ostracized from participating in key roles in God’s redemptive history, despite Eve’s failure.

After the resurrection Mary the mother of Jesus was among the 120 who continued in prayer in the upper room and received the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:13-14). In 1 Cor.15 Paul mentions 500 witnesses of the resurrection, some which would certainly include women. The women were among the first Christian converts in Samaria (Acts 8:12); the first convert in Europe was a woman, ### of ###, who showed hospitality in her home for Paul and a meeting-place for the infant church (16:14). Women suffered equally with men in the early persecutions of the church. In reference to Saul, “if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem” (Acts 9:2). Throughout early church history women were martyred just as men were. Their heroism, and faith withstood the same tortures and cruelties produced by pagan Rome. Christian women such as ###, ###, ###, and ### etc. became known martyrs among the women. They may not be known as well as the names of Ignatius and Polycarp but they were defenders of the faith and stood side by side facing death through persecution. Such courage was exhibited by ###, a pious woman, who suffered martyrdom at ###, in ###. (Reference-Foxes book of Martyrs).

Many a woman was the influence to convert their husbands to Christ. Both ### and ### became Christian when their rulers accepted the faith of their Christian wives. ###’s conversion of ### made ### Christian. The marriage of ###, another Christian princess of ###, to ### introduced Roman Christianity into ###, which became the established religion when ###, in turn, was converted through the influence of his Christian wife. The process culminated, in the 19th century, in the long, prosperous, peaceful, Christian reign of ###, ###’s noblest sovereign. (International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia)

The women received spiritual gifts along with the men and served in them faithfully. In the Epistles the apostolic greetings give them a place of honor in the church at Rome. Paul’s closing salutations of his Epistles sends greetings to at least eight prominent women active in their faith and Church: ###, ###, ### “who bestowed much labor on you,” ### and ###, ###, ###, and the sister of ### (Romans 16:1,3,6,12,15).

The apostle Paul commended ### and ###, grandmother and mother of ###, whose “ genuine faith” instructed ### from the Holy Scriptures (2 Tim. 1:5; 3:14-15). Like the women in Proverbs 1:8 “My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother” including her in instructing the child in the home. Much of Proverbs has warnings to men about women that are immoral, the harlot, the seductress, the contentious woman, yet Proverbs has wisdom personified as a she. And Proverbs 31 teaches about the productive woman, a virtuous woman. V.26 “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness.” Prov. 31:30 “a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.” She was praised because she worked at helping and supporting her husband.

We find the heroes of faith listed in Hebrews 11 are not just men. They include ### (v.11), Moses’ mother (v.23), and ### the former harlot (v.31). Of course there were women included in the genealogy of Christ that did not originate outside the Hebrew faith. Women have had much influence for Godliness in history and need to be recognized for their important work.

 

[MotherSilence]

Love the Lord so much. He does not discriminate anyone. He sent us to earth to be a blessing to everyone we find anywhere. Men, women and even children are a blessing. Jesus is calling to everyone of us to follow Him and no one else. I saw children preaching the gospel of the Lord and people are getting saved. Praise God.