L.A.C.E.

I have a Facebook group that I run as part of this same outreach, L.A.C.E. In some of the components to this ministry, the L stands for "living," like this blog. But in other cases, like the Facebook group, it stands for Ladies. Anyways, in the group we are becoming more active with the members by having a weekly schedule that we will follow and one of the days, Wednesday, is the Bible Study day! So sometime before Wednesday there will be a poll posted with a few different topics that can be voted on for the study. This week, 'Salvation & Works: How They Go Together' was the winner! I stayed up all night working on this study, and it ended up being 3 pages long. So bare with me, I promise it will be worth it, as this blog post is just going to be that same study that I put together for the group on this topic. Since this was originally created as a study, there are questioned throughout the post that are designed to help you reflect on the word and look to

That's right, women pastors is the topic! This can be a heated issue so let's jump right in! I have heard people say that part of the reason women shouldn't be pastors is because we are too emotional or hormonal to lead anything. They are holding the belief that somehow just because we go through a time of the month that can lead to extra emotions will somehow make us incapable of being in charge of anything important. If you think this or know someone who has said it, then your head is in the wrong place. That's a worldly view on a biblical topic. The world does not define who we are as people, or as women. God does. Our Identity is found in Christ alone.  A woman's ability or calling to lead has absolutely  nothing to do with her having too many emotions or hormones to properly execute tasks or a certain role that may hold  authority.  The only thing that matters on this topic is the Bible and what it says, not my opinion, not your neighbors, not even your