Friday, 26 June 2015

Should President Ted Wilson listen to the church politicians who support women ordination of the Seventh-day Adventist Church?



The Bible alone is to be our creed
The Bible, and the Bible alone, is to be our creed, the sole bond of union; all who bow to this Holy Word will be in harmony…… Man is fallible, but Gods Word is infallible. …The Bible our rule of faith and discipline. 1SM 416
I have no doctor of theology. I’m just an ordinary church member. But this women ordination issue can be settled and understood by simply a plain reading of the scripture with earnest prayers to know the truth.

“Truth is straight, plain, clear, and stands out boldly in its own defense; but it is not so with error. It is so winding and twisting that it needs a multitude of words to explain it in its crooked form.” EW, p. 96.

Pastor Stephen Bohr delivers clear and Biblical reasons why women should not be ordained. Please watch his presentation here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhpCwmNm3VU

The Inter-European Division is in its support of women's ordination.
The North-American Division recommends that women be ordained
The Northern Asia Pacific Division supports the ordination of women
The South Pacific Division is also in support of ordaining women
The Trans European Division strongly supports women's ordination
I thank God that the Southern Asia Pacific Division (where I belong) majority is against women ordination. However, I wish that the committee would say “NO. Because we believe what the Bible says to this.” Well, some who supports women ordination have some texts from the Bible too. Well, Satan has too, when he tempted Jesus. After I prayerfully study this issue, I will strongly vote for “NO.”
After expressing my conviction, a brother I met online says "You discriminate against women." But the Bible didn’t support women ordination being the head of the church. So I’m only following Jesus. He has many disciples but His 12 disciples are men. I’m only listening to what the Apostle Paul teaches (1 Timothy 2:11, 12). Jesus is God and the Apostle Paul is inspired.  They don’t discriminate women. But their teachings clearly suggest that men and women have functional differences. It’s just that they have different functions and roles to accomplish our mission in the world. Without discrimination and maintaining equality, the Bible assigned a headship or leadership role to the man and a supportive role to the woman.
“Less than a year ago, General Conference president Ted Wilson made appearances at union constituency meetings in the United States urging delegates not to proceed with ordaining women to ministry. Wilson predicted dire consequences if unions voted to allow women to be ordained. But despite his earnest appeals, first the Columbia Union, then the Pacific Union voted to ordain women. After that, unions outside the United States followed suit. Next, Southeastern California Conference became the first conference to elect a woman, Sandra Roberts, as its president. Again, Wilson offered entreaties and warnings in hopes of preventing a woman's taking leadership, to no avail.” Spectrum Magazine

Watch the video of Ms. Laurel Damsteegt "The Forgotten Story of 1989."  She mentioned the dirty politics in the church.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvzDy6Py5rY
My prayer is that the Holy Spirit will work to Elder Ted Wilson. That he will have courage to stand up for the truth. Not only because of the consequences of ordaining women in the ministry but because “this is what the Bible says.”
Pastor Jan Paulsen (General Conference President 1999-2010) speaks without clear evidence from the scripture.  http://www.adventistelders.com/
He says “We have done this for 40 years with no outcome.” What outcome does he mean? Truth is truth and cannot be changed by time unless you twisted it.

Elder Angel Rodriguez (Biblical Research Institute director 1987-2011) http://www.adventistelders.com/

Says “we have clear evidence that the Lord has been leading the church to ordain women to the ministry in places where this is indispensable. I am specifically thinking about the church in China. This is an important case, in that this decision cannot be considered to be an act of “rebellion” against the decisions of the world church. It was rather the work of the Spirit leading the church in China to make its work more effective in the fulfillment of the mission of the church. What they have done has demonstrated to be a blessing for the church in that part of the world. The time has come to move forward in faith, knowing that in ordaining women to the ministry we are not violating the teachings of the Bible or the guidance of the Spirit through Ellen G. White.”
How does he know that the Holy Spirit is leading us to ordain the women in the leadership position? Where is the clear basis?
 So my question is, "Should President Ted Wilson listen to the church politicians who support women ordination of the Seventh-day Adventist Church?"