This is Nancy Lee-Demause.

God gives to men, and I think scripture bears this out, the primary responsibility in the home and in the church, to lead and to feed the family of God.

This has to do with governance and teaching.

Those are the two primary responsibilities as I study the scripture of New Testament pastors and elders.

Therefore, as I understand the scripture, I believe that the position of pastor or elder within the church is reserved for men.

This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Lee DeMoss for Thursday, January 31st.

We've been in a series called A Vision for Biblical Womanhood, taking a look at how femininity affects a home.

Today, we're going to...

Go, we're angels fear to tread.

Here's Nancy.

I'm going to be as countercultural as we get here on Revive Our Hearts, and I've said to people

sometimes I'm not afraid to say things that I know go against the culture

as long as I'm sure that's what the scripture teaches and confident.

That's what the Lord wants me to say at that point.

So I've been giving a lot of thought and seeking the Lord on this series.

I think this is a subject we need to address.

And I'm going to try and tackle it in the next 20 or so minutes.

Let me read to you several emails that I've received from listeners, and they all address the issue of the role of women in the church.

We're talking about biblical manhood and womanhood, and we've said that biblically there are distinctions, though men and women are equal, equally created in the image of God, of equal worth,

equal value, and yet there are differences between men and women, and God has given different

roles and functions to men and to women in the home and in the church. We've addressed the issue of

the home. Today we want to talk about

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