What's the purpose of prayer if God's will is already set?

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us your question at Questions at Core Christianity.com. First up today, here's a voicemail

from one of our listeners named Rob. My question is, there's a new church here in town that

has a husband and wife, and they're both equal pastors of the church. And I was

curious about how this applies to 1 Timothy 2.12, and if a woman can be the headship of a church

just as equally as the man. I personally don't believe so, but just wanted to find out if Pastor Adrew could answer

that question. Thank you. Hey, thank you for giving us that question. And I am in agreement with you,

I mean, on the basis of passages like 1st Timothy chapter 2, verse 12, but then even later, as Paul

there in 1st Timothy 3 begins talking about

the qualifications for overseers for elders within the church those who have that teaching office

he says you know if anyone aspires the office of overseer he desires a noble task therefore an

overseer must be above reproach the husband of one wife And I've also noticed that there are many churches

where this kind of happens, you have kind of this co-pastor husband and wife situation.

To be honest, I don't fully understand it. I mean, it seems to me that a congregation calls a pastor,

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