Pastor Shaun Marksbury

I'm referencing this debate in my sermon tomorrow.  The debate occurred in Birmingham on June 10, 2019, and it featured Pastor Dwight McKissic arguing the affirmative and Pastor Tom Ascol arguing the negative. The debate arose, in part, due to Beth Moore announcing that she was going to preach a Lord's Day Service on Mother's Day.  Pastor Ascol argued this was not proper, and Pastor McKissic responded in disagreement.  This debate was the result of their ongoing discussion.  You can read more about the inception of the debate here . You can watch the debate below.  As Pastor McKissic explains why he believes it is acceptable for women to preach, note the evidences he gives.  He'll reference many examples, but consider how applicable these are.  Compare the amount of Scripture and biblical/historical data he presents versus what Pastor Ascol presents.  Pastor McKissic is certainly warm and an impassioned presenter, but his evidences fails by comparison.

We're entering rocky terrain.  Over the next few weeks, we're going to scale the crags of 1 Timothy 2:9-15.  As we traverse these verses, I'll dare to utter such cultural heresies as "men and women are different," God assigns gender roles for His people," and "women should be modest."  I can't say at this juncture how long we will be here or how much I will devote to all these questions.  Even so, I commend an easy-to-read but thorough series on that latter point.  I probably won't go into this amount of detail, so I hope it will help you think through these issues: Addressing the Dressing: Modesty Addressing the Dressing II: “Modesty” in the Bible Addressing the Dressing III: “Modesty” in the Bible (ctd.) Addressing the Dressing IV: Clothes and Roman Culture Addressing the Dressing V: Hair and Roman Culture Addressing the Dressing VI: That Other Modesty Text Addressing the Dressing VII: That Other Modesty Text (ctd.) Addressing the Dressing