Women have always been prophets. Every woman mentioned in the Old Testament teaches us something about God and His People. The women in the New Testament do the same thing, and some acknowledge it. Who in the Bible stood as a representation of God himself? Moses spoke with God and delivered the Ten Commandments. David was "A man after God's own heart." Jesus is the only person who has ever existed that we can look to as a representation of our Father in Heaven, because he is our Father in Heaven. There has never been a man alive who was righteous enough to represent God to his people.
The priests in the Old Testament-- Aaron and his descendants-- brought the prayers of the people before God. They were mediators, but they were not representatives of God. Who ever said that priests need to be male so that they can represent God to his people? Doesn't the second commandment say, "Do not make for yourself any idols"?
Lewis says God is masculine, and the Church (his bridegroom) is feminine. For this reason, a priest needs to be male. If a priest represents God, is he then a part of the Church at all? In my opinion, a Priest ought to represent the Church to God, as they did in the Old Testament, rather than God to the Church.
Friday, April 4, 2008
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I like your different take on this issue! I had never really thought about priests as representatives of the church before!
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