Judging

"Robert J. Brown" (rj@eli.wariat.org)
Thu, 20 Feb 1997 00:42:22 -0600


>>>>> "LINGENFELTER" == LINGENFELTER  <SHREVEPORT.LINKS@worldnet.att.net> writes:

    >> Now to contradict everything I just said, I found this verse:
    >> 
    >> Philippians|4:3 And I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, help
    >> those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement
    >> also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the
    >> book of life.
    >> 
    >> This is the only thing which kind of throws me off my perch a
    >> little bit.  Did these woman preach or did they just positively
    >> influence?

In the OT, a prophet filled the same office a preacher does in the NT,
so I would expect that they did preach.  Of course, that does not mean
that they pastored.

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