How Serious is the Sin of Female Pastors?
Complementarian View (Strict)Many conservative Christian sources classify the role of a female pastor as serious sin and false teaching, citing 1 Timothy 2:12 as a permanent biblical prohibition against women exercising authority over men. Proponents argue that this is not a secondary doctrinal issue but a violation of creation order, equating it with other major sins like adultery. They contend that women who …