Retired Denominational leaders Urge A specific Vote

[Gregory Matthews]

For story see:

 

https://atoday.org/senior-leaders-urge-a-yes-vote-at-the-general-conference-session-to-safeguard-unity-mission.html

 

For a brief summation of two of their comments:

 

  It is now clear that there is not a biblical passage or a statement from Ellen G. White that clearly commands or opposes the ordination of women to the ministry,” said Dr. Angel Rodriguez, one of the most respect Bible scholars among Adventists. “The delegates do not have a unanimous biblical mandate on which to decide. … This is not about rejecting or modifying any of our biblical doctrines … but a matter of tradition.” He has served on the staff of the Biblical Research Institute (BRI) for nearly three decades, much of it as director.

 

 

“We have clear evidence that the Lord has been leading the church to ordain women to the ministry in to the ministry in places where this is indispensible,” Rodriguez wrote. “I am specifically thinking about the church in China. This is an important case, in that this decision cannot be considered to be an act of ‘rebellion’ … It was rather the work of the Spirit leading the church in China to make its work more effective.”

 

 

 

For specific statements, see:

 

http://www.adventistelders.com/