"GOD is Not the Author of Confusion ! "

     I am writing this to give some instruction, out of the WORD of GOD, on how a Godly church should be organized and run. I have seen many making claims that they have been called by GOD to be Pastors, Deacons, Bishop or Elders of a local church or even home based fellowships. GOD is NOT the "author of confusion" and has laid down easily read and understood rules / guidelines for what people call "churches", and they are as follows:

1st.Corinthians 14:33-40  " For GOD is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the Law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. What ? came the WORD of GOD out from you ? or came it unto you only ? If any man think himself to be a prophet (one who speaks the given WORD of GOD), or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the LORD. But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues (only when all rules for speaking thus is met). Let all things be done decently and in order.

1st.Timothy 3:1 - 4:1   "This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a Bishop (Pastor, Elder, Undershepherd), he desires a good work. A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that rules well his own house having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of GOD ?) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the Devil. Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the Devil. Likewise must the Deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a Deacon, being found blameless. Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. For they that have used the office of a Deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in CHRIST JESUS. These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto you shortly: But if I tarry long, that thou may know how thou ought to behave thyself in the house of GOD, which is the church of the living GOD, the pillar and ground of the truth. And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: GOD was manifest in the flesh, justified in the SPIRIT, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. Now the SPIRIT speaks expressly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; "

Titus 1:5 - 10,15-16   "For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou should set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain Elders (Pastor, Bishops) in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. For a Bishop must be blameless, as the steward of GOD; not self willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; holding fast the faithful WORD as he hath been taught that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: . . Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. they profess that they know GOD; BUT in works they deny HIM, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate (rejected of GOD)."

     GOD is quite clear about who should be called to Pastor a church or fellowship. A man, the husband of one wife, one who keeps his own house well, not greedy, not a drunkard, not a novice, and not a woman. GOD never calls a woman to be a Pastor or Under Shepherd of HIS church. HE will never go against HIS established, written WORD - never. So if you are a woman and you think that you have been called of GOD to be a Pastor, you had better check again on who it was that called you (as in the Garden, Eve was deceived), because it was not GOD. As was said at the beginning of this blog;  HE is not "the author of confusion" and HE wants all things to be done "decently and in order" in the churches of the Saints.
Your servant in CHRIST,
Julie