I caught that. Either way I find it to be a silly point.
By the way, the Confession for members on this board is the 1689 and not the 1644 LBCF.
The 1689 seems to group the two ordinances under those able to administer both the Lord's Supper and Baptism.
The use of the term preach in the Confession has a particular connotation that regards activity within the Church. Do Baptists actually allow women to preach within the Church?
This again affirms the larger point (exclusive of gender) that the Great Commission is not rooted in individual activity.
By the way, the Confession for members on this board is the 1689 and not the 1644 LBCF.
The 1689 seems to group the two ordinances under those able to administer both the Lord's Supper and Baptism.
The use of the term preach in the Confession has a particular connotation that regards activity within the Church. Do Baptists actually allow women to preach within the Church?
Even the above notes that only those approve and called by the church are permitted to preach. Ergo, a person would be restricted from baptizing unless approved and called by the Church.Although an obligation lies on the elders or pastors of the churches to be urgently preaching the Word by virtue of their office, yet the work of preaching the Word is not exclusively confined to them. Therefore others who are also gifted and qualified by the Holy Spirit for the task, and who are approved and called by the church, may and ought to perform it.
This again affirms the larger point (exclusive of gender) that the Great Commission is not rooted in individual activity.