Is Noriko Anointed By the Holy One of Israel?

Now I am working on a paper for History of Christianity II.
The topic is women's ordination.


Can a woman become a priest at church?


Before I started reading the articles on that controversial topic, I was simply curious about what ordination really meant and brings. Do priests have a superior power as opposed to lay people? Did God consecrate them in a particular way, like pouring out His special spirit upon them? What's happening to the "ordained" priests in the earthly and heavenly realms?


Then I started asking myself, "Wait, am I anointed? Am I consecrated?"


Before anything, any opinions, any traditions, I wanted to know who I was as a woman in Christ.


When I researched the words in the Concordance, anoint, anointing, anointed, ordained, priests etc and read them all in the Old and the New Testament, I was extremely encouraged. I felt like I could fly!


Now I say to myself, "I have been anointed in Christ Jesus by the Holy One of Israel by grace to be a king and a priest to serve God through the High Priest who is Jesus Christ. I will inherit the kingdom of God and will reign with Him forever!!!"

(e.g. 1 John 2:20 & 27; 1 Peter 1:5 & 9; 2 Cor. 1:21 & 21-22; Rev. 5:10)



Both regenerated men and women will be kings and priests to God in Christ and reign over the Kingdom with Him together. Thus, Paul says, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:28).



Therefore, there is no difference among the saints because of their gender.
No wonder Jesus treated women in a very counter-cultural way. Perhaps Jesus saw women through that lens.


The truth rocks! It is better than good news. It is GREAT news.
As for me, this was an amazing thing to remind myself before I began to study this subject.



We both men and women are kings and priests in Christ Jesus, but God instituted an order, a different role to a man and to a woman. To make a long story short, I think women cannot be pastors because of the order that was given by God, but that does not mean men are superior. As a woman, I am a king and a priest before God in Christ. I will inherit the kingdom and reign over the earth. I am anointed by the Holy Spirit. That is who I am who believe in Christ Jesus.



But in the earthly realm, God gave different roles, Adam a father and Eve a mother. Different assignments. But both subject to God. Simply roles are different. And God created Adam first to be the head of his family. The headship to man is a significant role given by God.


Anyhoooooo, I will start reading the articles now and see how I conclude my opinion on women's ordination later this week. I am very looking forward to knowing the difference between Complementarian and Egalitarian views. I might change my mind! Funnnnnnnnnn!