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1 | Biblical - women preachers/teachers??? | 1 Tim 2:12 | Morant61 | 123737 | ||
Greetings BradK! Might I add another perspective my friend? Certain words in Greek have a 'gender' associated with them. For instance, faith is a feminine noun. So, any pronoun that refers to faith will always be feminine, but that does not mean that only women can have faith. :-) Scripture speaks of 'he who belives'! Does this rule out women from believing simply because the pronoun is masculine? :-) Further, while inspired, the Apostles were part of a culture where women were not educated, and not allowed to take part in any kind of leadership. So, the 'masculine' pronouns may simply reflect the reality of the situation and not be proscriptive. There are only a handful and passages that 'seem' to mandate that women cannot preach or teach, but there are some other legitimate ways to translate these passage - for instances 'wives' as opposed to 'women'. My only point is that it is not as cut and dried as it may appear. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Biblical - women preachers/teachers??? | 1 Tim 2:12 | BradK | 123739 | ||
Tim, Your point is well taken. You're right, we do need to distinguish between proscriptive and descriptive! And yes, this is a much debated issue! Our church elders spent much time over 2 years ago discussing this. We had- at that time- female deacons. Some of our elders sided on the cultural-side of this matter. I do believe that it rules out a female pastor- one in a leadership role with authority over men-, but not someone who teaches Sunday school or was a visiting speaker, etc. As always, your perspective is appreciated:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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