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1 | Should women be allowed to preach? | Galatians | Scribe | 50168 | ||
1 Timothy 2:12 But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness. Bye now you have recieved many answers. Most of these answers will follow the same rutted path of centuries of repetitive teaching with little dilligent study having gone into their answers on this subject. Though my answers here are not new they are less common among your died in the wool and legalistic denominational views. First of all the most prominent of the verses used by those that say a woman is banned from teaching the Word, is this one 1 Timothy 2:12 But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness. If you read the context and the verse itself, you will notice that there is no such ban here in this portion of the Word. The passage could be said in this way " that a woman should not try and be a bossy nag over her husband. " now this is a truth that all would agree with, it was a problem for women then and it is also still today. This problem has it's roots in fear. The woman who is afraid of adversity will find that she will try to take control by trying to control her husband and her family. This is ban against usurping the authority of the husband, not a ban on teaching the Gospel to all that have hears to hear. All saints are called to teach the Word as the Spirit leads. Now the next passage that is used comes from 1 1 Corinthians 14:34 let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law. Now I studied this and I did not find this ban in the Law, that they were not allowed to speak in the synagogue. I do know that there were many regulations given in the Talmud, but I cannot imagine Paul calling the Talmud the law. Thus I conclude that he was speaking of the subjection part when he referred to the Law, as Sarah was sumbissive to Abraham. Not that the Law said a woman could not speak in church. I have found almost all main denominations say that I Cor 14 does not mean a woman cannot speak at all in church, but that they think it means a woman cannot preach. However these women were not preaching in 1 cor 14, they were asking questions. Now a common view is that the women were asking in a challenging and disrespectful way. You know, that kind of questioning where when you try and answer they are too busy thinking about how to challenge your answer to care about the answer itself. This is an attitude problem. A shameful and disruptive behaviour that Paul was rebuking them for. However this also has nothing to do with a woman who is humble, submitted to authority and called to minister the Word of God. Some in their ignorant attempts to say that women were not supposed to speak in the church in a ministry capacity howbeit they could speak about other things such as in casual conversation have a hard time reconciling the passage of Acts 15 where the daughters of Phillip prophesied. These Daughters did this prophesying in a church gathering, Paul mentions it as it were a blessing. This prooves beyond a doubt that Paul was not saying in 1 Cor 14 that women could not prophesy. I bring this up to say that many that say there is no New Testament prophets as it relates to forth telling of events, today, that todays gift of prophesy is pulpit preaching must then conclude that women can preach from the pulpit. Or they must retract the statement the the Prophesy Paul tells us all to seek is not pulpit preaching. And they would do well to say so , becuase it is not. However the gift of Prophecy in the church was given to both men and women, as we see in Acts 15, and we also see that according to Acts 1 and 2 that women were among the 120 that spoke in tongues. Some ignorant teachers who are even Doctors in Theology have said that no women spoke in tongues becuase of this passage in I cor 14 that women should not speak. |
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2 | Should women be allowed to preach? | Galatians | Grace and Truth | 50301 | ||
The BIBLE IS RIGHT! The passage could be said in this way " that a woman should not try and be a bossy nag over her husband. " (Your View) now this is a truth that all would agree with, it was a problem for women then and it is also still today. This problem has it's roots in fear. The woman who is afraid of adversity will find that she will try to take control by trying to control her husband and her family. This is ban against usurping the authority of the husband, not a ban on teaching the Gospel to all that have hears to hear. All saints are called to teach the Word as the Spirit leads. (This above statement is wrong as two left shoes, and is taking God's word out of context, we need to let God be true and every man a liar! If God or Jesus wanted to use women as preaches He would have made it clear in his word)! The Bible is very clear about the woman role in the church and no one can change that, and those who seek to justify women being (PASTORS,DEACONS,ELDERS OR ANYTHING OVER THE MAN IS WRONG! DEAD WRONG!). 1Tim 2:12 means exactly what it saids. How many women Apostles did Jesus choose? How many were chosen in Acts 1? The women were there from the begining, but God did not choose them to preach then or now! |
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3 | Should women be allowed to preach? | Galatians | Scribe | 50520 | ||
Dear Grace and Truth, in what seems to be a passionate response, you seem to be saying that 1 Timothy 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. Says something other than what it says. I am suggesting that we do indeed declare that the Word is true and mans opinions and interpretations that go beyond the text are suspect. This verse means what it says. To go beyond what it says and say that women should not Preach or Teach the Gospel is wrong. To agree with the text and say that "women should not teach, nor to usurp authority over the man" is correct. Now whether a woman should be a Pastor is not mentioned here, though it is elsewhere. I will not take that up at this time. That women did not teach in the New Testament or Acts is a lie and not the Word of God. The Word of God tells a different story. Here are a few examples. Acts 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. The text says THEY expounded unto Apollos the way of God more perfectly. Priscilla is included so I will agree with God's Word that a woman was used to teach a man along with her husband as a team. Let God be true but every prejudice of men all lies. Titus 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, Here the women are teaching, and we are convinced they are teaching the Word. Philippians 4:3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life. They did labour in the Gospel and you might say it was not in preaching or teaching but that would be an opinion not the Word. It is interesting how some will apply the term "labor in the Gospel" in all other passages to mostly that of preaching, but then in this one they feel like they should change it so that their prejudice and rebellious spirit toward listening to a woman teacher can find justification. Acts 21:9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. Now we know that prophesy has to do with words that come out of the mouth. The women here are in a gathering that includes Paul and Luke, and other saints. A church gathering. They are speaking words out of their mouths, according to Paul in 1 Cor 14 they are doing this to edify the church. So ok if you insist on saying a woman cannot teach in the church, even though as I posted that is not the exact wording of 1 Tim 2:12 but an interpretation, then at least you will agree that women can prophesy. I love to hear women prophesy don't you? May God bless you in your study of His Word. |
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4 | Should women be allowed to preach? | Galatians | Grace and Truth | 50582 | ||
I agree that a woman can teach someone God's word, but not in a congregational setting where men are, this is what Paul is saying, women can teach children, women and as did Priscilla with her husband. But to be a Pastor or Elder, deacon in the Lord's church is not and will never be scriptural! 1Tim 3:1-13 gives the qualifications of bishops and deacons, and we know bishops and pastors and elders are one and the same, and have always been and still need to be men in this office, Acts 20:17; Phil 1:1 and many places in the new testament. Believe me I know women are just as important as men in the church, I didn't set the rules God did, and we need to follow them. In Acts 6:1-6 is something very interesting where the church had a problem with the Grecians and Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. vs.3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. vs. 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: Here a chance to choose leaders in the Lord's work to help widows, and the multitude chose men to lead the work not women. Why? Were there any women there? I'm sure they were. But the Lord would have the men to step up and lead the work, and that how it should be today. When men want to have it their way, they change the word to God to fit their desires! |
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