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1 | Can women be preachers? 1Cor.11:4,5 | 1 Cor 14:34 | Makarios | 9329 | ||
Hello Nicholson! 1. No (1 Cor. 14:34) 2. Yes (Acts 16:14-15) 3. My church gives certain leadership positions to women, but women cannot pastor or lead the congregation. I attend a Conservative Mennonite Church, which is one step more liberal than being Amish Mennonite. All the women in my church wear the head covering and we abide by a church covenant that firmly believes in the places of the man and the woman in worship as well as in society and in the home. Blessings! Nolan |
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2 | Can women be preachers? 1Cor.11:4,5 | 1 Cor 14:34 | There | 25852 | ||
Hi Nolan, 1Corinthians is telling women not to: 2980 "laleo", preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. 2980("laleo") means an extended or random harangue. It really doesn't seem to be telling them not to preach so much as not to give "tongue lashings", especially towards their husbands or men in general I think. Please note that what Paul considers shameful is that women were using the church as a place to "rebuke others", when they preached. So it seems women were preaching, they were just not doing it properly. And since there were many "house" churches in Corinth quite probably, Paul is saying that the women who are behaving shamefully in those churches, should "be silent"... and learn something from their own husbands. I think he's probably telling them to learn something about submission from their husbands. But that's my guess. God bless. |
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3 | Can women be preachers? 1Cor.11:4,5 | 1 Cor 14:34 | Makarios | 25921 | ||
Greetings There! I appreciate your Greek analysis of 1 Cor. 14:24. However, I come to the conclusion that Paul is communicating something a little bit differently in this verse.. I believe that Paul is stating that women are not to lead the services of the church (1 Tim. 2:12). However, I do believe that Scripture does not restrict them from teaching (Acts 18:26; Titus 2:3,4). I apologize that I appear to have a "rigid" and possibly "legalistic" interpretation of these verses, but in my view that appears to be what Paul is saying.. I realize that this Forum has been over this question backwards and forwards and there is not a whole lot that I would be able to contribute that hasn't already been said about women in the ministry. I do appreciate your insight though, and it is always good to see how another Christian views these verses, since it also benefits my own understanding. Good work and God bless! Blessings to you, Nolan |
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4 | Can women be preachers? 1Cor.11:4,5 | 1 Cor 14:34 | There | 26086 | ||
Thanks Nolan, I don't think you appear rigid or legalistic for your view. Perhaps the reason is that I don't think women were to be elders of the church either. And the church was to be "led" if you will, by the elders. Not one man, but a group of men that had become wise in the faith. But I do think, while being under the authority of the elders, many women spoke in the churches -- whether the Lord gave them "words of wisdom", or "prophecies", or "interpretation of prophecy", or "teachings". I would suggest that it was probably those elders that brought the issue to Paul in the first place. Possibly because the women would not listen to them either... which could also take the issue back to "submission". But anyway, I think it was the misuse of the women's words that Paul was admonishing them for. Not for speaking, but for not doing it properly. And since they couldn't do it properly, then they should just be quiet. My opinion. God bless. |
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5 | Can women be preachers? 1Cor.11:4,5 | 1 Cor 14:34 | Makarios | 26108 | ||
Greetings There! Thank you for your opinion.. You have obviously put a lot of thought and gone into much depth with what Paul said in 1 Cor. 14:34, and you've done a good job. Was Paul admonishing the women for their misuse of words? Quite possibly, since he speaks about other things of that nature in other places, that may not directly be related, but are pretty close. One example is gossiping or 'busybodies' as an example of 'misbehavior' or misusing words. Good stuff! - Nolan |
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