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1 | Women can indeed teach and preach | 1 Tim 2:11 | Finder | 221767 | ||
Hello, From Paul’s other letters we can understand the context of his remarks. He does not contradict himself. Col 3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Eph 5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 1Co 14:34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. 35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. The Greek word for wife is ‘gune.’ The Greek word for woman is ‘gune.’ Same word. So, we must look to the context to discern which meaning is intended. In each example above Paul is speaking of the husband/wife relationship. He is not speaking about the woman’s capacity to minister in public. We can see this from the numerous examples of women ministering in the New Testament. Phebe Rom. 16:1-2 Pricilla Acts 18:26, Rom. 16:3-5, 1 Cor. 16:19 Euodia and Syntyche Phil. 4:2-3 Junia Rom. 16:7 Women who pray and prophesy in church 1 Cor. 11:5 A woman evangelist Jn. 4:1-42 How the woman was created Gen. 1:26-28 Prophesy about women in the last days Acts 2:17-21 All are equal in Christ Gal. 3:28 All men are not in authority over all women. Christ is the head of the man and Christ is the head of the woman. In the order of the marriage covenant, the man is the head of the home, but spiritually the woman remains under the covering of Christ and submits to the husband ‘in the Lord.’ Wives are not to usurp authority over their husbands. But they certainly can and do minister effectively in the body of Christ. Blessings, Finder |
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2 | Women can indeed teach and preach | 1 Tim 2:11 | DocTrinsograce | 221770 | ||
Dear Finder, It isn't an easy lesson, I can vouch for that many times over, but nonetheless it is one that you will face sooner or later: Within the heart of each of us there is an inclination to work our way around the Scriptures in order to make them say things with which we are most comfortable. The entire egalitarian movement, for example, takes the equal value of men and women before God (Galatians 3:28), and tries to meld it into something palatable to modern values. It is interesting that you did not cite 1 Corinthians 11 or Titus 2. Both passages I would like to address in a moment. However, this brings up a fundamental principle in hermeneutics known as the analogy of faith. In my own doctrinal tradition it is stated thus, "The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself; and therefore when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it must be searched by other places that speak more clearly. (2 Peter 1:20-21; Acts 15:15-16)" (1689 LBCF, c1p9) Often, when I encounter women who are adamant about their right to preach in the church, I ask them about Paul's instructions "Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored." (Titus 2:3-5 NASB) How have these women already walked out being women of this sort? Who are they to teach? What does it say they are to teach? What is the consequence of their failing to do so? If a woman has accomplished this, then perhaps we might discuss their ambition to stand in the pulpit. As you might have guessed, none of the women I talk to who want to preach, have the slightest interest in these instructions. Furthermore, all of the women I talk to who do have an interest in these instructions, have any desire to preach. Now, relative to 1 Corinthians 11, I wrote the following in this forum: This passage is about honoring headship. Loosing sight of the thrust of the message invites superficial, distracting interpretations. Note that the apostle himself, the church, the men, and the women are all to appropriately honor headship. The human heart being what it is latches on to the superficial, rather than submit itself to the leadership as designed by God. No wonder, since we've been doing that since the fall (Genesis 3:16 and 17). What difference can it make how we wear our hair and our clothing if we are not humbly and lovingly submitting to our Lord? None at all. On the other hand, when we are humbly and lovingly submitting to the Lord, all that external stuff will properly fall into its proper, cultural place. The former is odious to the God. The latter brings Him great glory. (cf Micah 6:1-8) Let us learn to walk in the central thrust of Scripture, rather than to take a smattering of passages to say what gives us less offense to our cultural context. After all, men have done that through the ages to justify oppression, robbery, slavery, racism, etc. In Him, Doc PS Those interested in a Biblical approach to gender roles may find the website www.cbmw.org helpful. |
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