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NASB | 1 Corinthians 14:34 ¶ The women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 14:34 ¶ the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not authorized to speak, but are to take a subordinate place, as the Law says. |
Subject: How to harmonize this passage |
Bible Note: Hi, Rowdy; I hate to quote myself, but I can't make my dilemma any clearer than this: If God's word teaches that we are one in Christ, that in Christ there is no male nor female, that we live under grace and not under the Law, then I want to be very careful about telling my sister in Christ that that those things don't apply to her as they do me because there's a fragment of the Law still in force that says I can talk and she can't. I'm not convinced it is obedient to the whole of God's word to silence a person because of gender when God's word clearly states that "in Christ", there is no gender (Galatians 3:28, Colossians 3:11 expresses a similar idea). We're not talking about marriage which is a relationship between two based on gender. We're talking about the relationship of one member of the body to another and to the body as a whole. Neither male nor female is the head because Christ is the head (Colossians 1:18). To be completely honest, these words sound like Saul the Pharisee: "They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says" (1 Corinthians 14:34). If there is another passage where Paul says that a believer under grace is still bound by the Law, I'd like someone to show it to me. My original question was how to harmonize this Saul-like passage with the rest of Paul's letters. Your response has been to "just do it". Sorry, but no. You can accuse me "outright disobedience" if you like. Perhaps it is "outright disobedience" to pick an isolated passage that replaces grace with the Law and use it to silence one's equals. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |