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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: Hi JesusFreak |
Bible Note: I think Kalos, and John MacArthur (I'll have to look him up and do some reading), need to come to my little church or one like it where the women GREATLY outnumber the men, and those here are on average pretty old and for reasons of other demands on their time or more often just the ill health of themselves or their wives, they simply cannot, or will not, accept a leadership role. My husband is constantly held up in prayer at our church simply as an example of what we need, young men, young husbands and fathers. And even though he loves the Lord and his faith is growing by leaps and bounds all the time, still getting him to take off early on Wednesdays for Wednesday night services or to take off a whole Saturday to help clean up the church grounds or do some building or repairs, etc., is like pulling teeth. I'm not saying that in judgement of him because it is something we have publically discussed amongst our church and everyone understands his reasoning, especially since our pastor often finds himself in the same situation and as a result is in a constant state of trying to balance work-pastoring-church services-and-his family. If the women were not allowed, no, if the women were not expected to teach and hold positions of some authority within our church, it is our church that would suffer. We work it out in that we are all lead by our pastor, and as such under his authority even in our leadership or teaching positions. But this is also true of the men in leadership and teaching positions. And personally, I even when teaching the youth and the women, invariably discuss (and pray) what I am going to teach with my husband because I believe the Bible tells me to do this, but also because I truly value his insight and opinions. And it's never happened, but I don't think I would teach something if he disagreed with me. I know that I have disagreed personally with one thing that my pastor wanted me to teach to the youth, in response to something they brought up out of left field, and I had the Scripture to back up my thoughts on it, but he also had Scripture, and he was my pastor, so I taught the way he felt lead that it should be taught. In fact I went back to it with them and we had a great lesson on why my teaching MUST be lead and subordinate to his teaching and authority. I wish Kalos would understand that there is a difference between challenging the Word of God and challenging how he lives/interprets/uses the Word of God. Wasn't it Paul who also said that he should come to where I am? Thoughtfully, Melanie |