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NASB | 1 Timothy 2:11 A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. |
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Subject: Is God so shortsighted? |
Bible Note: Greetings EdB! I must been half asleep because I could have sworn that I did answer, but maybe I didn't. :-) My short answer is this: If the pagan used sound interpretational principles, I think that he would come away with sound doctrine. However, without any other resources (history, language, culture, ect...) I believe that there would be some passages of Scripture that he (or she, since a pagan can also be a woman) would not have a clue as to what they were saying. Like I said previously, I can't really think of a single doctrine that hinges on history or culture. However, I can think of plenty of Scriptures that can be misapplied because of a lack of understanding of history or culture. Concerning your illustration, I don't believe that anyone on the forum has been saying that because a verse may have an occasional or limited application that it doesn't apply to anyone else. The issue is do we correctly understand the situation that Paul (or whatever other writer) was addressing! Obviously Paul is giving a command in 1 Tim. 2:11! Once we understand what that command is and the circumstances surrounding it, then we must apply it to today as well, not simply ignore it. I just haven't been satisfied with any interpretation of the passage that I have seen thus far. There are simply too many unanswered questions for me to be dogmatic on this issue, especially when the rest of Scripture seems to make the opposite case. I'm going to try to do some more research of 1 Tim. 2:11-12 over the next few days. I'll get back to you with my results. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |