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NASB | 1 Timothy 2:12 But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 2:12 I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet [in the congregation]. |
Subject: Biblical - women preachers/teachers??? |
Bible Note: Hello Zsuzsi, Though you rightly champion the proper use of context, you've done a good job of pulling verses out of context for your defense. Let's take a look. "There are several passages in the Bible which are, even though truly God's inspired Word (I agree- everything in the Bible is what He wants us to know), impossible to keep word-by-word today." You give Leviticus 15 as an example. Well, the Law has been put away. We are no longer under the old covenant. So it's impossible to keep because we are no longer to do so. 1 Tim 2 and 1 Cor 14 teach proper roles (as does 1 Cor 11). And the context Gal 3:28 is our position in Christ (i.e. sonship), not our roles within the church. "But obviously in our modern culture it is not disgraceful at all any more..." So? It's become acceptable to be a homosexual in modern culture. That doesn't make it correct. You mention several women that the Lord chose to be in his service. Being mentioned as following the Lord does not automatically make one a leader of the people although it does mean that the Lord values their service. "Looking at the biblical and social setting of 1Tim 2:4, I, genuinely and with the intention of changing my mind if it is proven that I am wrong, believe that Paul instructs women against two things in both 1Tim 2 and 1Cor 14:..." How did you come by your conclusions? While they are correct, you would not have stopped there unless you were trying to reconcile modern practice with first century practice. Better would be to accept Scripture as it is written. As a conclusion, to take your hermeneutic to its logical end, you would be forced to say that all of 1 Timothy is intended only for the 1st-century church and the culture. And lastly, you are underage for this forum. The Terms of Use state that you must be 18 years old to contribute. Those of us who have our e-mail addresses in our profiles (EdB, Hank, Morant61, kalos, myself to mention a few) would be more than happy to correspond privately. Steve |