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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 era culture, abd Understanding |
Bible Note: Hi, Devon... Would you mind using normal case when writing on the forum. It is difficult for me to read and, I suspect, for others. It depends on what you mean by "secondary importance." If you mean by that that one's salvation is not dependent on one understanding or the other of this issue, then that would be correct. If you mean that our faith in the didactic writings of the apostles is optional, then you are mistaken. All Scripture is inspired by God. The words of the apostles carry the same authority as the words of Jesus. The onus of responsibility is on you and justme to demonstrate that passages like 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36 and Titus 2:3-5 only had significance for the gentile cultures of the day. The belief in the authority of the Scripture does not give us the leeway to interpret it according to our intellect, our preferences, our values, our philosophies, our cultural mores, etc. The problem nowadays is not lack of belief... the problem is that people don't like what they read. The human heart is ingenious at finding reasons to embrace the verses we like, and bypass the verses we don't. Calls for love, kindness, or unity have their place. However, God never exchanges love, kindness, or unity at the expense of truth. In Him, Doc "Divisions and separations are most objectionable in religion. They weaken the cause of true Christianity... But before we blame people for them, we must be careful that we lay the blame where it is deserved. False doctrine and heresy are even worse than schism. If people separate themselves from teaching that is positively false and unscriptural, they ought to be praised rather than reproved. In such cases separation is a virtue and not a sin." --J. C. Ryle |