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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: Whats a womens place in the Church? |
Bible Note: Okay. I know this sounds wierd, but just hang with me, here. I was baptized at a young age, but there was no faith. In 2000, our church did the Fourty Days of Purpose (by Rick Warren). I realized I had to get my life straight. "but I'm already baptized!" I protested to the heart-wrenching knowlegde I had to accept Christ as my savior. I couldn't stop thinking about it. The feeling is like a persistent whisper, and yet so powerful it almost makes me start trembling. Well, this time I told God i'm sorry for my sins, and would he please save me with Christ's blood? I knew I'd done the right thing. i went forward in the Invitation to be baptized (again) but this time I knew I was following my Lord (see, my Dad wasn't too hot on the whole idea but I did it anyway). Now, I found something Ezekiel did/saw/whatever! in the Old Testament–you know, when he's standing in the cave and God was like, stand at the entrance when you hear me come by. So the wind, fire, and earthquake came but God wasn't in them. Then a whisper came and Ezekiel knew it was God. This feeling is like a river, taking my heartbeat with it. It's the smallest whisper; the knowledge that I MUST glorify Jesus's name and share some wisdom he's given me. Example: One day, our pastor was talking about walking on the water. He said we have to be like Peter; he obeyed his lord and walked on water. But, we have to keep our eyes on Jesus or we'll sink. Well, his words made me think of Cross Country, in which I run. See, the rules of "water walking" are just like CC––You have to keep your eyes up (on jesus) or you slow down, You can't walk off the track/quit or you're disqualified, etc. and I KNEW, down in my heart, that I needed to share the revelation with the congregation. I didn't have a single "good" reason to go forward and tell it except that that feeling was shaking my world. So I went forward. Another example: A friend of mine has anger management issues like you wouldn't believe. He's angry at everything and everyone, including God. Our church has a Christmas Play every year (it usually includes the nativity, but it has a different plot every year) and I got the Feeling to invite my friend to it. I knew it would be hard. He's always with his other friends, and he kinda scares me anyway. But I swallowed my huge fear and gave him the invitation anyway. I guess you could call the feeling a burden, too. It's like a weight on the shoulders of my heart. I would be credulous about the feeling, too, if it wasn't for the fact my words spoke for Jesus's name every time. it feels good to get that out onto paper. thanks for asking. god bless. |