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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]. |
Bible Question: CAN WOMEN BE CHURCH LEADERS?? |
Bible Answer: Can we be leaders? yes....May we be leaders? That is only in the will of God. As scripture teaches...great responsibility comes with teaching and preaching when you are called. just one example..... 1 Corinthians 9 :: New King James Version NKJV - ...of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship. 18 What is my reward then? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel. 19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; 20 and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ ), that I might win those who are without law; 22 to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 23 Now this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be partaker of it with you. 24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. 26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. 27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. Paul doesn't restrict all this to just men... I do believe the scripture gives us wonderful expamples of women leaders such as The wife of Isaiah, Deborah, Judges 4:4-5 :: New King James Version NKJV 4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time. 5And she would sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the mountains of Ephraim. And the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. Esther, Mary the mother of Jesus, Lydia, and all the Marys who were close friends with Jesus when He was here the first time....but you see there is such a small percentage of women named then men and I take this into careful consideration of what God is showing me how as a woman I am directed by His Word to give my service to Him. But there are times when I am asked to teach on the Word and-or with the Word share how Jesus taught us to live and to love in our lives today with one another... I don't know if that would be considered preaching or not...I say no because of the inconsistency of those times. Anyway(I don't want this to become a sermon:), when it is in God's will, it is the Holy Spirit speaking through us and we need not worry in those times (Matthew 10) In John, Jesus emphasizes how much this is all for God's glory and not ours, I think that applies to teaching and preaching for all people-Jew or Greek, Man or Woman- Remember it is not what goes into our mouths but what comes out Matthew 15:16-18 :: New King James Version NKJV just trust Jesus...we are His...for eternity and stay VERY prayerful and in the Word Colossians 3, Psalm 119 In His Grace, Rachel |