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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: Is 1 Tim 2:12 applicable to the present day body of Christ. If this verse is to be taken literally why are there women teacher's such as Joyce Meyers/Marilyn Hickey/Gloria Copeland and others? Is what they are doing biblical? |
Bible Answer: 1Tim 2:12 is applicable to all the Body members of Christ. These women you mentioned could be led by cultural influences rather than the Bible. No, what they are doing is not biblical. I say that because of Eph.4:11, each office named is in the masculine gender. Hence, every Biblical instructor in a Biblical Church should be done by the men (elders)of that local body.We see the offices are directed to the men (1Tim 3:1-10).DLH |