Subject: Women Preachers? Yes or No? |
Bible Note: What "the law" says is that women are to be "under obedience". You may want to read Genesis 3:16 and other passages such as Numbers 30. As Paul says to Timothy, (1 Tim 2:13) "Adam was formed first, then Eve". God has a hierarchy of leadership (See 1 Cor 11:3) and Jesus submitted himself to it. He humbled himself and became obedient (Phil 2:8). We should let the same mind be in us and simply do what he says. We should not be conformed to this world (Romans 12:2). When you speak of women leaders in the Old Testament, whom do you think of? Do you think of Miriam, who was inflicted with leprosy because she resented the leadership of Moses and tried to usurp it? Do you think of Deborah, who went into battle with Barak because he was afraid to go without her? Paul says it is a shame for a woman to speak in the church. It may be that the shame is on the men who are too timid to take the leadership. The Lord asks us to avoid making the same mistake that Adam made. |