It is written: “Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. 12 And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.” (1 Timothy 2:11-12) On first reading, this passage sounds like “sour grapes” of the Apostle for women of the church. Paul says... Continue Reading →
Taking A Careful Look At The Ministry Of Women In The New Testament Church (Part Sixteen)
It is written: “But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God.” (1 Corinthians 14:28) Again: “But if anything is revealed to another who sits by, let the first keep silent.” (1 Corinthians 14:30) And: “Let your women keep silent in the churches,... Continue Reading →
Taking A Careful Look At The Ministry Of Women In The New Testament Church (Part Fourteen)
It is written: “Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. 35 And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.” (1... Continue Reading →
Taking A Careful Look At The Ministry Of Women In The New Testament Church (Part Thirteen)
It is written: “Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. 35 And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.” (1... Continue Reading →
Taking A Careful Look At The Ministry Of Women In The New Testament Church (Part Twelve)
It is written: “Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. 35 And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.” (1... Continue Reading →
Taking A Careful Look At The Ministry Of Women In The New Testament Church (Part Eleven)
It is written: “Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. 35 And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.” (1... Continue Reading →
Taking A Careful Look At The Ministry Of Women In The New Testament Church (Part Ten)
It is written: “But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved.” (1 Corinthians 11:5) When Paul wrote to the Christians at Corinth, he addressed several cultural issues that they were facing. One of them involved the... Continue Reading →
Taking A Careful Look At The Ministry Of Women In The New Testament Church (Part Nine)
It is written: “Greet Andronicus and Junia, my countrymen and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.” (Romans 16:7) Here, Paul tells us about a person named “Junia.” Other translations of the Bible render this person’s name as “Junias” (masculine form of the name). Is... Continue Reading →
Taking A Careful Look At The Ministry Of Women In The New Testament Church (Part Eight)
It is written: “Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.” (Romans 16:3-4) One of the women in the New Testament who was very important to the work of the... Continue Reading →
Taking A Careful Look At The Ministry Of Women In The New Testament Church (Part Seven)
It is written: “Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.” (1 Timothy 3:11) In our previous study of Phoebe, we noticed that the Apostle Paul referred to her as a “servant” of the church (the word “servant” sometimes carrying with it the idea of a “deacon” in the church,... Continue Reading →