1 Tim. 2:11-12, "Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be
in silence."
This is the Word of God through Paul, a blanket statement not dependant upon situational circumstances not context of the Epistle to Timothy. It is focused to the point of identifying "the woman" as every woman in the Church.
The word "silence" is twice used. There is no place in this instruction for chit chat discussion and interpretive sharing by concerned hearts.
The truth and wisdom of this is born out each time a Woman presumes to teach. Furthermore, the directive for "sobriety" in vs. 15 disallows chatting, bouncing around, and vainly joking while in fellowship. The pathway to gossip is to be obediently avoided.
Praise God for the clarity of His determinative Word for Godliness in His People.
in silence."
This is the Word of God through Paul, a blanket statement not dependant upon situational circumstances not context of the Epistle to Timothy. It is focused to the point of identifying "the woman" as every woman in the Church.
The word "silence" is twice used. There is no place in this instruction for chit chat discussion and interpretive sharing by concerned hearts.
The truth and wisdom of this is born out each time a Woman presumes to teach. Furthermore, the directive for "sobriety" in vs. 15 disallows chatting, bouncing around, and vainly joking while in fellowship. The pathway to gossip is to be obediently avoided.
Praise God for the clarity of His determinative Word for Godliness in His People.