Is it wrong for a woman to teach an apologetics class at church?
Is it wrong for a woman to teach an apologetics class at church?
Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. - 1 Tim 2:11-12
Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. - 1 Tim 2:11-12
A woman is far from equal than a man and it is because of this verse.
If that is true then how come women cannot enter the priesthood? If there is equality then how come there is none when it comes to this matter? I'm not talking about protestants, I'm talking about the real church. A woman cannot perform the sacraments within the church. Women are considered lesser and it is all because of this verse which has been interpretted and applied to women throughout the age. Now things are a little bit better a nun can perform the service at church and give out the sacraments but she cannot perform any of the Sacraments. A woman is far from equal than a man and it is because of this verse.
Is it wrong for a woman to teach an apologetics class at church?
Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. - 1 Tim 2:11-12
If that is true then how come women cannot enter the priesthood? If there is equality then how come there is none when it comes to this matter? I'm not talking about protestants, I'm talking about the real church. A woman cannot perform the sacraments within the church. Women are considered lesser and it is all because of this verse which has been interpretted and applied to women throughout the age. Now things are a little bit better a nun can perform the service at church and give out the sacraments but she cannot perform any of the Sacraments. A woman is far from equal than a man and it is because of this verse.
A woman can think and reason just as well as any other man. She should be able to teach. Her voice is as valid as any man's. Thinking that a woman should shut up and stay still is the work of that idiot Paul. Paul's word is not divine why should we listen to him?
List examples of these occasions, please.
That's true, but this doesn't negate the verse I posted.
Paul had a habit of associating with and praising women of strong character and drive. For example, Paul's friendship with Priscilla and Aquila (note that Priscilla is consistently mentioned before her husband when they are mentioned together), who traveled with the Apostle until they reached Ephesus where they decided to settle down. In Ephesus, Apollos came preaching but was rather ignorant, and so Priscilla and her husband decided to instruct and guide Apollos to a better and fuller understanding of Christ and Christianity.
Paul is also a friend or acquaintance of St. Phoebe, a deaconess and matron of the Church community who is mentioned by the Apostle in Romans 16. The Apostle also mentions St. Junia, who along with her husband were apostles. In his epistle to the Philippians he mentions Euodia and Syntyche and calls them fellow workers in the Gospel.
In 1 Corinthians 11 the Apostle speaks of women prophesying in the Church, while I contend that much of Paul's rhetoric is intentionally tongue-in-cheek vis-a-vis head coverings; the point still stands that Paul accepts and anticipates women speaking--preaching in fact--in the Church.
If women were to be nothing more than silent and submissive little church mice then Paul clearly violated what he had said to Timothy by teaching about women preaching and prophesying, associating with strong, independent and vocal women who were in positions of importance and authority in the Church and instructing others to help them, respect them and give them whatever aid was necessary to continue in their work for the kingdom of God.
It doesn't have to negate it, it just has to stand as a fact on its own.
-CryptoLutheran
Interesting claims, but I stand by the scripture I cited.
Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. - 1 Tim 2:11-12