Actually what is really scary is when people read a verse/passage in Scripture, believe they know what it is saying, teach that everyone else should obey this "clear teaching of the Bible" and implying that those who don't are following their own desires and disobeying God.
For example Paul said that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair; this is the clear teaching of Scripture. So why did Samson? And how do you know how long is long? Jesus said that if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off. Again, plain teaching, but no one would actually do it.
The Bible does not clearly say that women cannot be leaders, that's the thing. If it did, if Paul made it very clear, repeated it in all his letters and Jesus taught it, then we'd know for sure, there wouldn't be these debates, nor would there be female Ministers and preachers.
Not true.
Paul's letters addressed issues specific to the different places to which he wrote. They were not 'parts of the Bible' when they were written. They were letters Paul addressed to specific people in specific places for specific instruction at the time.
Obviously a 'Church' that wasn't having problems with tongues or a group that wasn't experiencing problems with women would need no commentary related to the subject.
The love of money is the root of all evil. This is stated in the Bible. Yet which among us doesn't 'love' money or what it is capable of 'doing for' us. So your reasoning makes no sense.
Homosexuality is an abomination to God. But how many among the so called: "Christian Community" ignore this message in the Bible? No different than the Bible 'stating' that a woman cannot be a 'Church leader' yet many ignoring this for the sake of their own desires. And others supporting them.
Your reasoning is flawed from it's very foundation.
For we 'do know' for sure.
1 Corinthians 14:34
Let your
women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law.
1 Corinthians 14:35
And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for
women to speak in the church.
1 Corinthians 11:3
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the
woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
1 Corinthians 11:8
For the man is not of the
woman: but the
woman of the man.
1 Corinthians 11:9
Neither was the man created for the
woman; but the
woman for the man.
1 Timothy 3:1
This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a
bishop, he desireth a good work.
1 Timothy 3:2
A
bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach
1 Timothy 3:12
Let the
deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Genesis 3:
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
All this information you stated doesn't exist. And also stated that if it did exist, there would no longer be anything to debate.
Blessings,
MEC
