I feel like I'm wasting my time on this thread. I'm quoting scripture and it is ignored,
I wasn't ignoring you - I was quoting other Scriptures which show that women were NOT silent; they prayed, prophesied, taught and shared the Good News.
The question is, what do you make of that; are these Scriptures contradicting one another?
My answer is 'no, they are not; women can speak and teach' - therefore, when Paul appears to disallow this, there must be something else going on.
we can't even use the argument from silence strategy because Paul and Peter were very clear in their view women should not teach in the church.
Where does Peter say this?
All prophets from the OT were men
No they weren't, I've told you - Deborah, Miriam and Huldah were prophetesses. So was Isaiah's wife.
There is no biblical evidence that God wants his church run by women.
There is no Biblical evidence that he doesn't.
Jesus said "I will build my church". Did he teach that women were to have no place in leadership in it? No.
If people here are determined to see women in church authority that's their opinion but only their opinion-not scripture so ultimately not Gods word. God sets things out to his will and not to be changed.
Not to be changed?
God is always changing the way he works. Once he told them to build a tabernacle and he travelled round with them. Years later he commanded Solomon build a temple - and centuries after that, Jesus came, lived among us and then taught that he would be IN us and WE would be temples of the Holy Spirit.
Once, people offered animal sacrifices, then Jesus came and offered his life as a sacrifice for us. Jews don't believe this, but even THEY don't offer animal sacrifices any more.
Through Isaiah, God once said to them, "See, I am doing a NEW thing", Isaiah 43:18-9.
Through Jeremiah he said that he would one day make a NEW Covenant, Jeremiah 31:31-34.
Through Joel he prophesied that his Spirit would be poured out on all, Joel 2:28-29 - incidentally, that included women, who would also prophesy.
We all give an account for our choices on judgement day so defying God is a risk.
It is - and if he has called us to preach or be Ministers and we ignore or disobey him; what then?
What if God were to say to some people after death, "why did you prevent women from speaking and sharing the Gospel?" What then? I hope they would have an answer.