Be in authority over a man

[pescador]

What do you think this means? "But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man. She must remain quiet." 1 Timothy 2:12

 

[topher694]

Um there was a thread started about this same thing just a few hours ago.

 

[A_Thinker]

What do you think this means? "But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man. She must remain quiet." 1 Timothy 2:12

This is referring to authority in the Church. Paul did not believe that a woman should lead or teach men ...

 

[pescador]

This is referring to authority in the Church. Paul did not believe that a woman should lead or teach men ...

Do you think it's limited to just authority in the Church? Can that be applied to other areas of Christian life?

 

[Benjamin Müller]

Do you think it's limited to just authority in the Church? Can that be applied to other areas of Christian life?

Depends. Women have their expertise and men shouldn't step on their toes when they are 100% competent in that field. Likewise women shouldn't step on men's toes. I think, in general, men and women should understand their limits and be humble enough to acknowledge them.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Men build houses.
Women make them home.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

What do you think this means? "But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man. She must remain quiet." 1 Timothy 2:12

Well she did remain quite and she died. Perfect example ; Sapphira had the chance to reveal the truth however under her husbands authority she did not. This is what the verse you are pointing out means. Obey God first. Paul does not allow authority however God desires equality because He judges equally.
Blessings.

 

[Chrystal-J]

Genesis 3:16 : To the woman he said, 'I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.'

 

[FutureAndAHope]

Do you think it's limited to just authority in the Church? Can that be applied to other areas of Christian life?

I believe it is a church/teaching thing. It does not, in my opinion, extend to the natural life. The reason I say this is Paul said the reason for not allowing women to teach in the church was due to the fact that:

1Ti 2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.

This shows that in spiritual matters a woman can more easily be carried away with spiritual deception.

We also see in proverbs that the woman is praised for being a person of commerce and industry.

Pro 31:16 She considers a field and buys it; From her profits she plants a vineyard.

However, in the marriage, according to the Bible the husband, is the head of the marriage. But being a married man, I don't feel any great desire to lord it over my wife, rather to just work together in raising the kids. As Jesus said of leadership it is about servanthood:

Mar 9:35 And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."

Eph 5:21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.

 

[A_Thinker]

Do you think it's limited to just authority in the Church? Can that be applied to other areas of Christian life?

Well ... Paul was speaking particularly about church practice. I don't think that there's Biblical backing for such a position generally.

For instance, God called Deborah to judge his people in the time of the Judges ... and used Queen Esther in a position of high influence to save the Jews from extermination ...

 

[A_Thinker]

Men build houses.
Women make them home.

This is, likely, generally true. Both are necessary ...

 

[pescador]

This is referring to authority in the Church. Paul did not believe that a woman should lead or teach men ...

Does this apply to those who administer Christian forums?