Women in The Church
Women in The Church
Women in The Church
It Is Not Because
We dont like women We think women cannot do as well as men We think women are inferior We think women dont know the Bible We want to hold onto old traditions
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
1 Corinthians 11:1-3
1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. God
Christ
Man
3 But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and Women the head of Christ is God.
I. God Placed Man (Not Woman) In Leadership A. Generally 1 Corinthians. 11:1-3 B. In the Home Ephesians. 5:22-24; 1 Pet. 3:1,2
22Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.
1 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear.
Many homes collapse due to the simple fact that the woman does not want to be submissive to the man. Many are the wives who hinder the word from many, due to their attitudes
A. Generally 1 Corinthians 11:1-3 B. In the Home Ephesians 5:22-24; 1 Peter 3:1-7 C. In the Church - Men are to lead
Elders are men (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9) Deacons are men (1 Timothy 3:8-13) Preachers are men Peter & apostles (Acts 2, 3) Paul (Acts 13, 17) Stephen (Acts 6) Philip (Acts 8)
What is SILENCE?
Hesuchiais translated quietness in the ASVIn this passage 12 And I do not permit a woman tono teach or to have silence does not mean sound at man, all. We must notin confuse this authority over a but to be silence. silence with the silence of 1 Corinthians Here Eve. is the 13 For Adam was formed 14:34 first, then idea of learning under the leadership of men but the woman being 14 And Adam was not deceived,
Not To Teach
Not To Have Auth.
Over a man
A. Context:
B. Restrictions:
C. Reasons: (vv. 13-14)
1 Corinthians. 14:34-35 34 Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says.
35 And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.
III. Women Are Not To Address The Assembly A. Context: Church = Assembly (v. 23)
1 Corinthians 14:23
Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are out of your mind?
Remember, do not confuse this silence with the silence in 1 Timothy. Well it is true that in 1 Timothy the word silence is Hesuchia while here is sigao SAY NOTHING, KEEP TOTALLY SILENT. DONT ASK QUESTIONS. For us silence is silence, it is the same word, but it is not like that for the Greek speakers. Women were creating trouble at Corinth and Paul said: DONT SAY A WORD AT ALL!
1. Participate in the singing. 2. Confess Jesus. 3. Vocally correct their children. 4. Not uttering a word
Arent we crossing the line when some sisters start teaching from the pew?