Women in the Church
(KJV) Acts 10:34 Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons. The question of women speaking in the church is a sincere question people have. Through using biblical research tools we can look at the context of verses that seem to contradict the many clear verses on the topic. The unclear section...
(KJV) 1 Timothy 2 Verse 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. It would seem here, after all Paul was God-inspired to write about the many women who spoke God's Word, that God had now changed His mind. Since all scripture is God-inspired
(2 Peter 1:20-21) you must hold the unclear section in light of the abundant clear sections. Your daughters shall prophesy... Foretold here in Joel:
(KJV) Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. Verse 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. It comes to past in Acts:
(KJV) Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Women move the word... Lydia
(KJV) Acts 16:14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard [us]: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. Aquilla and Pricilla...
(KJV) Acts 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto [them], and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. Daughters prophesied....
(KJV) Acts 21:8-9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. Phebe and more...
A third of the people saluted for teaching people God's word in Romans 16 are women.
(KJV) Romans 16:1 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea. More women...
(KJV) Philippians 4:3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and [with] other my fellowlabourers, whose names [are] in the book of life. So what is it? Women stay silent or speak for God and get people healed and delivered in the name of Jesus Christ? Looking at the context of 1 Timothy, God is saying- "Don't teach any other doctrine."
(KJV) 1 Timothy 1:3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine. In fact the main idea of the entire section is...
(KJV) 1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned. Love God with a mind renewed, transformed by the power of the risen Christ. Men were making a "shipwreck" of the truth of Christ...
(KJV) 1 Timothy 1:7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
(KJV) 1 Timothy 1:19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
1:20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
In chapter 2 Paul says pray for the blasphemers and the kings and queen in authority. Conclusion
During this time of Roman rule vain philosophies were abundant. One such was of the goddess Diana. People worshipped Diana figures and chanted her name. (Acts 19) This false doctrine stood in direct opposition of God's Word of salvation through his son. God outlines here in 1 Timothy what we should do in a world were people oppose His Word. Pray for them. Do not at all be apart of the systems of the world. Keep teaching and being a witness of the power of Jesus Christ as he has brought a great deliverance in your life just as he did in Paul's (1 Timothy 1:12-14). Speak His Word in an orderly manner. Women out not speak while others are speaking and men ought not make a wreck of the truth of God's Word. Yay God!
(KJV) Acts 10:34 Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons. The question of women speaking in the church is a sincere question people have. Through using biblical research tools we can look at the context of verses that seem to contradict the many clear verses on the topic. The unclear section...
(KJV) 1 Timothy 2 Verse 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. It would seem here, after all Paul was God-inspired to write about the many women who spoke God's Word, that God had now changed His mind. Since all scripture is God-inspired
(2 Peter 1:20-21) you must hold the unclear section in light of the abundant clear sections. Your daughters shall prophesy... Foretold here in Joel:
(KJV) Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. Verse 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. It comes to past in Acts:
(KJV) Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Women move the word... Lydia
(KJV) Acts 16:14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard [us]: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. Aquilla and Pricilla...
(KJV) Acts 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto [them], and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. Daughters prophesied....
(KJV) Acts 21:8-9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. Phebe and more...
A third of the people saluted for teaching people God's word in Romans 16 are women.
(KJV) Romans 16:1 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea. More women...
(KJV) Philippians 4:3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and [with] other my fellowlabourers, whose names [are] in the book of life. So what is it? Women stay silent or speak for God and get people healed and delivered in the name of Jesus Christ? Looking at the context of 1 Timothy, God is saying- "Don't teach any other doctrine."
(KJV) 1 Timothy 1:3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine. In fact the main idea of the entire section is...
(KJV) 1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned. Love God with a mind renewed, transformed by the power of the risen Christ. Men were making a "shipwreck" of the truth of Christ...
(KJV) 1 Timothy 1:7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
(KJV) 1 Timothy 1:19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
1:20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
In chapter 2 Paul says pray for the blasphemers and the kings and queen in authority. Conclusion
During this time of Roman rule vain philosophies were abundant. One such was of the goddess Diana. People worshipped Diana figures and chanted her name. (Acts 19) This false doctrine stood in direct opposition of God's Word of salvation through his son. God outlines here in 1 Timothy what we should do in a world were people oppose His Word. Pray for them. Do not at all be apart of the systems of the world. Keep teaching and being a witness of the power of Jesus Christ as he has brought a great deliverance in your life just as he did in Paul's (1 Timothy 1:12-14). Speak His Word in an orderly manner. Women out not speak while others are speaking and men ought not make a wreck of the truth of God's Word. Yay God!
