2006-09-13 01:24:23 · 20 answers · asked by yoyodda 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Men never listen to women. They did not then and still do not. LOL we women can't even get men to listen to us their wives.
2006-09-13 01:30:23 · answer #1 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"There were also women prophets, known as "prophetesses". This fact is not very well known among some Christians. But the following passages are evidence not only of God's willingness to use women to speak His word; but proof that He did use women to proclaim His will.
Yet in spite of the Biblical evidence some refuse to believe that God has used women to deliver His word. Others suggest that this was merely an Old Testament event which has nothing to do with the Christian Church.
So, in order to clarify the position of the early Church on women, we shall look at a few texts which demonstrate that women did indeed take part in the ministry of the Word in the New Testament period. (see theology site info below)
Miriam, Deborah, Huldah, Noadiah, Anna to name a few mentioned in new and old testaments.
Yet, in spite of the Old and New Testament evidence, some people still maintain that women did not and should not proclaim the Word. Such folks are unaware of the Biblical evidence. Yet if they are aware of the Biblical evidence and choose to ignore it to maintain their views then we ought not despair- for if they will not listen to God on the subject they most certainly not listen to us."
2006-09-13 01:37:30 · answer #2 · answered by Scully 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A Prophet is in the masculine term, But there are prophetess mention throughout the bible, which is in the female term. I don't have the verses in front of me right now. But there is Prophetess, When it comes to the Ministry, in Ephesians 4:11 It is all in the masculine term because a woman is not called to preach. A Prophetess is a woman that can Prophecy.
2006-09-13 03:03:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The prophets were during a time when men were more highly considered and respected than women.
2006-09-13 01:29:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Culturally in history and at the instant, women folk's suggestions have been suppressed rather interior the middle east the place the religions you communicate of originated. In united states of america of america, women folk have become plenty extra widespread of their speech, suggestions, and prophecy. i think women folk prophets exist too yet as I mentioned you will locate that their words have been bumped off, or no longer seen based on the reality that they are women folk and have been alive @ the time of heavy suppression in line with cultural understandings. Sorry for the run on sentence. in spite of the undeniable fact that, interior the Catholic branch of Christianity, Mary is one between the main needed human beings. there is books of the bible disregarded that have been written by Mary Magdelene "the gospel of mary". do a splash diagnosis on it.
2016-12-12 07:39:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, there have been several, including some who started their own religions. Haven't you ever heard of Mary Baker Eddy?
Then there Mother Ann who started the Shakers. And another whose name my brain refuses to release, who got a following started in Great Britain in the early 11th century when the world failed to come to an end.
2006-09-13 01:29:20 · answer #6 · answered by Granny Annie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The good thing about your statement is that you believe in prophets. And by saying that you too believe in GOD. As such never question GOD because that was GOD's choice. "Be and it be". The One and Only and the Creator of the Worlds.
2006-09-13 01:33:03 · answer #7 · answered by OscarOne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because that would give an unfair and unreasonable influence and burden on that individual woman. women have motherhood, men have prophethood. a mother is much more influential than a prophet, in most cases.
the bible mentions 4 prophetesses, Mariam, sister of Moses, Deborah, prophet and judge, the unnamed prophetess who announced the mission of Jesus, and one other that I can't recall at this moment.
2006-09-13 01:30:59 · answer #8 · answered by Smiley 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Women have other duties as well to attend to like looking after children and they have children as well, they even breast feed and have periods. They cannot possibly go out and start preaching can they. You also have to think whether women will be able to bear the pain and persecutions all the Prophets beared. Thats why. Take care man.
2006-09-13 01:32:39 · answer #9 · answered by G@ng$ter 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
There have been female prophets. Usually they are discredited by the men who find them threatening.
2006-09-13 01:27:39 · answer #10 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋