In the Bible, women were told not to speak in church because they were asking questions that were disruptive. They were told to go home and ask their husbands in private so that they would not disrupt the service. In today's society, this no longer applies because women know just as much about the Bible as men.
2007-01-20 14:33:27
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answered by laura michelle 3
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1 Timothy 2:11-12
"Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence."
God said for women to keep silent in the church and not to take any authority over the men in the church. Women are not stupid or any less knowledgeable of the Bible, and the ones that are really knowledgeable of the Bible and obey it are going to keep silent in church and let the men take the leadership roles because God said it was to be this way. There is no other explanation needed. If God says something is to be done a certain way then it should be done that way. The world may change, but God's word does not.
2007-01-20 22:51:25
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answered by Anonymous
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This is simple. The Creator of all things seen and unseen has an order by which things should be done! In the beginning woman was not over the man in preaching teaching things like that or I should say more to the point, pastors. The first church had many great women in it. The women played an important part in building the first church. The woman should never have authority over a man.
2007-01-20 22:42:01
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answered by Anonymous
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Paul wrote that women should keep quiet in the church because in that day people were more family oriented and women could ask their husband.Now women are sometimes the spiritual leader of the house. They should not be denied speech in church. Paul also wrote that that was a cultural thing of the time and area. The church had no ought with it. Meaning the church has no concern. Today the culture is different from the new testament time. Jesus called men and women to preach the gospel. Not pastor but preach. Eve did sin first and that is why they were originally told to be quiet. Things have changed.
2007-01-20 22:47:38
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answered by christy1001 3
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How can you not want anyone to speak on God's rules? If this is the only way I can explain to you why our church does not allow it?
(New International Version)
1 Timothy 2:11-12
A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.
2007-01-20 22:36:16
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answered by Anonymous
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This is from a former custom of that particular culture of the day the bible was written in. Trust me, I was a Deacon in my Church and I had the opportunity to talk quite often and lead in prayer many times. I really don't have a problem with male pastors, my goodness the men have to do something. Women are very active in most Churches.
2007-01-20 22:34:26
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answered by angel 7
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That passage is found in one of Paul's letters to the Corinthians.
Corinth was heavily influenced by its neighbor city, Athens.
Greece at the time was a center for great debate and philosophy.
It became the habit of men and women to speak up and ask questions of the great philosophers. Increasing personal knowledge was the goal; new ideas and thought were very attractive to expand the human intellect.
Paul's teachings were new and fresh.
The women did the same thing in their church services, so Paul asked the husbands to take rightful leadership in the households, and the women were to keep quiet in church, and learn to ask questions at home of their husbands.
The women were not stupid. But in order to cut down on the confusion in the teachings, they were asked to debate/learn from their husbands at home.
2007-01-20 22:39:59
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answered by Bobby Jim 7
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The logical reason was, in the meetings in the First Century, women were segregated from men, and one sat on the right side and the other on the left. Women were generally uneducated in those days and therefore prone to asking questions during the course of meetings and disrupting the meetings. They were therefore instructed to hold their peace and save their questions for their husbands once they got home.
That the admonition was not one to total silence or lack of participation can be seen in Chapter Eleven of the same Book of the Bible (I Corinthians), where instructions are given for a woman praying or prophesying in the public assembly.
2007-01-20 22:39:05
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answered by William F 7
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If you look at the original greek language of the passages you're referring to, you'll see that it was not referring to women not speaking at all. Women were not to exercise authority over or teach men. Please hear me out before you label me as chauvinist. The issue is not one of education or weakness, it is a matter of responsibility. Just as God gave the responsibility of headship of the family to the husband, He also gave the responsibility of headship of the church to the men. It is not some priviledge to take chauvinistic pride in, it is a heavy responsibility that should be seen as such. The offices of Elder (or pastor) and deacon (or servant) in scripture were placed upon the shoulders of men.
When women question why they are only allowed to teach women, they insult themselves. Is it not a privilege to teach a woman? If you can trust God with your life, your salvation, your future...trust Him in His design for the leadership of the home and the church.
2007-01-20 22:42:43
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answered by Bucktastic 2
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Women are counseled to “learn in silence with full submissiveness” at congregation meetings, in that they do not raise questions challenging the men in the congregation. The women are ‘not to speak’ at such meetings if what they might say would demonstrate lack of subjection. (1 Tim. 2:11, 12; 1 Cor. 14:33, 34) Thus, although women make valuable contributions to the activity of the congregation, there is no provision for them to preside, or to take the lead by instructing the congregation, when qualified men are present.At Pentecost of 33 C.E. holy spirit was poured out on both men and women. In explanation, the apostle Peter quoted Joel 2:28, 29, saying: “‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I shall pour out some of my spirit upon every sort of flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy and your young men will see visions and your old men will dream dreams; and even upon my men slaves and upon my women slaves I will pour out some of my spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.’” (Acts 2:17, 18) In like manner today, women properly share in the Christian ministry, preaching from house to house and conducting home Bible studies
2007-01-20 22:38:01
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answered by papa G 6
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