SHOULD WOMEN TEACH IN CHURCH?

1Ti 2:12 But I do not allow a woman to teach, or to exercise authority over

a man, but to be in silence.

DOES YOUR INTERPRETATION FIT WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE BIBLE?

• Gen 1:28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply and fill the earth, and subdue it. And have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the heavens, and all animals that move upon the earth.

• 2Co 3:17 And the Lord is that Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

• Gal 3:28 There cannot be Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

WHAT OTHER BIBLE PASSAGES ADDRESS THE TOPIC?

• Act 17:10 And the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. They, when they arrived, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

• Act 17:11 And these were more noble than those of Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily to see if those things were so.

• “ If you want to know what the Bible teaches on a subject, read everything it says about that subject”

-Hugh Ross

• Act 2:17 "And it shall be in the last days, says 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.

• Act 2:18 And in those days I will pour out My Spirit upon My slaves and My slave women, and they shall prophesy.

• Act 18:24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.

• Act 18:25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in the spirit, he spoke and taught the things of the Lord diligently, knowing only the baptism of John.

• Act 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. And Aquila and Priscilla heard him, and they took him and expounded to him the way of God more perfectly.

• Act 18:18 And Paul having remained many days more, taking leave of the brothers, he sailed from there into Syria. And Priscilla and Aquila were with him

• Act 21:8 And the next day those around him going out, Paul came to Caesarea. And entering the house of Philip the evangelist, he being of the seven, we stayed with him.

• Act 21:9 And there were four virgin daughters to this one, who prophesied.

• Eph 5:20 always giving thanks for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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

• Col 3:16 Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

• Php 4:2 I beg Euodia and Syntyche that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

• Php 4:3 And I also beg you, true yoke-fellow, help those women who labored in the gospel with me and with Clement, and others of my fellow-laborers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

• Heb 10:24 and let us consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

• Heb 10:25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

• Luk 2:36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in many days, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity.

• Luk 2:37 And she was a widow of eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

• Luk 2:38 And she coming in at that instant gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of Him to all those in Jerusalem eagerly expecting redemption.

• Luk 1:51 He has worked power with His arm, He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

• Luk 1:52 He has put down rulers from their seats and exalted the lowly,

• Luk 1:53 He has filled the hungry with good things, and He has sent away the rich empty.

• Luk 8:1 And it happened afterwards, He traveled in every city and village, proclaiming and announcing the gospel of the kingdom of God. And the Twelve were with Him,

• Luk 8:2 and also certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities; Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven demons,

• Luk 8:3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to Him of their possessions.

• Luk 24:6 He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee,

• Luk 24:7 saying, The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and the third day rise again?

• Keeping that in mind…….

• Luk 9:43 And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But as all were marveling at all things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples,

• Luk 9:44 Let these words sink down into your ears. For the Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of men.

• Luk 24:10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the rest with them, who told these things to the apostles.

• 1 Co 12:12 For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

• 1Co 12:13 For also by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free, even all were made to drink into one Spirit.

• 1Co 14:39 So then, brothers, seek to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in languages.

• 1Co 14:40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

• 1Co 11:4 Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered dishonors his Head.

• 1Co 11:5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her head; for that is even the same as if she were shaved.

• Rom 16:1 I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea,

• Rom 16:2 that you receive her in the Lord, as becomes saints, and that you may assist her in whatever business she has need of you. For she has been a helper of many, and of myself also.

• Rom 16:3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my helpers in Christ Jesus,

• Rom 16:4 who have laid down their own necks for my life; to whom not only I give thanks, but also the churches of the nations.

• Rom 16:6 Greet Mary, who bestowed much labor on us

• Rom 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.

• 1Co 14:23 Therefore if the whole church has come together, and all speak in languages, and if uninstructed ones or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you rave?

• 1Co 14:24 But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or one not instructed comes, he is convicted by all, he is judged by all.

• 1Co 14:26 Then how is it, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be for building up.

• 1Co 14:34 Let your women be silent in the churches; for it is not permitted to them to speak, but to be in subjection, as the Law also says.

• 1Co 14:35 And if they desire to learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home; for it is a shame for a woman to speak in a church.

• 1Ti 2:11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

• 1Ti 2:12 But I do not allow a woman to teach, or to exercise authority over a man, but to be in silence.

REMEMBER THAT WE ARE NOT READING FROM THE ORIGINAL

• What do the words mean in the original Hebrew or Greek?

• Co 14:27 If one speaks in a language, let it be by two, or at the most three, and in succession. And let one interpret.

• 1Co 14:28 But if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in a church; and let him speak to himself and to God.

• Co 14:29 And if there are two or three prophets, let them speak, and let the others judge.

• 1Co 14:30 If a revelation is revealed to another sitting by, let the first be silent.

• Co 14:34 Let your women be silent in the churches; for it is not permitted to them to speak

IDENTIFY AND QUESTION YOUR ASSUMPTIONS

• Gen 3:16 To the woman He said, I will greatly increase your sorrow and your conception. In pain you shall bear sons, and your desire shall be toward your husband, and he shall rule over you.

DON’T PROOFTEXT

DON’T PROOFTEXT, EVER

IS THE PASSAGE FOR A SPECIFIC OR UNIVERSAL AUDIENCE?

• 1Co 11:4 Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered dishonors his Head.

• 1Co 11:5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her head; for that is even the same as if she were shaved.

• Act 1:24 And they prayed and said, You, Lord, knower of all hearts, show which one You chose from these two,

• Act 1:25 to take the share of this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell, to go to his own place.

• Act 1:26 And they gave forth their lots. And the lot fell upon Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

WHAT ARE THE CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS?

STUDY COMMENTARIES AND OTHER ARTICLES

CULTURAL VALUES

ARE YOU APPROACHING THIS WITH HUMILITY

ARE YOU PRAYING ABOUT IT?

ARE YOU CONTENT WITH AMBIGUITY?