I find it funny you would take the word of
paul over the teachings of jesus.
Not exact matches
«In my faith community, popular women pastors such as Joyce Meyer were considered unbiblical for preaching from the pulpit in violation of the apostle
Paul's restriction in 1 Timothy 2:12 («I do not permit a woman to
teach or to have authority
over a man; she must be silent»),
So when
Paul (inspired to say) said «I do not permit a woman to
teach, or exercise authority
over a man» I accept that.
John
Paul achieved victory
over a decades - long, vicious and cruel attempt to impose atheism on millions of people: his
teaching, his personal courage, and his kindliness, faith and message of hope prevailed
over Communism despite the latter having massive armaments, secret police, spies, prisons, and torture equipment at its disposal.
Why do we hear sermon after sermon about
Paul's instructions that «I do not permit a woman to
teach or have authority
over man» while never hearing a peep about
Paul's declaration that «Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons»?
As she continues to read, we hear about
Paul's incarceration and persecution, about how Jesus is «the image of the invisible God, the firstborn
over all creation,» about watching out for all those false
teachings that circulated through the trade routes, about how we ought to stop judging each other
over differences of opinion regarding religious festivals and food (I blush a little at this point and resolved to make peace with some rather opinionated friends before the next sacred meal), about how we should clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, and love, about how we must forgive one another, about how the things that once separated Jew from Greek and slave from free are broken down at the foot of the cross, about how we should sing more hymns.
I know many complementarians who, although they believe men should hold authority
over women in the home, church, and society, make an exception for the marriage bed, acknowledging the Apostle
Paul's
teachings on mutuality in this regard (1 Corinthians 7:1 - 5).
My feeling is that a lot of religious conservatives skip
over the parts of the new testament that makes them uncomfortable — how they can put the word of
Paul and the laws of Leviticus above the
teachings of Christ I will never understand.
On numerous occassions
Paul uses the imagery of a body to
teach us what the Church should look like, such as in Ephesians 1:22 - 23: «And God placed all things under His feet and appointed Him to be head
over everything for the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way.»
Craig's reply:
Paul specifically says the woman isn't to
TEACH or have AUTHORITY
over the man (1 Timothy 2:12), therefore a woman can't be a pastor or preacher.
The command that women are not to
teach or usurp authority
over the man was given by God to the Apostle
Paul for the church during the church age so I don't understand your reference to the 10 commandments and the dispensation of the Law.
I would add that perhaps
Paul's instructions that women should not
teach or have authority
over men (which would be a turn - off to outsiders in that culture), can serve as a reminder that women actually should be allowed to
teach and have authority
over men (in order to avoid our own set of turn - offs in the present culture.)
The man was likely referring to 1 Timothy 2:12, in which the apostle
Paul states «I do not permit a woman to
teach or to assume authority
over a man; she must be quiet,» or possibly to 1 Corinthians 14:34, in which he says, «women should remain silent in the churches.
His immediate successor, Pope
Paul VI, presided
over the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council, which gave to the Church many profound
teachings on the importance of the family.
(Judges 19:25 - 28) St
Paul's advice about whether women are allowed to
teach men in church: «I do not permit a woman to
teach or to have authority
over a man; she must be silent.»
Finally, the notion of «handing
over» the faith through the centuries was expressed by
Paul when he admonished Timothy to «hand
over» the tradition of faith which he had received from
Paul's
teaching (i Tim.
We have said before in Faith magazine that Pope John
Paul II, supported especially by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, through his wide ranging and deep
teaching over a long pontificate had really re-built the Catholic Faith and encouraged us all.
Pope John
Paul II himself has said that «a great
teaching effort is needed to clarify the substantive moral difference between discontinuing medical procedures that may be burdensome, dangerous, or disproportionate to the expected outcome»» what the Catechism of the Catholic Church calls «the refusal of «
over «zealous» treatment» (2278)»» and taking away the ordinary means of preserving life, such as feeding, hydration, and normal medical care.»
«
Over the last month, I have been involved in
teaching and instructing MMU ITF Taekwondo two to three times a week, assisting Grand Master
Paul Liversidge at the MMU ITF Taekwondo seminar and helping
teach a childrens» taster at the MMU Birley Community Day.»
Paul Grilley has been
teaching yoga for
over 30 years.
There is no concern with the quality of education, the services to children, the dignity of the
teaching profession — instead,
Paul Vallas and reformers like him (Adamowski) have presided
over the wreckage of some of the largest school districts in the nation.
She
taught preschool for
over 20 years at St.
Paul's in Montvale.
Over the years he has
taught Obedience for the St.
Paul Dog Training Club and for the Animal Inn Training School, and Agility for St.
Paul Dog Training Club.
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