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Ok, I've been raised in a church that is very strict when it comes to their interpretation of the bible. Women are allowed to raise thier hand and vote during conference, but we are not allowed to talk or to ask questions. It has always bothered me that I could vote but that the majority of the time I had no idea what was going on, so what exactly is the point in raising my hand? I've never been shown why it is that I am not allowed to talk, but instead I have gone through my life believing thats just the way it is... I changed my mind recently and wanted to see why it is that they do things this way. I've found my answer in the bible. I'm still not happy about it, and I know that not all church's are as strict as mine, for which i am thankful because I don't believe that they are fair in the way they react to us wanting to understand and know what we are voting on. I would be fine now that I have seen the proof, as long as they would allow me to get a "man" over to answer my question, but the church at which I am a member doesn't even allow that.
1 Corinthians 14

34Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law.

35And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

It says that we are to ask our husbands at home. The problem is that I do not have a husband, and when I do have a husband he will most likely never become a member at that church, but of course who knows if I will remain a member there either.... on to point two

My church is also against women being preachers. This is something I agree with. I've never been shown the verse, but with help I found it today.
I have wondered before, "Why can a woman not be a preacher, but she is allowed to teach Sunday School to children and teens?" Well this verse explains it.
1 Timothy 2

12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

13For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

It only says that a woman can not teach a man. It said nothing about not teaching a boy. Therefore women may teach children in Sunday school, but they are not allowed to preach over a congregation containing adult males.

I know that this is a touchy subject for some, and it was for me for quite some time, but now I understand where it comes from. YAY! One step closer to figuring out my beliefs.

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From: tatertot_fields

06/23/2007 22:08:14

Galatians 3:28
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
So if we are all one in Christ are we not all one in church? So if we are all one in church then shouldn't that mean that we can all be in another one's position?

As far as those verses go you have to keep in mind that during the times that these scriptures were written there were alot of gentile women and men that worshipped idols and tried to bring that in the church. So maybe Paul was meaning for those churches to prohibit believers from being led away?

From: aujgirl

06/23/2007 10:01:55

Ok your first question is what I have a problem with... I understand that times have changed and not every woman goes to the same church as her husband... but it says plainly that a woman is not supose to teach or be over an adult male, so the way I see it, a woman preaching is out of the question, because even if she knows more about the bible than some men, there will always be more men out there who have studied more than she.

From: tatertot_fields

06/22/2007 21:55:47 Here's my problem with these interpretations. It's one question and one question only. What if the woman goes to church and the man doesn't? or What if she knows more about the Bible than the man does?

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