WOMEN IN THE EKKLESIA

 

*There are two opposing views of the role of women in the church today: 1)Women are not to do or say anything. 2) Women can do and say anything they please.  In Scripture there is a balanced understanding.  On the “plumb-line” of Scripture there is Liberty.  On either side are two ditches: License and Legalism!

 

SILENCE/SUBMISSION

BALANCE

MINISTRY/SERVICE

(I Cor. 14:34a) “Women keep silence in the churches:” 

 (I Pet. 3:4) “Meek and quiet spirit.”

 (Acts 1:14) “All in prayer and supplication with the women.”

(I Cor.14:34b) “It is not permitted for them to speak:”

(I Pet. 3:1) “Win by conduct

(Acts 2:1-4) “All (120) filled  with the Holy Ghost, and began  speak with tongues, as  the Spirit gave them Utterance.”

(I Cor.14:34c) “They are commanded to be under obedience.”

  (I Cor.11:6) “Let her be covered.”

(Acts 2:17-18) “Daughters shall prophesy, hand-maidens shall prophesy.”

(I Cor.14:35a) “If they will learn anything, let them ask their Husbands at home.”

(I Cor.11:3) “Headship.”

(Acts 21: 8-10) Phillip’s  four daughters did prophesy.”

(I Cor.14:35b) ”For it is a shame for a woman to speak in the church.”

(Eph.5:22-24) “Submission.

(I Cor.11:5) “Every woman that prayeth or prophesieth.”

(I Tim.2:11a) “Let the woman learn in silence.”

(I Cor.11:10) “Authority over her head.”

 (Rom.16:1) “Phebe servant of  the church at Cenchrea, a succourer of many and of myself also.”

Tim.2:11b) “Learn with all subjection.”

 

 (Acts 12:12) “Mary hosted prayer gathering.”

(I Tim.2:12a) “I suffer not a woman to teach man.”

(I Tim. 2:12b “Nor usurp authority over the man

 

(Acts 16:14-15) “Lydia hosted Paul.”

(I Tim.1:12c) “But to be in silence.”

 

(Acts 18:26) “Aquila and Pricilla expounded the way of God to Apollos.”

(I Cor.11:3) “But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.”

 

(Titus 2:3-4) “Aged women: teachers of good things, teach young women.”

(Eph.5:21-22) “Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”

 

 (II Tim.1:5) “Eunice and Lois taught Timothy.”

(Eph.5:23-24) “For the husband is head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the Savior of the body.”

 

(II Tim.3:14-15) “Teach  children.”

(Eph.5:33) “Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.”

 

(Phil.4:3) “Women labored  with me in the gospel.”

(I Cor.7:34) “She that is married careth for the things of the world how she may please her husband.”

 

 (Acts 9:36-42) “Alms deeds, garment making.”

(I Tim.2:13-15) “For Adam was first formed, then Eve.  And Adam was not Deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.  Not withstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.”

 

(I Tim.5:2-14) “Lodge strangers, wash saints feet, relieve afflicted.”

 

 

Eph.5:1) “Speaking to to yourselves in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing and making melody.”

 

 

(Col.3:16) “Teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing to the Lord.”(I Cor.14:26)