1 Timothy 2:9-15 is true. But what does it mean I wonder?
It means Paul knew he accomplished his ministry fully and if men would abide by it there would be no need for a woman to teach them. When he says she should be quiet and in all submission he means she should be at peace and not concerned about anything that might be amiss. They made it about a woman's lack of freedom but it is about men's disobedience. If they had been obedient to the good news of the Son of God like Paul was the congregation would not be lacking in anything. Women are naturally providers. The Holy Spirit made that clear to Paul so HE wrote that his ministry left nothing lacking and I believe him.
So it isn't God, Jesus or Paul that says that about women. It is Jesus' and Paul's ministry that say it. Paul was imitating Christ in all things and wrote about it. Then men misconstrued it. "Permit" means leaving room for misunderstanding. Paul did the best any human could do expressing the things he heard from Yeshua. When you hear him saying "women are not allowed to teach" it isn't Paul's fault. It's your fault.
It means Paul knew he accomplished his ministry fully and if men would abide by it there would be no need for a woman to teach them. When he says she should be quiet and in all submission he means she should be at peace and not concerned about anything that might be amiss. They made it about a woman's lack of freedom but it is about men's disobedience. If they had been obedient to the good news of the Son of God like Paul was the congregation would not be lacking in anything. Women are naturally providers. The Holy Spirit made that clear to Paul so HE wrote that his ministry left nothing lacking and I believe him.
So it isn't God, Jesus or Paul that says that about women. It is Jesus' and Paul's ministry that say it. Paul was imitating Christ in all things and wrote about it. Then men misconstrued it. "Permit" means leaving room for misunderstanding. Paul did the best any human could do expressing the things he heard from Yeshua. When you hear him saying "women are not allowed to teach" it isn't Paul's fault. It's your fault.
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