[Biblemat] Women preachers (question/answer)

[Don Martin]

Hello Andy,

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You asked:

Can women be preachers?

Reply:

The scriptures are very clear in prohibiting females from addressing mixed
audiences of men and women.  The pulpit is reserved for men, the scriptures
teach.  I invite you to read, "I Timothy 2: 8-15, an Exegesis" found in our
reference site, www.bibletruths.net    I shall insert below an excerpt from
the article.  To read the material in full, go to the home page and enter
through the door.  When on the Site Map page, click on "Archives and Index,"
when on the Archives page, click on the letter "T" and look for the topic.

"...Verse twelve: Verse twelve commences with the idea of contrast ("but to
teach," didaskein de). Again, the contrast is with the "silence" and
"subjection" of verse eleven. The circumstance of the negation must be
continually realized (the circumstance of public worship, involving men and
women). In other circumstances, Paul commanded certain women to teach, the
older women are to be teachers of the younger women (Tit. 2: 3, 4). In the
situation of women and men, Paul said "I do not permit a woman to teach"
(ouk ephitrepho yunaiki de didaskein). She is not to assume the function of
public instructor or preacher/teacher....."

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Cordially,
Don Martin