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1st Timothy 2.11 says: "Let a woman
learn quietly with all submissiveness."

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So according to the Bible, a woman is
supposed to sit in church and be quiet.

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Right, she's supposed to keep her mouth shut and leave the talking to the men.
"- Yeah, good luck with that Honey!" - I love

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you sweetie." Alright, so that's not the
meaning of that verse. Rather it goes

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with the full instruction that follows: "I
do not permit a woman to teach or

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exercise authority over a man. Rather she
is to remain quiet." The context here is

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church leadership which continues on in
the chapter 3. Basically a woman can't be

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a pastor or an elder in a church. That's
no less controversial but it's what the

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Bible says. And this instruction is
universal to all people, in all cultures,

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at all times. It's not exclusive to the
time period in which the Apostle Paul is

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writing this. How do we know that? Because Paul,
exercising his authority as an

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apostle, goes all the way back to Adam
and Eve, with his explanation. "For Adam

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was formed first then Eve. And Adam was not deceived,
but the woman was deceived and

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became a transgressor." So because Adam was formed first
and because Eve was deceived

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by the serpent, a woman is prohibited
from being an authority in the church.

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She can teach children and she can teach
other women. And she can lead others to

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Christ. Priscilla did that for Apollos,
along with her husband Aquilas. But she

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can't be a pastor. Any church that
appoints a woman as a pastor would be in

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biblical disobedience. There are other
ways a woman can find godly fulfillment

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that a man cannot. But the authority in the
church is commanded for men to step up

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and lead. "- Was that a good explanation, love?
- Yes, very good Sweetheart. - Oh, thanks" And that's when we

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understand the text.