The Man Holds The Seat Of Authority

From my understanding of the biblical text, I do not think women should be set in a position of spiritual authority over men, not as a pastor/minister/priest/bishop of the church. The reason for this, as Paul points out, goes back all the way to the garden: women have the power of influence and she’s a bit more constituted for chaos.

The Man Is The Spiritual Father

The authority of the pastoral office is one of spiritual father and a woman should not usurp that seat over a man. Likewise, the man should not willingly submit himself to the woman as a spiritual authority over him, not even in marriage should this be done. Personally, I think this scenario creates the Oedipal mother, imo.

Offices Women Can Hold According to the Biblical Text

Now I do believe that women can teach men and that woman can hold the other offices of Prophet, Teacher and Evangelist. These teaching offices do not assume a fatherly authoritative position over men – and more importantly, even the great Apostle Paul was taught by at least one godly woman and he esteemed the Prophetess Phoebe for her role in God’s Kingdom. 

Eve, the Apple and Why Wives Should Submit to the Leading of the Husband

The husband must lead by following God, this is his responsibility. Of course he should listen to his wife and take her points seriously, but he should also think through her points objectively and not be lead around by her. Likewise, the wife should submit to the guidance and protection of her husband – had Eve taken the uneaten apple to her husband and explained what the serpent had spoken to her, all would not have been lost. This is an illustration of why the man can take the role of spiritual father as a Pastor over other men, and the woman should not.

Does God Really Want Women to Remain Silent?

Now, just in case you are wondering about the verse, ‘women should be quiet’ that we hear often from the legalistic Pharisees, I’ll address this also. What most people reading the text superficially overlook is that the women in Timothy’s church, whom Paul was referring to, were pagan and secular-minded Ephesians. They didn’t understand the concept of sitting quietly in a religious temple/church and were likely gossiping and distracting their husbands with questions – which should have been asked at home.

The Gentiles…..we are an unruly bunch, wild olive branches grafted into the true Olive Tree. We had and still have much to learn about how God’s KINGdom is constituted and where we fit into His shining City on a Hill. We should be thankful, both men and women, that God opened the doors to His kingdom and invited us in.

Future Posts and Such

I’ve been thinking a lot about many of the posts I make across social media. I put time and effort into my responses on topics that mean a great deal to me. Oftentimes, comments on other people’s posts or videos will never get seen. So I’m going to share some of my comments I’ve made over the years here as posts. Many people are searching for answers, maybe these can help you in some way.

I hope your holiday season is going well. I know it can be a difficult time for all of us who have lost loved ones or suffered other loss in life. May God be with you and carry you through these times. His light shines through the darkest of nights and He will never leave us nor forsake us.