1Timothy 2:12
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
the main word used from this scripture to argue this is. Usurp. Let us take a look at that word and it's meaning.
Merriam Webster says about usurp.
transitive verb1 a: to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right
To take by force. what does force mean.
3: violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing
How many women do you know that does such a thing? How many takes a church by force?
Not many I would say.
Now let's look at something else concerning this.
There is a lot of misunderstanding about these scriptures.
Taken in the time they were written and knowing what was happening then. Women were viewed as property. We all know that is wrong women are not property. They were not allowed to know anything. They began to interrupt the service by asking from the back of the sanctuary non the less as they were expected to stand in back like they were less then human.
They began to yell to their husbands. "what's happening now what did he say what are they doing" things of that nature.
The women were then basically told stop interrupting the service.
the bible tells us God is no respector of persons. Meaning he don't hold someone else in higher regard than another.
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