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Originally Posted by
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5. 1 TIMOTHY 2:11-15
11 A woman[a] should learn in quietness and full submission. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man;[b] she must be quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. 15 But women[c] will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.
Interpretations/Comments:
This is just one of the many verses in the bible degrading the status of women as equals to men. If the Bible was to be the law of the land, I fear for the welfare of women. No wonder the generation of yesteryears were so abusive towards women, it seems that they had divine consent. Theists might say this is out of context interpretation, but it is as clear as written in their respective bibles. The Bible and the Qur'an have similar attitude towards women, the muslims are more "faithful" to their "holy book" than most Christians but Christian women welfare are far better than those of the muslims. Modern Christianity simply ignore these verses and just thrown into that imaginary trash can called "Out of Context" and never revisit to interpret it. Seems to work for the better. This verse is clearly anti-women, amen?
I don't know what kind of interpretation you have, but I prefer to let the bible interpret itself.
This is how a woman should act with modesty and purity. Subject to the husband and faithful.
1 Timothy 2:11-15
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
This is how a wives should be treated:
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Ephesians 5:25
Christ loved the church and willingly gave himself for it even this is how should Husband's love for their wives.
Yes there is a hierarchy of authority in a Christian Family.
"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God." 1 Cor 11:3
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise
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That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
Eph 5:25
hierarchy is not necessarily bad in fact the opposite of hierarchy is Anarchy.