Pastor Johnny Freemont III's Blog – June 2010 Archive (2)

In my critical review of Women in the Church, edited by



Kostenberger, Schreiner, and Baldwin, it was asserted



that, “All the contributors are convinced that 1Timothy



2:9-15 prohibit women from teaching or exercising



authority over men in the church (10).” To build this



argument Baugh begins with an essay discussing the



historical and cultural background surrounding the text.



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1Timothy 2:9-15 does not eliminate the role of women in leadership in the church. It specifically prohibits them from teaching or having authority over a man. There has been much said about this pericope and it has cause more of a split in the body of Christ than unity. Some have used this text to repress and oppress women and others have taken the text out of context to support a position,…

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