Apples of Gold - May 3

Concerning the Christian woman and church leadership, let the Bible speak for itself through 1 Corinthians:11:3But 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.
See All...; 1 Corinthians:14:33For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
See All...–35,40, and Titus:2:3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
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See All...). Scripture would seemingly make allowance, however, for a woman’s role in prayer or prophecy (1 Corinthians:11:5But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
See All...) and in teaching other women (Titus:2:4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
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"But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence."

—1 Timothy:2:12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
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