{"id":2299,"date":"2013-12-15T06:46:56","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T11:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2013-12-15T06:46:56","modified_gmt":"2013-12-15T11:46:56","slug":"should-women-be-silent-in-the-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/should-women-be-silent-in-the-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Women Be Silent In The Church?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1 Corinthians 14:34-35<\/p>\n

34\u00a0<\/sup>Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. 35\u00a0<\/sup>If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What is the meaning of that scripture?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you take it literally, then a woman should not open her mouth when she enters a church. She cannot say “hello” or “How are you?” when she enters a church. This scripture also implies that women should not question anything in the church – but to glean the answers to their questions from their husbands at home.<\/p>\n

I was taught that this scripture implied that women were not allowed to be clergymen – however, that’s not what the Apostle Paul says.<\/p>\n

Were you ever shown this scripture as a child or as an adult – in Sunday school or Bible class? How was this scripture interpreted by your church\/teacher\/Bible person?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Share your thoughts!<\/p>\n

~Cecelia Dowdy~<\/p>\n

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