Bible Discussion Thread

Lisa,
Though the womans role in the church requires modest apparel and silence(no preaching), Paul instructs the women to learn. Phoebe demonstrated a service to Paul and others which did not require her to speak in the church, and assisting her was not a usurping of the authority of the men, rather, it was serving Paul as he asked. Women teaching children is something within childbearing parameters. Lois, the mother of Timothy, is held up by Paul as instrumental to Timothy's godliness. The woman at the well
(Gospel of John) in Samaria is a prime example of godly service. The apostles went into town and only brought back food. They never considered telling the residents who was at the well. The believing woman went back into town and brought out the true harvest of souls for Christ. Jesus then probably feasted better than if he only had what the apostles bought.

When you say,"where do I find the answer?", I would respond to you that the answer is in the numerous examples of women in the service of God. The faith of the Phonecian woman to beg for crumbs, the woman who had a faithful lowly desire to only touch the hem of Jesus's garment to be healed, the sinful woman who washed the feet of Jesus with her tears and annointed his hair with fragrant oil because she believed he was soon to die, etc.,etc.

Don't get hung up on what you can't do, focus on what you can do.