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Let me say this to all the women of God! God is looking for sowers, and it doesn’t take a lot of preaching to bring a person to Christ. It takes wisdom, prayer and guidance of the Holy Ghost. It only took one statement from this woman to bring these people to Christ.
And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
The reason why women weren’t as active in ministry back in the day, was due to Restrictions, laws and customs. The women movement had not taken place during this time. It was God who set the Jews free from bondage. It was also that same God that caused the Civil Right Movement. It was also this same God in heaven who smiled down on us women in 1846 and caused the women right movement.
Women of God we are free! We are free to pursue any dreams we have both spiritually and naturally. It is by choice women are in bondage today, it has nothing to do with Christ or the Law of this land. God is calling women to do greater work inside and outside the Church! Women we are not restricted like those back in the day; the sky is the limit!
God is calling His daughters to speak the word in season and out of season. Because we are free, God can use us in greater ways than those women back in those days. Women you can start your own churches/business legally and Pastor them.
You can go to Seminary Schools and Theology Schools. When you received the Holy Ghost you received ministry; you have a ministry inside your spirit dying to come out. I encourage every woman in America to search and develop your gifts that God has already given you, and use them for the work of God to serve Him in ministry. I encourage you to do greater works in your churches, in your community, on your jobs, in your homes, on this earth, in your neighborhoods, in you cities and towns.
We are not going to always be around therefore, let us leave with a BIG BANG! Let us leave our legacy behind. Let those who come after us say, they were strong, powerful and bold women of God on this earth who were filled with courage and faith in the Holy Ghost!
Pastors who do not believe that God authorizes women to preach or teach inside the house of God are not aware who they are hindering inside their churches, by suppressing and holding on to misunderstood dogmas and traditions. Pastors you could be hindering an Evangelist from evangelizing and saving souls for Christ. You could be hindering a Prophet from prophesying and telling future events. You could be hindering an Apostle from setting up more churches. You could be hindering teachers from bring forth the Words of God and building up the body of Christ. You could be hindering good Pastors from protecting, guiding and seeking those who are lost and wounded.
The way I see it, If God would use a woman’s body for His purpose why wouldn’t He use her mouth. God supernaturally used Mary’s body to bring fourth His Son Jesus the Christ. He supernaturally opened Hannah’s womb to bring forth the Prophet Samuel. He used Jochebed, Moses mother to bring forth Moses so He could deliver the Israelites from Bondage. God supernaturally touched Sarah’s body to bring forth Isaac. Manoah’s wife supernaturally brought forth Sampson to slay the Philistines. I will say this again; If God would use a woman’s body why wouldn’t He use her mouth?
When God used Mary’s body to bring forth His son Jesus, this same God used Mary’s mouth to cause the baby to leap in her cousin’s Elisabeth womb, and the child was filled with the Holy Ghost.
And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came toPass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; And Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
Luke (1:39-41)
God knew once the Angel Gabriel visited Mary, Mary would visit Elisabeth, and Elisabeth would receive the Holy Ghost! Once the Lord used Mary’s mouth to cause the baby to leap inside Elisabeth’s womb and be filled with the Holy Ghost, God then used Elisabeth’s mouth to bring forth a spiritual message.
And she spoke out with a loud voice, and said Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ear, the babe leaped for joy. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
Luke (1:42-45)
The Prophet Joel prophesied that God was going to pour out His Spirit on all flesh and our sons and daughters would prophesy. Elisabeth Prophesied once she was filled with the Holy Ghost. Mary prophesied and Zacharias prophesied once the Holy Ghost came upon him. They all prophesied! they all had a word from God. They all delivered a spiritual message once they received the Holy Ghost just like those in the upper room once the Holy Ghost fell upon them.
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. He halth holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
Luke (1:46-55)
.And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people.
Luke (1:67-68)
This story in itself proves that God does not discriminate against male or females when it comes to the mighty works of God. Not only did God choose to use these women’s bodies for His own purpose and glory. He also chose to use their mouth to prophesy to deliver a spiritual message. Mary called herself a servant of the Lord. Ministry had already taken place in Mary’s life before Jesus was born. Women prophesying and ministering was already predestine before Christ.
And Mary said, behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed. And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judea; And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost;
Luke (1:38-41)
I do not understand why some believers are having a problem in this area when it comes to women preaching inside a church building? If God loosed the tongue of a donkey to deliver a message to her master Balaam why wouldn’t this same God loose the tongue of a woman to preach?
I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things then these, because I am going to the father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
John (14:12-14) New International Bible
Jesus The Christ said in JOHN 14:12-1 4, if ANYONE including women. If we (women) believe in HIM (Jesus Christ) we can do the works that HE did and greater works than He did when He was here with us. He goes on to say, whatsoever YOU (women included) ask in my name I will do it! Does this sound like a God who discriminates against women within the Body of Christ? Absolutely not! And greater works we shall do inside or outside a building with a name on it.
What types of works did He do? He preached the gospel, He raised the dead, He feed the hungry, He healed the sick, He opened the eyes of the blind, and cast out devils. So, can women also do these same things that Jesus did if we have faith? SURE WE CAN! We can do all things through Christ who strengthen us!
We are Jesus disciples, we are His off springs. We have our Father’s DNA inside of us. How dare anyone tell us to sit down and be quite! You are messing with the wrong women of God. We women are more outgoing, more outspoken, more ambitious, and more business oriented than most men are today. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see this! I do not understand why some Pastors are having a problem in this area, anyone can see how times has changed and are changing.
How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? For the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
Jeremiah (31:22)
And those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable.
1 Corinthians 12:23
You can turn these scripture around and look over them but the fact remain that women today are more outgoing, ambitious, educated and wiser than ever before in history. We have women controlling countries and nations. We now have women running for President of the United states of America. God uses who is ready and willing to get the job done. Jesus said, according to my bible the first shall be last and the last shall be first.
The parable of the workers in the vineyard: When those hired about the eleven-hour came, each one received a denarius. When those hired first came of them also received a denarius. When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner, saying, These last men have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorcing heat of the day.’ “But he answered and said to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what is yours and go, but I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’ so they last shall be first and the first shall be last. Matthew (20:9-16)
Women have been put down for too long! God has given us hope in the Holy Ghost. God has the first and last say so in all matters. Is God unrighteous because He is generous with His gifts? Men have put us last for centuries but not anymore; God is doing a new thing on this earth!
The women are no longer last but equal to the men. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
The only place a woman cannot rule, that is her home if she is married. The man is the head of his house hold. I do not care what authoritative position a woman holds outside her home. When she comes home, and if she have a husband, she has to step down and, let her husband be the head of the house. But, outside the house the sky is the limit!
When a person says, God says, that a female cannot hold a certain position inside His Church. What that person is really saying is that God is prejudice, and that He discriminates against the female gender. I have not read anywhere in the bible where God shows these types of characteristics or traits. As a matter of fact God says, those who do this are sinners. So is God a sinner?
But if you show servile regard (prejudice, favoritism) for people, you commit SIN and are rebuked and convicted by the Law as violators and offenders.
James (2:9) Amplified Bible.
The last I read in MY BIBLE, My God has no have respect of persons. God doesn’t but MEN do.
For GOD shows NO PARTIALITY [undue favor or unfairness; with Him one man is not different from another].
Romans (2:11) Amplified Bible.
Now let me repeat myself again through (The Bible) The Word of God. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Let me say this again women are equals in the House of God and should be treated as such.
And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threading them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
Ephesians (6:9)
My God doesn’t have certain gifts for women in the churches and certain gifts in the church for men. This is called discrimination. As we just read in the (Bible) God does not operate in these types of spirits. The same prophetic gifts that God gave to the Prophet Isaiah, Jeremiah and Habakkuk are the same prophetic gifts He gave to Prophetess Anna, Prophetess Deborah and to the Prophetess Huldah. Their ministry may have been different but, they had the same gifts. They were all Prophets called to be Prophets by the same God.
When King Josiah needed a word from God concerning the book of the Law that he found. He sent his servants to require of the Lord concerning this matter. His servants did not seek out the Prophets Jeremiah or Zephaniah who were around at this time because they were men. King Josiah needed an answer from God and it did not matter what gender the Prophet was at that time. The King was troubled and he needed answers.
The King’s servants consulted with the Prophetess Huldah. They knew about her and knew where to find her. Prophetess Huldah was a Prophet of the Lord who shared the same gifts as the male Prophets in that day. Prophetess Huldah told King Josiah’s servants “Thus saith the Lord, she told them what God had planned for their future because of their sins. They did not have a bright future according to Huldah prophecy. But, luckily for the King Josiah because of his tender heart, God would not let him live to see the doom that would later befall his people. Everything the Prophetess Huldah prophesied eventually come to pass.
So Hil-ki-ah the priest, and A-hi-kam, and Ach-obor, and Shaphan, and As-aa-hiah, went unto Hul-dah the Prophetess, the wife of Sha-lum the son of Tik-vah, the son of Har-has, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communted with her.
2 King (22-14)
I do not feel inferior to the Prophets Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel or the Prophet Elisha or the Prophet Elijah who was caught up in heaven on a charioted of fire. Big deal, this does not impress me. If I am living when the Son of God comes back for His church, I will be caught up in the rapture. I am a Prophet of God who has the same gifts, not only do I have the same gifts but a double portion of their gifts.
I can do greater works, and better works because, I have something that they did not have. I have the Holy Ghost! I live in the Holy Ghost! I talk in the Holy Ghost! I walk in the Holy Ghost! I breathe in the Holy Ghost! I sleep in the Holy Ghost! I keep on my armor at all times. I am not inferior to any man or woman. God gave me my spiritual gifts and no man or woman can take them away! In Him I live, move and have my being!
I strongly believe, men who were lead by the spirits of bios, prejudices and ignorance’s when it comes to the word of God concerning women, started this mess.
When a person is lead by these spirits you see what you want to see. Men who have inferior complexes towards women have found a couple of scriptures in the bible to suppress women and keep them humble and submissive. Many men cannot handle the success of a woman. These same men have a hard time on their jobs with their female co- workers and their female employers and with the females at home.
These men could not have a wife that was out going and made more money than they did. They feel more comfortable with a homemaker type of wife. Someone with low self esteem that he can beat with the word. These men have domineering and controlling spirits.
They are not open-minded but closed-minded, and is not in tuned with reality. Even if God revealed the truth to them, their ego and pride will not allow them to act on it. They will brush the truth off and hold on to their own ignorance’s.
Most times if you attend a church where Pastors do not allow their women to teach, preach or bring forth the Word of God, you will find that these same Pastors has other restrictions on how they should dress, and so on. It’s a control issue that has nothing to do with Christ. In most cases these Pastors control their members’ lives inside and outside the church as well. He controls his wife and children at home. Most of them rule with vigor. Most Pastors who have a controlling spirit refuse to change because of fear of looking bad.
Many of these Pastors are self-righteous and would not except the truth if their lives depended on it. And if you dig deeper, you will find these men suffer with low self-esteem and they are jealous of the success of a woman. They need to keep others down so they can feel superior and good about themselves.
In reality it has nothing to do with these scripture. They use scripture to keep women humble and submissive. The thought of women out doing them scares them. Also the thought of being equal to women make them nervous.
It is a personal vendetta they have with women in general. Most times there is something deep inside they do not like about themselves, or maybe they had a bad experience with their mother or a female in the past. Therefore every female has to pay especially those in his church assembly and in his home. In most cases you will not find strong independent and outgoing women like myself in these types of Ministries, where men or controlling and dominating. Neither will you find women like me in relationships where men are controlling, it would never work.
Never-the less, many of these Pastors said it was Paul who started this mess about women not preaching inside the church, but the devil is a liar. Paul lifted up the women in the churches, and he thought highly of Deaconess Phoebe and Evangelist Priscilla who he sent greetings to. Paul sent greetings to many other women inside the churches. Don’t bring Paul in this mess or Jesus.
Like I said earlier, it’s a personal issue that some men have with women that have nothing to do with Christ or the church. Most men who join these ministries have the same controlling spirits. Birds of the same feather flock together it has nothing to do with the word or Christ.
Just like Jesus never said women cannot preach, He never said a believer had to pay tithes. These are manmade rules; nowhere in the bible will you read where Christ said these things. Jesus told the women to prophesy once the Holy Ghost came upon them. Paul told the women to desire to prophesy. Men tells them to be quite and not to preach, teach or bring forth the word of God. I realize that many believers prefer to listen to the ignorance’s of man then the wisdom of Christ.
Nevertheless, Any person who has learned the word and studied the word constantly knows that these particular scriptures men has used to suppress women for years has nothing what so ever to do with all women at all times. Neither did the Apostle Paul tell the women in the Corinth church they cannot preach inside the churches. Preaching and speaking in the church are two different things. And if a woman did preach in the church what does it have to do with having authority over a man?
Let us take a look at these scriptures men have used for years to keep women quite and submissive in the churches.
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also says the law. And if they learn anything, let them ask their husband at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. What? Came the word of God out from you? Or came it unto you only.
1 Corinthians (14:34-36)
First, Paul never said, it was a commandment from God that women be silent inside the Church assemblies. He said it was a commandment of the Law. Second, Paul never said if a woman did speak or preach inside an assembly of believers it would send her to hell. There is a list of things that are listed that would cause one to go to hell preaching isn’t one of them on the list. It was customary for women to be submissive and not out spoken in that day and time, this is why the Apostle Paul mentioned the law when he was speaking. I am still trying to figure out what does these few scriptures has to do with me, my ministry or my work for God?
The first thing a person should do when trying to get an accurate understanding of a particular text is pray then ask the Lord for knowledge, wisdom and understanding of the text you need Him to clarify then He will make it clear to you.
When you are seeking truth concerning a particular scripture in the bible please do not ask your Pastor, boyfriend, Deacon or anyone else. Get an understanding for yourself through the Holy Spirit that abides in you.
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
1 John (2:27)
God said let Him be true but ever y man a liar.
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, that thou mightiest be justified in thy sayings, and mightiest over come when thou art judged.
Romans (3:4)
You cannot just read a scripture take it and run with it. You have to get a full understanding of what you are reading. You have to first find all the scriptures in the bible that speaks on that particular subject that you are trying to get an understanding of. Then you must understand if the text that you are reading from is from the New Testament or the Old Testament. You should also look for words like Law, Customs and Traditions, then you would have a better understanding if that person who is speaking is talking about things for us today or things of the past.
It will also be a good idea and helpful if you have study books; around like the bible dictionary, the concordance, a comparative study bible or whatever types of learning tools that can help you get a better understanding and enlighten your thinking process. Many Christians have been in bondage for years because no one really sorted or dug for the truth. Jesus tells us to seek and you will find, knock and it will be revealed, ask and you will receive.
When I search for truth concerning this matter on women preachers I check the history and back ground of these people in Corinth. I wanted to know what type of people they were. Therefore I place myself in Paul’s shoes and then I had a clearer understand of why he said what he said to the women in this church at that time. You have to also read the entire letter carefully not just the parts you agree with or like. You have to get an understanding of the whole letter.
Now let us look at some facts, First of all, there were many church groups in Corinth. These church groups assembled in individual homes and meeting places. Paul may have started these church groups, but Paul was hardly around to Pastor them himself. Some of the letters Paul had written he wrote while he was in prison.
Paul had overseers to oversee these churches but not all of them had the knowledge and understanding of the gospel like Paul did. This is why the Apostle Paul sent Timothy and Titus and others to oversee these more troubled and disturbed church groups like the church in Corinth that Paul had written to.
When you read the letter Paul had written to the Corinthians. He wrote to a group of believers in a particular assembly (Church group) that was having problems. The church in Chloe’s house was the ones who told Paul about the confusion the Corinthians were having in their assembly. Let me stop right here!
For it has been made clear to me, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions and wragling and faction among you.
1 Corinthians (1:11)
For those of you who do not study the word for your selves I would like to talk to you a little about this statement. Number one, Chloe was a woman who had her own church in her house. The bible says it was her house not her husband’s house. Chloe was a Christian and she knew Paul and knew how the church should be ran because she ran her own church inside her own house.
A woman who is over a church is known to be a Pastor. Apparently those who were under her care knew those in the other church that Paul sent the Letter to because it was those in Chloe’s house that told on the other Corinthians. These statements say a lot. The letter Paul wrote went to the church that needed discipline at that time. It did not go to the church that was in Chloe’s house because she had her house in order.
I believe Chloe’s church was a small church and the church that Paul sent the letter to could be a mega church. The larger the church the more problems the church has. This is why Paul said when they came together the problems among them got worse. This is also why Paul sent Timothy to this church because this church had lots of issues.
In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.
1 Corinthians (11:17-19)
The letter Paul had written to this church group in Corinth was addressed to those in leadership concerning things he had heard and questions this particular church group had ask him. The apostle Paul addressed many issues in this particular letter. One of the issues has to do with the women inside this particular assembly.
During this time the Apostle Paul had taught on freedom in Christ Jesus therefore the women had become a little loose in the churches. This is why the apostle Paul addresses the issues concerning head coverings. It was once customary for the women in that day to wear veils, by wearing the veils this showed a difference between the women in the church from the prostitutes that hug around the temple.
But once the women in that day found out that they have freedom in Christ Jesus and that their veils was a added work and had nothing whatsoever to do with their salvation, the women started taking those veils off and letting their hair down just like we did in the church that I can from. When our Bishop told us that cotton stocking had nothing to do with our salvation, Off went those cotton stocking and into the trash they went. When our Pastor started setting us free, confusion in the churches started. We had those that agree with the new changes and we had those that disagreed with the new changes.
You cannot please everyone all of the time. We younger women did not have a problem with the new changes. We could not wait until our Bishop changed the rules from wearing long 8” dress from the floor and from wearing head coverings everywhere we went.
This is an example of what was going on in the Corinth churches during the time Paul wrote to the Corinth church. Their situation was worse because the Apostle Paul said when they came together things got worse. The Corinthian were out of control. You can tell by the tune of the letter, the subjects that Paul spoke on, and the length of the letter.
There is another point that I must make as I open up these scriptures that man has used to suppress women. Back in the day just like today there were many single family homes where women was the head of their household. Many of these women had no husbands therefore they were the pastors who taught the word of God to their children or to those who gathered together in their homes. There were many female pastors/ prophetesses who had their own church homes.
And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the Mother of John, whose sure name was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
Acts (12:12 )
The Apostolic Paul spoke briefly to Timothy about his mother and grandmother who instilled the word of God in him. My point is there were a lots of women in the churches like there are today. There was absolutely no order in this particular church group. The women were out of control and disobedient probably because they were uses to controlling their own homes, so when they came together with other believers they didn’t know how to be submissive to those in authority.
Paul wasn’t picking on the women in this church group; the men were out of place as well. But like I said earlier men have found a way to use this incident to suppress all women at all times.
The Apostle Paul had a right to say what he did to the women at this church at this time if they were causing trouble. The women may have needed time out! There is a way woman should conduct themselves in public places especially inside the house of God.
When Queen Esther went against the customs of the palace she did things decently and in order. She never once disrespected the king. Queen Esther was a woman of class and integrity. It wasn’t just her good looks that got her what she wanted. It was her meekness and her character. It was the way she carried herself. She was a virtuous woman.
Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husban doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good not evil all the days of her life.
(Proverbs 31:10-12)
King Ahasuerus knew what he had was good. He knew there was a difference between Queen Vash-ti’s spirit and Queen Esther’s spirit. Queen Esther had it going on, not just in looks but in her personality as well. King Ahauerus was so magnified and pleased with Queen Esther that he offered her half of the kingdom.
Queen Vash-ti was recompense and taken down from being queen. Her position was taken and given to another who had the right spirit. I do agree men and women should be chastised when needed and sat down from performing duties inside the house of God if the Pastor feels he or she needs to be recompensed.
This is why Paul told the women to be quite and if they have questions to ask their husbands at home. He was using disciplinary actions at that moment because of what he had heard concerning these women. Paul telling the women to be quite had everything to do with their behavior at that time, at that moment, in that church. Because at one time the women in that same church could prophesy (bring forth spiritual messages) as long as they had their head covered. Read the entire letter and you will see what I am talking about.
But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
1Corinthians (11:5)
In the 12 chapter and the 1 verse, Paul says “ Now concerning spirits gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant” This tells me that there were lots of confusion and lack of knowledge when it came to the spiritual gifts. Not just with the women but also with the men in this church. The two main gifts that Paul spoke specifically on were the tongues and the prophetic gifts that were given to the prophets.
If you read this letter carefully you will see that it was not until Paul got on the subject of gifts that he told the women to be silent. Paul was speaking on the prophet gifts at this time. Therefore this tells me that he was speaking to the prophetess.
When the Apostle Paul expounded on these two gifts, first he spoke on the tongues and how they are to be used inside the church. Paul taught on the tongues from the 14th chapter and 1 verse until the 28 verse. He ends the teaching on tongues by saying:
“If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
1Corinthains (14:27-28)
As you see here, Paul wasn’t only speaking to the women but the men as well. He told both women and men to be quite in the church if they had no one to interpret their tongues. Paul wasn’t only using disciplinary measures with the women but with the men as well. But like I said earlier men have found a way to suppress women and keep them in bondage inside the Houses of God.
In the 14th chapter 29 verses down to the end of the chapter Paul was speaking to the Prophets and those who had prophetic gifts. His whole objective was to teach those who had these prophetic gifts how and when to use them.
According to the 33 verse and 14 chapter of 1 Corinthians Paul stated that God is not the author of confusion. Therefore this tells me that there was a lot of confusion going on with the (prophetic gifts) just like there was confusion going on with the tongues.
Because there are male and female persons with prophetic gifts inside the churches, the women at this time with these prophetic gifts must have gotten besides themselves at this time. This is why the apostle told the women who had these prophetic gifts to be quite and ask their husbands at home for understanding.
Even though Paul was speaking to the entire church assembly he was speaking more directly to those women who had prophetic gifts. If you would stay in the text that you are reading you would see what I am talking about. When Paul spoke on the gifts of tongues he told both men and women to be quite if they did not have an interpreter. But when it came to the prophetic gifts he was more specific and told the women to be quite.
Paul would not have told the women to be quite unless it was for a reason. Paul was addressing an issue that was brought to his attention at that time concerning the women in the church. Paul spoke on many subjects in this letter to the Corinthians, if you notice the only time he told the woman to be quite was when he was teaching on prophetic gifts.
One of the reasons why I feel Paul was speaking to those who had prophet gifts was because of the statement that he made in the 36 verse and the 14 chapter.
What? Came the word of God out from you? Or came it unto you only?
If you keep everything in text you will see that Paul was asking a question to those whom he were chastising. (Those with prophetic gifts) The question that Paul was asking the Prophets were “ Are you the only ones that God speak through?
In other words are prophets the only ones that God chooses to bring forth the word of God? You see Paul was speaking prophetically here to the prophets. Prophets are subjected to other prophets because we share the same insights as other prophets. Prophets usually knows when another prophets are not being lead by the Holy Spirit because of our prophetic gifts and insights that God gives to prophets.
After Paul finished questioning those whom he chastise he goes on to say, keeping in text.
If any think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are commandments of the Lord. But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
1 Corinthians (14:37)
Let’s look at this verse from the Amplified Bible.
If anyone thinks or claims that he is a prophet [filled with and governed by the Holy Spirit of God and inspired to interpret the divine will and purpose in preaching or teaching] or has any other spiritual endowment, let him understand (recognize and acknowledge) that what I am writing to you is a command of the Lord
1 Corinthians (14:37) Amplified bible
The Amplified Bible goes more into detail about how the gift of prophecy works. Also as we continue to stay in text with what Paul is saying to the prophets you will also read during the closing statement that Paul allows them to continue to use their prophetic gifts (women also) as long as it is done decently and in order.
So [to conclude], My brethren, earnestly desire and set your hearts on prophesying (on being inspired to preach and teach and to interpret God’s will and purpose), and do not forbid or hinder speaking in [unknown] tongues. But all things should be done with regard to decency and propriety and in an orderly fashion.
1 Corinthians (14:39 –40) Amplified Bible
Paul told the believers when they came to church they should come with a song, a message to teach, a revelation and an interpretation, all these different gifts should be in the churches to edify the Body of Christ. Where are these gifts to be used? INSIDE THE CHURCHES! By whom? Each person men and women.
What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.
1 Corinthians (14:26)
Paul said EACH ONE! Women included! Should come to church with some kind of gift to edify the Body of Christ. But when you come everything should be done decently and in order.
You have to read the entire letter. In this same Letter where Paul told the women to be silent in the churches he also told them to come to church with a psalm, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue and an interpretation. When you are reading you must read with an understanding. The word of God said “ Let everything that has breath praise the Lord”. Paul ends this subject by saying to the church to desire and set your hearts on prophesying (preaching) women included.
So [to conclude], My brethren, earnestly desire and set your hearts on prophesying (on being inspired to preach and teach and to interpret God’s will and purpose), and do not forbid or hinder speaking in [unknown] tongues. But all things should be done with regard to decency and propriety and in an orderly fashion.
1Corinthians (14:39-40) Amplified Bible
There was no order in the church at Corinth concerning their gifts. Especially with those women who had prophetic gifts at that time. Never-the-less the Apostle Paul told us (the church) to desire to have a hunger to prophesy, to preach, teach and bring forth the word of God.
Now I wish that you might all speak in (unknown) tongues, but more especially (I want you) to prophesy to be inspired to preach and interpret the divine will and purpose). He who prophesies (who is inspired to preach and teach) is greater (more useful and more important) than he who speaks in (unknown) tongues, unless he should interpret ( what he says), so that the church may be edified and receive good (from it).
1 Corinthians (14:5)
Let me make this clear, each Pastor has the authority to lose or bind any rules that he or she chooses inside His or Her own place of worship. Paul binds some of the women from speaking in the Corinth churches but he losses the women in Crete. He told the women in Crete to teach. Do you see my point? Some of the women in Corinth was bind and the women in Crete were lose. Paul was using disciplinary with the women in that church in Corinth when he told them to be silent.
The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, TEACHERS of good things. That they may TEACH the young women to be be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children. To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to there own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Titus (2:3-5)
I believe the women in the Corinth church was over stepping their boundary by being out spoken and unlearned in their spiritual gifts. There are bossy and sassy women in all congregations and we know who they are in our churches.
God Himself chastised the Prophetess Miriam, Moses sister, she got beside herself and started running off her mouth to the man of God, her spiritual leader/brother and God took disciplinary measures by turning her leprous and having her put outside the camp for seven days.
And the Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. And he said, hear now my words: If their be a prophet among you, I the lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. With him will I speak mouth to mouth to, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and similitude of the Lord shall behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? And the Cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
Miriam’s punishment was temporary just like those females at the church in Corinth.
And the lord said unto Moses, if her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received again. And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
Numbers (12:14-15)
What puzzles me is that these same churches who do not allow women to preach inside their churches have female choir members. When a female sings scripture messages inside the church she is not quite she is preaching. What is the difference if God gave a woman an inspirational song to sing inside the church and that song touched and ministered to the people of God and they shouted and praised God.
And I took those same lyrics and preached them to the same people and they also were touched, shouted and praise God, What is the difference? She sang the lyrics and I preached the lyrics, the people were edified by the words that the Holy Spirit had given. We have different gifts but the same Spirit distributes them to whom and how He will.
If women are allowed to sing spiritual songs inside the churches they should also be able to preach spiritual messages inside the churches there is no difference. The song is scripture and the message preached is scripture. Some women are gifted to write and sing spiritual messages through music. I am gifted to write and preach spiritual messages on paper what is the different?
She sings the messages I write and preach the messages. Neither one of us is being quite inside the church. God gave her a message to tell through song and praise and the same Holy Ghost gave me a message to preach another way. A female gospel singer is a preacher just like I am the only difference is that she sings her message and I teach my message.
There is absolutely no difference. Many of these same churches that would not allow women to preach inside their churches would invite female gospel singer to come and minister spiritual messages through songs. I do not get it! I just don’t get it!
Nevertheless, Let’s look at other scriptures that have kept women in bondage for years.
In like manner also, that woman adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobrreity; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly, array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. 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.
1Timothy (2:9-15)
We talked about the women in the Corinth churches; now let us look at the letter Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus. Paul wrote this letter to Timothy who he left in charge to help pastor this particular church. First we must read the whole letter and get an understanding of what is going on in this church group at this time.
Remember this letter is a personal letter to Timothy. Timothy must have written Paul Therefore Paul was responding to the letter that Timothy had written. Once we have an understanding of what is going on in this church at the time the apostle Paul wrote Timothy then we will have a better understand of why Paul said what he said to the women at this church.
It you look closely at this letter you will see Paul used the word (I) he said I suffer not a woman to teach this shows disciplinary actions at that time. He never said if women teach it would send her to hell neither did he say it was a command from God that woman should not peach. Jesus told women to prophesy which means to bring forth spiritual messages.
If it was a commandment from God he would not have told the women in Crete to teach neither would he have told those in Corinth to earnestly seek to prophesy.
In the church at Corinth Paul talked about the women head coverings. At the church in Ephesus Paul spoke on the women’s dress code. As I read the entire letter I noticed there were some in the congregation who was teaching other doctrines other then the apostle doctrine and there were some asking questions. I noticed how Paul spoke a lot about these false teachers, apparently there were many in this group.
As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightiest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith :so do. 1Timothy (1:3-4)
If any man teach otherwise, and content not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strife of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmising, perverse disputing of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. 1 Timothy (6:3-5)
These teachers were causing confusion among the believers. The Apostle Paul said that their doctrine was of the devil. Some of these teachers were teaching that godliness is a means to financial gain. This tells me there were a lot of wealthy people inside this church gathering.
It is a possibility that some of these individuals who were teaching such doctrines were women because Paul said; I suffer not a woman to teach. Also some of these women who were teaching could have been the same women that the Apostle Paul chastised about their expensive clothes and elaborate hair styles. In other words they could have been wealthy educate women. The reason why I say this is because many of Paul’s converts where renown women.
And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
Acts (17:4 )
Therefore many of them believed; also of honorable women which was Greeks, and men, not a few.
( Acts 17:12 )
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
1 Timothy (6:17-18)
For the love of money is the root of all evils; it is though this craving that some have been led astray and have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves through with many acute [mental] pangs.
1 Timothy (6:10)
Many of Paul’s coverts were women of stature. There could have been some in this church group at this time causing trouble. Some of these women could have been asking questions and their questions must have stirred up confusion and got the congregation hype because the Apostle Paul told the women at that time, in that church group to be quite and learn in quietness and full submission. He said what he said for a reason.
“A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness.”
1 Timothy (2:11)
It is quite obvious that many of these women had gotten beside themselves like those women in the Corinth church. In the 5th chapter of Timothy the apostle Paul talks about the widows going from houses to houses being busybodies and tattlers talking things that they should not be telling. In other words trouble makers.
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
1 Timothy (5:13)
The apostle Paul said he would prefer the younger women marry and have children and learn how to care for their homes. This is why the Apostle Paul mention in the chapter 2 of Timothy the 15 verse that the women would be saved in childbearing.
Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
1 Timothy (2:15)
Paul was not talking about all women at all times should be quite inside the churches as I pointed out so many times. Paul told the women in Ephesus to be quite and not to teach because there were some women teaching things that they should not be teaching and asking questions that stirred up trouble. This is why Paul mentions that Eve was the one deceived not Adam.
For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in transgression.
1 Timothy (2: 13-14)
This statement speaks for its self. It is very obvious that some of these women were being deceived in their teachings because as Paul pointed out that Eve was deceived not Adam. This is why Paul told the women at that time that they should learn in silence and not be forward in what they were saying.
Paul goes on to say: They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what theyare talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
1 Timothy (1:7)
Every church differs; Paul never had to tell the women at the churches in Rome to be quite because the women at Rome were different than those in Ephesus and Corinth. Paul sent special greetings to the women in Rome, he thought highly of them.
Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus
Romans (16:3)
Out of the thirteen letters the Apostle Paul wrote to the churches it was only twice he used disciplinary measures when it came to the women inside the churches. As a matter of fact, I never read where Jesus ever told women not to preach, teach or be quite. What came from Jesus mouth was that your sons and daughter would prophesy. I’ll say it over and over again, Jesus never told women they should not preach but He gave them authority to preach when he told them to prophesy.
There are twenty seven books in the New testament and I cannot find anywhere were any of the other Apostles or Jesus himself ever told women not to preach it is not biblical. Neither did Paul tell the women not to preach but be silence because there was some women misbehaving at that time.
These words “ Women cannot preach inside a church assembly NEVER came from Jesus’ mouth. This misunderstood dogma came from man’s wisdom not God.
Let me say this and make myself clear, those Pastors who are keeping God’s people in bondage and keeping them suppressed with misunderstood dogmas, God will either remove you or remove those whom you are suppressing and give them to other Pastors who will allow spiritual growth and development.
Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves anymore; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
Ezekiel ( 34:10)
God wants His people free from bondage and nurtured on sound doctrine not on misunderstood Dogmas that arrived from man’s wisdom.
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Jeremiah (2:15)
Like I said before the Apostle Paul could not be talking about all women at all times because at the church in Crete he tells the older women to teach good things. He gave them permission to teach the younger women at church inside the House of God. You cannot teach and be quite at the same time. He also tells the saints to earnestly seek to prophesy meaning to be eager to bring forth a word from God.
This matter with women keeping quite inside the churches does not apply to all the churches neither does it apply to the women today unless their Pastors has bind them from preaching inside the church for a specific reason or season. I am not talking about those Pastors who are using the word of God to get even with women.
Back in the day when Paul told the women at the Corinth church to be quite and ask their husbands at home the women were unlearned concerning their gifts and other matters. Today women are more educated; we have a better understanding of our gifts. We know where, how and when to prophesy. Things are done more decently and in order at this time then before. Therefore what Paul said to the women in the churches at Corinth does not apply to us; more educated women of today. Believe it or not more men are coming to us today for answers.
The holy Spirit told me to tell the Pastors who are keeping His daughters in bondage to set them FREE! God wants His people free! He has work for them to do. Like I said earlier those pastor who are keeping God’s people in bondage, God will remove you and replace you with another Pastors who will set His people free or He will remove those whom He have given certain assignments to and place them with other Pastors who will nourish them and allow them to operate in their callings.
Women not preaching inside church assemblies is not scripture it is a misunderstood dogma that has been used for centuries to keep women humble, neither is it sound doctrine. It is a man made doctrine that arrived from man to keep women from doing the works of God.
Satan wants to destroy our men in wars, incarceration, drugs, alcohol and with incurable diseases. And if he could keep the women quite and submissive he know the Word of God would not be spread, but the devil is a liar!
The Word of God says: For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher. And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring good tidings of good things!
Romans (10: 13-15)
The Word tells us “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God”If women are to be quite and not preach and if men continue to be put away who would be saved? Satan would have gotten the victory.
Once the Law of the Beast is enforce many of our men and brethren will be killed and the women who are here at that time had better know the word of God so they can encourage each other because bibles will be taken and destroyed. So it is imperative that you stay in the word and use the word every chance you can in your conversations because like they say if you do not use it you lose it.
If you really sit down and think about it, what harm can a woman do by preaching or teaching the words of God? Who would get mad except the devil! Satan hates our God, there is a constant battle going on between the forces of good and evil at all times. Satan will use all his tricks to stop the word from being taught and spread.
Satan is destroying our men and he wants to keep the women suppress with ignorance and fear. But the devil is a liar! Women of God, God wants us to preach the word and while we are preaching the word let us pray for our men. Let’s pray for our Fathers, Sons, Nephews, Uncles and Husbands that they will increase not cease. Let us pray for one another in Love and in truth. Amen
May the Lord our Father have mercy on the readers of the word that He has given to me to covey to His people through the pen. May those who had no clarity concerning women preachers now have a better understanding. Lord I pray that you will set your people free and that they will do those things that you have called them to do. Lord I ask that you will remove the spirit of fear off the lives of those whom you have called into ministry. That they will not allow any man or woman to come between you and them. Father God give women the tenacity and drive they need to do your will! Amen!
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