1. Shouldn't Scripture be the rule of faith and practice in the life of the church?
2. Therefore, we must have Scripture to support what we believe and practice.
Women Leading Prayer and Singing...?
Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by TCGreek, Sep 11, 2007.
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What? Seven pages and nobody thought it was a good idea for women to use semaphore? You women have something against waving flags?
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Hannah thought it not wrong to pray before Eli the Priest before the temple door in the OT. Although she was rebuked by man (Eli), God heard and answered her prayer.
Psalms 150:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
:2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
:3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
:4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
:5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
:6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Women have breath, women can pray, women can sing, women can praise the Lord. -
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Luke 2:36-38
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. -
I happen to disagree that women should be pastors, or preachers, but sometimes I think some of you guys need a good sermon from a woman.
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In the Upper Room of Acts 1 just before Pentacost, where the women and men were praying together in one accord as a church body.
Now this next one isn't so much about the church as it is amoungst the those of like faith.
Singing - how about the scripture which speaks of "speaking to one another in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual songs" - There is no gender qualification nor ciriteria whereby they must do so only the to the same sex/gender. -
1. Apart from a woman pastoring and giving authoritative exposition on the Scriptures, I see no reason why a woman cannot leading singing and prayer.
2. I just wanted to know how some argue for or against the position. -
I with you brother on this one. I agree with your position. -
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Well, first off what is doesn't. I am sure it doesn't contradict I Tim 2:12, so that's why I agreed with Brother Williams. Woman are not to lead in Church services. So now to what it does mean. Disregarding the head covering part, because I don't think that is what you were getting at or what this thread is about. I think it means just what it says. Women may pray, women may proclaim the truth to unbelievers. -
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2. What would be the need of proper decorum if it weren't in the public assembly before men? -
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"But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved."
I think you are choosing to add a little more to it than it really says. I don't get from this verse that women are to lead prayer in church or to teach or have authority over men in church. There is no mention of that in this verse. It's not what the verse is addressing. I will choose to not read into the verse any more than it says. And since I don't believe scripture will contradict itself, I think 1 Tim. 2:12 does address this much more specifically:
"And I do not permit a women to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence." -
3. Above you said that 1Cor 11:5 was speaking of women addressing unbelievers, Where is that in the text?
4. You said that I've added to the text, but where is that in the text? -
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