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If we were to take a poll of modern Christians and ask them what they think are some of the key issues facing the church today, what would be on that list? Certainly it would include things like, what is at the heart of the ministry of the church? How should women participate in the church? How important is the preaching ministry of the church, and what should the church’s preaching look like?...

not all are teachers. Those who are not called to teach, yet presume to instruct others, show arrogance and disregard for propriety among the people of God. Thus a quiet spirit of learning, like proper adornment, is also fitting for women who profess to worship God. 2:12. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to be in silence. Paul here expounds on what it means for women to learn in quietness with full submission. In particular, women are not ‘to teach or exercise
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