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1 & 2 Timothy: Encouragement for Church Leaders is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Books of 1 and 2 Timothy shed the light of God into such shadowy corners of church life as false doctrine, disorder in worship, the need for qualified leaders, and materialism. These issues are as vital and frustrating for church leaders today as they were for young Timothy. So this study will be like reading a letter from Paul to us that was written yesterday.

role of a woman as a learner in the context of the church assembly. Paul explains his meaning in verse 12: Women are to be silent by not teaching, and they are to demonstrate submission by not usurping the authority of the pastors or elders. I do not permit (v. 12)—The Greek word for “permit” is used in the New Testament to refer to allowing someone to do what he desires. Paul may have been addressing a real situation in which several women in Ephesus desired to be public preachers. to teach (v.
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