Women are not allowed to lead: Biblical Manhood and Womanhood P/11

                                                       Read Part One HERE

 In this post I will focus on Professor Wayne A. Grudem's commentary on 1 Timothy 2:11-15. He is one of the Founding Members of The Council On Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.


1 Timothy 2:11-15 is as follows:
A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.
I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, she must be silent.
For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.
But women will be saved through childbearing - if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.

His commentary on this passage is as follows:

Should women be Pastors or Elders in the Churches? The single passage in Scripture that addresses this question most directly is 1 Timothy 2:11-14. Here Paul is speaking about the Church when it is assembled. In such a setting, Paul says, "I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men." These are the functions that are carried out by Elders of the Church.... It is specifically these functions unique to Elders that Paul prohibits for women in the Church. The reason Paul gives this prohibition is the situation of Adam and Eve before the Fall and before there was any sin in the world and the way in which a reversal in male and female roles occurred at the time of the Fall.... So Paul used the fact that "Adam was formed first, then Eve," as a reason for restricting some distinct governing and teaching roles in the Church to men."


"My Comment:
I will share my Comment on the above commentary over two posts, this post and the following post.

Let me begin by stating the following:
We can first of all see that Wayne A. Grudem misunderstands the responsibility God has given to the man at Creation since he implies that God had given the man authority over the woman at that time. However, that is contrary to Scripture for we read in Genesis 1:27-28
So God created man in His image, in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them and said to them," Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
From these verses we learn that God gave the man only authority over creation. Moreover, God gave that same authority to the woman since they were to rule creation together. Secondly, we know from a correct translation of Genesis 3:16c that the woman did not try and take this supposed authority away from the man at the time of the Fall but that she turned to the man instead of turning to God to have her needs met for we know that the correct translation of the sentence "your desire is for your husband" is "you will turn towards your husband."

I will continue my Comment on Professor Wayne A. Grudem's statement in the next post.

 

Read Part Twelve HERE