and unlike some other laws, commands, instructions, advice, counsel, exhortation, edification, rebuke, and chastisement,
unlike many other times (as God does not have to give a reason to men for what He does, ever. He Is the Potter; man is the clay !)
in Torah (Scripture; that which flows from God; that which is God-breathed) it is explained WHY in this case(s);
and , btw, it is not an iron-clad rule, but subject as all of His Word is to Yeshua, never contradicted, but often mis-used by men and women.
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everyone, men and women, are subject to obedience in the body of Hamashiach Yeshua. even the 'leaders'/'teachers'/ 'speakers'/ and rare as they are(maybe no one here has ever seen one) 'prophets'&'apostles'
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'let everything be done decently and in order'; 'let the peace of Hamashiach Yeshua rule in our hearts' ;
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many other exhortations and descriptions of how the assembly / ekklesia met, meet, and are to meet,
are in Torah (Scripture).
.........................................look at how 'confused' this and other forums can be. likewise PTA meetings?!/ political events !? ---- all the hoopla over ferguson/ n.y./ police/ government actions (stirred up wickedly btw by a group called 'community action' and others not even from the areas involved - and contrary to the best interests of people , 'they' did it for M*o*n*E*y..... (what a surprise!>? eh ??) ... )
point of order? so to speak -- to maintain order, not man's order, but God's order, in assemblies , for His Purpose in Yeshua Hamashiach, namely the healing, salvation, restoration, nurturing, and training of His People.
and nothing new, no, not at all new - see the Scripture already posted - it started in Genesis, and goes all the way through the OT, and the NT..... "every word that proceeds from the mouth of Yahweh(Elohim, God)".