2 days ago, I was at my g.fs house, her hubby was yelling at her telling her to shut up etc, and I felt so uncomfortable. It was just reminding me what I have walked away from in my life.
If her hubby is a believer, unless he repents, he will be in for a rude awakening when he comes face to face with our Lord Jesus Christ for mistreating His sister. On that note, he needs the Lord helps to repent and not just asking Him for forgiveness. Pray for him, but scripture do give guidelines for verbally abusive husbands & other things to be a witness in the world and not just within the family home.
1 Peter 3:1Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;[SUP] 2 [/SUP]While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.[SUP] 3 [/SUP]Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;[SUP] 4 [/SUP]But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.[SUP] 5 [/SUP]For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:[SUP]6 [/SUP]Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
I believe when it comes to men and woman, there are times to be silent, but in the ministry, I believe woman can be teachers, councilors etc. But not pastors.
Outside the assembly and the church, I would agree. I believe this area of ministry is seriously lacking in these latter days whereas women should be seeking to fulfill their roles outside the church in bringing people in as well as teaching Bible studies from their homes or other public places where believers can gather together and by doing so, draw more in.
That's just what I believe. I'm not going to force my beliefs on anyone, I'm old school. And men being the head of the house, God would not have put that in his Word,just to take it back. Men are not Superior to woman. It's a beautiful thing for men to be a protector, but because of how our world is, it's hard to comprehend that what God wants, is beautiful. Humans have corrupted everything that is good for evil.
It is unfortunate that some men will take a verse out of context or apply it wrong as a power trip and an ego trip for abuse, but they are supposed to be submissive to Christ in all things just as the women are to be, just as they are to love their wives as Christ loves the church in giving up His life for her.
Ephesians 5:[SUP]25 [/SUP]Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;[SUP] 26 [/SUP]That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,[SUP] 27 [/SUP]That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.[SUP] 28 [/SUP]So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.[SUP] 29 [/SUP]For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:[SUP] 30 [/SUP]For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.[SUP] 31 [/SUP]For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.[SUP] 32 [/SUP]This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.[SUP]33 [/SUP]Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
In all respect to God's commandment for women NOT to teach in the assembly or church, the flip side of the coin is that God is commanding men to teach and be engaging in the ministry in the assembly and in church.
It is amazing how I have heard women complaining about men taking the back seat towards everything extra curricular in church like youth group and stuff like that and yet some of the men find time for freemasonry wherein the initiation oath denies them of being in the Light as in being in Him every time they take it. They make excuses for it that they do not really treat it as an oath even though they are swearing on the Bible in doing it, and God says He takes it seriously in His words as He hates false swearers. Talk about misplaced priorities.
Leviticus 19:[SUP]12 [/SUP]And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
Malachi 3:5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against
false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
James 5:[SUP]12 [/SUP]But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Matthew 5:[SUP]33 [/SUP]Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:[SUP]34 [/SUP]But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:[SUP] 35 [/SUP]Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.[SUP] 36 [/SUP]Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.[SUP]37 [/SUP]But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Men have no business identifying themselves with freemasonry when it is ecumenical by embracing all religions as of God.
God commands them to be involved in church and in ministering and in fellowship and be more engaging in the Word of God that they should not have any time for that organization of the world which denies Him.... but yet they do.
They can create a men's fellowship without all that swearing in christianity apart from freemasonry, but they haven't yet.
Sorry state of the church in these latter days where culture dictates the norm and not the Word of God.