Women in the Church
Debating in a forum I had to make apology for the work of women within the church, here I share my answer to the question of whether or not women can exercise leadership within the congregation there in the gospels
indisputable evidence of women's participation in the Jesus movement. These women are called disciples (akolouthein,
diakonein). As Mc 15.41, Lk 27.55 Mt from 8.1 to 3 these women have accompanied Jesus from Galilee. Learning at the feet of the Masters, something extremely revlucionario for the time when teachers did not accept disciples, only men.
remain faithful to the crucifixion when all the male disciples have fled fearing. Are the first to see Jesus resurrected. Explicit
is the passage of Galatians 3.28: "there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free
man and woman ...»,
Pauline epistles in the same outlines the ministerial work of women: Nymph of Laodicea (Col 4.15), Apia, together Archippus Philemon and directs another church in Colossae (Phil 1.2), Lydia at Philippi (Acts 16:15).
Paul mentions Phoebe, whom he calls "deacon" and "patron" or "president" of the church
Cenchreae (Rom 16:15), uses the same term to name the male deacons (no way to reduce or minimize the work of Phoebe without forcing the Scriptures, prostatitis (Chairman) Paul uses when referring to tasks of those who govern the community (1 Thess 5.12; 1 Tim 3.4, 5.17).).
When the Bible says:
Mary Tryphaena, and Persis says "have worked hard in the Lord, the same Greek verb is used (kopiao) that Paul used to describe his pastoral work or the colleagues (Rom 16.6 to 12).
One notable case that can not be ignored is that, being that at the time the person most respectable and greater dignity was mentioned before the rest, and this was a rule of conduct, it follows then that the marriage of Priscilla and Aquila, Priscilla was the most valuable collaborator and that Paul prefers honor rather than her husband, this marriage works in Rome, Ephesus and Corinth, where
founded several churches, as well as instruct Apollo (both note a woman instructing a man). Of the seven times they are nominated in four Prisca is listed first, reflecting the importance and
known (1 Cor 16.19; Rom 16.3-5, 2 Tim 4.19, Acts 18.1 - 3.18-26).
are also Philologist and Julia, Nereus and his "sister" probably marriage. Also Cephas and others ministered with their wives (1 Cor 9.5). Finally mentions Andronicus and Junia, the latter shares with her husband the title of "apostle", and whom the opponents of female workers preferred to change the gender before recognizing a woman to be called an apostle (Rom 16.7) .
far we can say that Paul recognizes and respects women's work and that this is not limited to clasesitas sewing to girls, but have been protagonists, together with the men on missions and the construction and consolidation of early church.
situation generates controversy in Ga 3.28, 1 Cor 7, Col 1 Cor 12.13, or 3.9 to 11, when Paul for very short-term issues of social impact refers to the tradition to bring order to a patriarchal and androcentric community inflexible and shocked.
One problem is manifested in worship (1 Cor 11.2 to 16). The prophesy
women as leaders in worship (1 Cor 11.5), and do her hair loose,
expressing his awareness of that freedom and equality that gave them faith in Jesus Christ.
It seems that scandalized some non-Christians who occasionally visited the community (1 Cor 14:23). Paul was not asked to stop praying or prophesying, but what do
covers, that will not break those social conventions, as they had done
until then.
who want to see in Paul's words an order compelling for all women in any situation and this order as a final rule that women should remain silent and seated in the congregation, giving birth to children for salvation, you have to recognize ( applying the same reasoning) that the Bible upholds slavery and promotes 1Pe 2:18 Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters respectfully, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
No Christian would accept that the Bible tells you that calls upon the exploitation of man by man and assert escalvitud and any historical context to explain passages like these, but still do not understand how so fervently argue that women are decorative items in the church.
However, the Lord has a great sense of humor, because traditionally women have been at the forefront of the church in the bad times and good times, such as the founder of the Christian Reformed Church in Cuba (Bessie Vander Valk) was a woman, and so would be an endless list of modern women who followed the example of Phoebe, Priscilla and others, without requiring the recognition of men who also blessed to have worked and not as "compensatory failure, because knowing the unchangeable character of God, which for him is bad it is in all time, God does not violate its principles. We must recognize that if you say that women's work is wrong (in the sense that we are discussing) is wrong at all times and would never have named and used to Deborah as a judge and prophetess in Israel, hear God does not contradict! With all due respect, frankly I have always found laughable the argument of "compensatory failure."
God ordained that animals spoke and told Balaam's mule "as compensatory failure" but none will say that it is "immoral, illicit and wrong" that the animals talk, this really was a "failure compensatory." If it is wrong for women to speak in church even when they act to compensate for the inefficiency or absence of male leadership is just as bad, violate that which God has established as evil is evil at all times, and I think that the "failure compensatory" is a desperate effort to defend the indefensible and explain what the eyes androcentric explained. Ah, I think I have noticed but I also defend women's ordination.
In the strict sense of the word, true to an unbiased interpretation and without delving much as it is visible to the naked eye, God created woman to submit to man. Note that this is introduced as a punishment for sin: Gn.3: 16 A woman said: I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children, and your desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. (And in any case to whom I have to submit it to my husband, not the outside lol)
Rather, God gave both control and authority: Gn.1: 27 So God created man in His own image, image God created him, male and female he created them. 28 And God blessed them and said to them: Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
In short, everyone does a reading of the Bible affected by their own prejudices, is always going to be so, but the only place where women's work will bring problems will be within the male community and inflexible, if the work of women is accepted, respected and valued may be of utmost blessing.
(Material consulted "Women in the Church" by Carmen Bernabe Ubieta)
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