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silly gay boy |
Famocious:Maybe he doesn't wanna mention the actual name of the university before Soyinka fanatics will find him and reach there |
Born2Breed:Nigeria has the highest number of churches and highest number of hypocrites |
And some people have finish insulting the guy |
my grandma's boobs is firmer |
Michellla:Lmaooo were you punished ? |
Oluwasaeon:nooo na lol you know im right |
If they share this money among citizens it would go a long way |
awe some other people always like to blow their horns when they help others |
biacan:are you for real? |
simonlee:lol Yea |
its the economy and lack of money that's the cause |
Liliyann:He was popular before his son so you have no point |
By Joe E. Lunceford Religion Department Why the question mark, many would say. Isn’t it the “clear teaching of Scripture” teaches that women should keep silent in the church? In a word, no it isn’t! It is anything but clear. The proof-text most often used to support this position is I Cor. 14:34. The fact is all too often overlooked that the same Paul wrote in I Cor. 11 that a woman should have a covering on her head when she prayed or prophesied. What sense would this guidance make if women did not pray or prophesy. As I regularly remark to my classes, to pray or prophesy and keep silent all at the same time is a pretty good trick! So how are we to deal with this apparent contradiction? I want first to set forth the usual interpretations of this passage and then suggest one which does not require turning a blind eye to other things Paul wrote. The first, and seemingly the most natural one, is that women should completely keep silent in the church. This is probably the most commonly used interpretation, especially by those who have a strong desire to “keep women in their places.” Secondly, since this verse comes shortly after an extensive discussion of tongue-speaking, some have argued that the prohibition only applies to tongue-speaking. Both of these interpretations, however. leave the woman in a sort of “second class citizenship” that I am not willing to settle for. A third approach has been that this was not written by Paul but is an interpolation by a later disciple of Paul. The only evidence anyone has come up with that will any way support this position, however, is a different placement of vv. 34-35. A handful of ancient authorities support the placement of vv. 34-35 after v. 40. I strongly doubt that this fact will support the interpretive weight that has been placed upon it. Furthermore, to assume that anyone familiar with Paul’s teachings would not have seen the blatant contradiction of these verses with I Cor. 11:5 is quite a “stretch.” This would require an assumption of no small amount of stupidity on the part of the interpolator! I believe there is a very plausible way around all of these interpretations, and one that makes sense of both passages without having one contradict the other. In 1 Cor. 7:1, Paul writes, “Now, concerning the things about which you wrote (emphasis mine).” Paul had clearly received a letter from the church at Corinth, the contents of which we do not know with any certainty. That verse clearly indicates that they wrote about more than one issue. I think a good case can be made for treating the remainder of 1 Corinthians as directly responding to the issues they raised in their letter to Paul; just as you or I in answering a letter from a friend would use what they had said in their letter as a guide. I would like to suggest that we treat I Cor. 15:34-35 as a quotation from their letter, which Paul then refutes in v. 36. Quotation marks were not used during this period of time, and so we cannot tell for sure where quoted matter begins and ends. I am suggesting that they wrote to Paul that women should keep silent in the church “as the law also says.” For starters, let us ask, What law? This proves to be a very interesting question in this context. Clearly it is not Old Testament law that is in view since the church was not yet in existence when that law was written. The Greek word no/moj (“law”) has other connotations as well as law. It can also refer to what is normal or customary; and I think this is the connation as Paul uses the word here. Now--where does v. 36 fit in? I think this is Paul’s response to what they wrote. “Did the word of God go out from you (men), or has it come to you (men) only? (Author’s translation) The word translated “only” is mo/nouj, a masculine plural pronoun, upon which I base the translation above. I hear Paul as saying, you want to require women to keep silent in the church—does that mean the word of God has gone out from or come to you men only? Paul is not saying a woman cannot teach or be a pastor |
is that not kemi olunloyo |
lankka: Notryme80: lankka:Medically there are ONLY 4 ways that cucumber could have reached that place. Through the mouth. Through the anus. Through the vagina- if it’s a woman. Or IF someone cut up the person to put that cucumber there. Should I shock you? The first three options are all WRONG. Thread/ https:///rchjRjJKWq its fake |
BarryLondon007: SultanOfAbia: bluefilm: karma2000: FreelanceRebel: OgaVoltron: agarawu23: Notryme80: Samsimple: partnerbizz5: starbuck: MrTrend: Guddoo002:Medically there are ONLY 4 ways that cucumber could have reached that place. Through the mouth. Through the anus. Through the vagina- if it’s a woman. Or IF someone cut up the person to put that cucumber there. Should I shock you? The first three options are all WRONG. Thread/ https:///rchjRjJKWq it's fake |
kenny gee:Lol you're right |
some people are just wicked |
how will he take care of his wife after the wedding |
ikorodureporta:
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ikorodureporta:yeaa |
I've got 26k if only it can be converted to naira |
where's the one for young ladies? Enixfashionhous:where's the one for young ladies? |
Oluwasaeon:lol who doesn't? |
Donjazzy gave out 100k to five people last week I missed sha |
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princechurchill:BRUH. Lmao |
JBoss25:no |
My friend, please don’t give up, because we desperately need you. WE NEED YOU. It feels like a weakness right now, like a death sentence… but I swear, it’s the greatest strength that you have. Your compassion – your empathy – we need you to hold on just a little bit longer. Hold on, because we need your gifts. The world is not right, and you know it. You don’t fit in, because you can’t… You were never meant to. This society is sick. And you are a crucial part of the cure. YOU ARE THE CURE. You are one of the few who can change it. And you’re not alone. There are so many of us out there: we see a broken world that needs healing, we feel trapped in a place where we are misunderstood, unappreciated or incapable of sharing our truest selves, we may be depressed or medicated, alone or overwhelmed, but the whole future is in our hands. And we can change things, for each other, for good. I know it’s dark right now. You may not see it, but I swear to you, that there is a brighter light in you, a light so pure that darkness would never recover if you were to unleash it. Feel it. Look for it. Look for it, like your life depends on it. You have incredible, untapped potential, probably unseen by many people around you, and I know that it is absolutely killing you. BUT PLEASE STOP. LISTEN. |



