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Quote from: Lori Bolinger on June 05, 2019, 09:44:35 am

Something has been bothering me about this discussion. 

As I understand the passage as per my study that no one will talk to me about, the summary of the passage is this...

We (both men and woman) are to live quiet and peaceful lives while waiting for God to open the doors of ministry that He wants for them.

Now, if we understand God to be sovereign, this teaching does NOTHING at all to destroy the traditional understanding unless of course God opens the door for women to be in leadership and if God opens the door for woman in leadership, then either we got the teaching wrong, or God is NOT sovereign...

Are we so afraid that we are wrong in our understanding that we cannot accept God's sovereignty?  And yes, that obviously disqualifies those that push their way into leadership but that is the point of the passage as I understand it, pushing your way into leadership, or usurping your authority is NOT allowed.

Oh well, either God isn't sovereign or we are so afraid that we might be wrong that we can't even consider we got the teaching wrong....how sad.

Well, I agree with you.