Where is the line when it comes to women teaching men? May women preach on Sunday mornings? Teach a Sunday school class? Lead a small group? Instruct a seminary course? Speak at a conference? At a couples retreat? Or on the radio?
May women ever teach from Scripture when men are in the audience? Should men even be reading this article? How far is too far?
It’s a question being asked by scores of women who want to be faithful to the Bible and want to exercise their spiritual gift of teaching in a way that honors God’s pattern of male headship in the church.
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Author: Mary Kassian
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Bible reference(s): 1Co 11:3-15, 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, Ephesians 5:22-24, Eph 5:33, Col 3:18-19, 1 Timothy 1:20, 1 Timothy 2, 1 Timothy 3:14, 1 Timothy 4:7, 1 Timothy 5:13, 1 Timothy 5:17, 2 Timothy 1:15, 2 Timothy 1:5, 2 Timothy 3:6, Titus 1:9, Titus 2:4
Source: “Women Teaching Men — How Far Is Too Far?,” desiringGod, May 21, 2016.
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