I was staying with a friend a couple of weeks back and he suggested that Paul was referring to husbands and wives in 1 Tim 2:12 where he says he doesn’t “permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.”... Read More | Share it now!
Category Archives: Roles in the Church
Men and Women Under God
The question of how men and women should relate to each other both in the church and at home continues to be a burning issue. I went through the exercise of writing a Bible Study on this topic, which seemed to be well received by the group... Read More | Share it now!
What is Prophecy in the New Testament?
A question that comes up, often in relationship to the topic of by what speaking roles can women serve the church, is what is prophecy today? I have argued elsewhere that women should not teach in the context of a mixed adult group, but may prophecy,... Read More | Share it now!
Women and Men in the Church
This is a highly charged subject, but having said that Jane Hanson Hoyt has ignored what the Bible has to say on this topic in my review of her book, I thought I had better give an outline of why I think that God has lovingly given different roles to... Read More | Share it now!
A Review of “Master Plan” by Jane Hansen Hoyt
Jane Hansen Hoyt is the International President of Aglow International, an organisation which, according to the back cover of the book, has a presence “in close to 170 nations”, “touching an estimated 17 million people each... Read More | Share it now!