The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter XIV: Must She Be Silent? I Timothy 2:8-15

For women, this "good news, but..." leads to false feelings of inferiority and guilt because these reasons force us to look at who we are, in and of ourselves, and at what we have done, rather than at who Jesus is and what he has done. This point of view can only lead to deep humiliation and depression.

For men...

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter XIV: Must She Be Silent? I Timothy 2:8-15

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter XIII: Must She Be Silent? I Corinthians 14:26-40

Since the Scriptures are one whole, unified truth, these difficult passages must be interpreted in light of the clear truths we have already studied.

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter XIII: Must She Be Silent? I Corinthians 14:26-40

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter XII: The Exceptional Women of the Bible - Proof of the Rule

I asked, "But what about Deborah? What about Priscilla?"

The answer came, "They're the exceptions that prove the rule."

Well, it got me thinking!

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter XII: The Exceptional Women of the Bible - Proof of the Rule

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter XI: "The Head Over Everything" - Rule Through Reconciliation

All this would seem to say that there is no authority within the church other than Christ himself. Can this be true?

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter XI: "The Head Over Everything" - Rule Through Reconciliation

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter X: Brothers - :...you are all brothers."

Of the same womb.

What a beautiful definition for the word which Jesus used to describe all believers, "...you are all brothers." Nicodemus asked Jesus if he had to enter his mother's womb a second time in order to be born again. Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh give birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit."

All believers are of the same womb of the Spirit. We share the same parent, God, our Father. We are all brothers.

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter X: Brothers - "...you are all brothers."

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter IX: The Head Over Everything - "You have only one master."

I believe it is important to pay attention to the little words. Sometimes they say a lot more than their size would indicate. Christ is the "...head of the body..." and "...head over everything..."

Did you catch it? Did you hear the two different little words? Does it make a difference?

I recently read this, "God created man to be head over the woman..."

That's not what the Bible says. The Bible says that man is the "head of" the woman.

"Of" and "over". So what! Does it really make a difference?

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter IX: The Head Over Everything - "You Have Only One Master."

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter VIII: "The Head of the Body" - Oneness Through Servanthood

We who have believed have become the "one new man." We are motivated and compelled by servanthood and the exercise of authority is gone with the old life. Our differences are now an opportunity to "serve one another in love."

The Full Rights of Sons, Chapter VIII: "The Head of the Body" - Oneness Through Servanthood