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Well, if women shall not speak in church, can you explain to me why Jesus would select a WOMAN to start a church?? When Jesus spoke to the woman at the well, and told her what HE knew about her life, she went into the village and gathered all the people to hear HIM. I'm sure the scripture says she started a church in her home.

You see, the two don't agree - if you say women can't speak in church, and then have Jesus approach women to start a church. The two are opposed to each other. And ... I am very confident Paul did not teach anything which was contrary to what Jesus wanted him to teach.

Well, if women shall not speak in church, can you explain to me why Jesus would select a WOMAN to start a church?? When Jesus spoke to the woman at the well, and told her what HE knew about her life, she went into the village and gathered all the people to hear HIM. I'm sure the scripture says she started a church in her home.

You see, the two don't agree - if you say women can't speak in church.

I DID NOT SAY women cannot speak in church. The argument in most of this thread has been with Viva, who said women are not supposed to teach or preach in church because Paul says: "Let the women keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak." I said that Paul is referring to spiritual gifts ONLY in this chapter and that he was saying women should not speak in tongues at church.

"I'm sure the scripture says she started a church in her home."

You're sure? I would LOVE to see that Scriptural support. Please provide it, will you?

The woman at the well went into town telling what Christ had done. But are you thinking instead about Priscilla and Aquila? A woman and her husband from Rome tentmakers who did have a church in their home and were helpers of Paul? He mentions them several times in closing greetings and the fact they saved his life if I remember right.

Paul's writtings are often confued as commandments. Only GOD or Christ has that authority. His letters were as head of his people or church and his guidelines and recommendations. He plainly states as much in many cases.

I have no doubt that women can minister if called to do so. I also think there is nothing more noble a woman can do in the eyes of GOD than raise their children and manage the home. But I see nowhere in the Bible that it is a sin for a woman to preach or teach.

Pauls writting have lead to many misunderstandings by the nature of them. Some take his teaching on spiritual gifts as absolute must, some see them as signs for that day of their authority, some think the gifts are no longer there. I think they are there for those who need them. But then again if speaking in tounges ect is not present in a church I don't believe it means that church is not Blessed of the LORD. Each church and person is given a portion of that gift and not all have the same gifts. There are many parts to the church within one soverign body that being Christ himself.