Danger

DEVOTION
1 TIMOTHY
DANGER
1 Tim 2:11-15
11 A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. 15 But women will be saved through childbearing — if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.
NIV
Do I dare even deal with this as is speaks directly to women rather than to my life. Yet in a certain sense it does make some assumptions regarding me. If I am to observe this statute of God, than I should not empower women in positions of leadership, which includes men. Now of course, I understand the position of the post modern church and that it could be said this was written during times when women were not consider as equals with men which is such the case now, at least in our society. I also think the church has decided to abandon this concept due to the fear of offending woman and losing most of its congregation. I do not understand how woman can refuse to consider this portion of scripture but decide other portions are true. Now I also believe men have relinquished their rightful positions in the family in a lot of cases. This may be at the core of woman taking on a leadership role out of necessity in the family and in turn that has expanded into the general society and has infiltrated into the church. The question is how I respond as a man to women who have been granted leadership in the church. How do I respond toward the church who has granted that leadership? Although I may have been somewhat complacent in the past, I do not think I am going to be able to remain so. If I speak up I am sure I will be considered either a hieratic or a chauvinist at least. If I am to obey this instruction, I can simply never place myself in a position where a woman is in leadership. I can refuse to accept the authority she is exerting over others. This is so unpopular thinking in this day and age, yet what am I to do, ignore this? Should I just write it off as a ranting of Paul, or should I embrace this as the word of God? I cannot deny the ability of women to achieve such greatness. Many women have done great things. Someday we may even have a woman President. But it still remains a truth of God; women should not have spiritual authority over men. The man is spiritually responsible for his family. If I neglect that responsibility it then becomes my fault if my wife tries to assume it. If within the church, men neglect to accept that responsibility it may well be why woman are seeking that role. As far as it concerns me I must live under this truth. I do not want to be in danger.