Day 3: Contextual Reading of the Bible (Part 4)

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right in. the text that has been weaponized by

those who are practicing sexism, gender discrimination,

and the exclusion, systemic exclusion of women

in leadership. Particularly we're concerned about

the church. And what we're trying to do is to

understand what is Paul saying First Timothy

chapter two, verse 12. Let me read that text

again. First Timothy chapter two, verse 12. Many

have used this to say a woman cannot teach in

the church and she cannot lead. She cannot be

a pastor. She should keep quiet. verse 12, and

I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority

over a man to be, but to be in silent. So what

we did was to look at first that in chapter one,

verse three, to fall, we saw that there is a

doctrine problem. So Paul sent Timothy to go

to Ephesus and said, there are lots of myths

in the sun, meaning that if we will say in general,

we will say that there are a lot of out of context

discussion, which is being taught that is not

sound to doctrine. There are myths. They are

endless genealogies, and they cause division.

They cause confusion, disputes, rather than Godly

edification. And we try to go to the church itself.

We saw when Paul established the church, had

spent two years in the school of Tyronus teaching

these people. And then, of course, commotion

starts in the town. because he used to go for

evangelism, do a lot of things. And there are

some people whose business is affected in the

sun. And so they say, you could say that the

problem is not first and foremost Artemis, because

when you see the young man started discussing,

he was concerned about their traits in the sun.

And I want to tell you the truth. All the issues

we are dealing with, slavery and all that, is

a problem of greed of men. in the sun, is about

the profit they will get. That's why I said,

ministry is sacrifice. If already your test board

has been spoiled by luxury, you're not going

to do ministry or else you compromise. One of

the things that you have to adopt as a discipline,

and that's what we call concentration, meaning

that there are things that might be your rights.

but you waive them because you want to stay focused.

I said, if you say you want to maintain your

concern about what people say about you, you

and lawyers will be friends. You will always

be going to court, defamation here, defamation

there, defamation here. You don't understand

what I'm trying to say? Yes, because people will

speak, they will call you devil. As I said, the

ones who are false prophets will be calling you

false prophets. You will be angry because the

one who is actually trying to tell you false

prophets, if you ask him to recite just two memory

verse, he doesn't know. You don't know last when

he went to church. But again, because now everybody

are for data, you can say anything. So you have

to be less sensitive concerning your reputation

and be more concerned about the character of

God, about the glory of God. As long as God is

glorified, you should be satisfied, even if some

people call you evil. Are we together? That is

a point. Secondly, you have to reduce your appetite.

Once you are focused on wanting to gain this,

gain that, gain this, gain this, gain this, gain

this, you are actually setting yourself for problem.

You have to tame your appetite in the sun. You

must be like Paul that you know how to be in

abyss and know how to be in what? In abound.

Hallelujah. So the temple of Artemis or the temple

of Diana In that temple, women held high ranking,

respectful leadership position. Remember, already

the goddess herself is a female. Are we together?

So in that temple, women held high ranking, respected

leadership role. such as high priestess and this

position of high priestess in the temple it grants

you immense public authority you know it's not

like today like now we have just like I said

we have seen it even the era of church that when

the church is is is closely related with the

state You see that if you're a bishop in that

moment, you're not just bishop in the church.

You have immense authority in the public domain,

in the society. You are the one who shape loss,

who shape what goes on. Not just only that, you

have a high opportunity to immense wealth, to

immense wealth so much because of your influence.

So at Ephesus, not just only that, whatever position

you have held in the temple of Artemis, it also

has its own power extended into the society.

So you are the people who have immense public

authority. And you see, these high priestesses

in the temple, there are positions which are

independent of your husband. Let me repeat it

again. They are entirely independent. Means that

authority surpasses the authority at home, sir.

Are you with me? Are you with me? Please understand

this context. This is very important. That authority

is an independent authority. It surpasses your

husband's status. because now you are dealing

with the community, the society. So Paul stationed

Timothy in this place and told him to fight false

doctrine. And these doctrines are feebles. So

when Paul wrote, go to verse 13. Now with this

understanding, I want you to read verse 13. of

chapter two. For Adam was formed first, then

Eve. Please, listen, the reason why Paul quote

this text was not because he wanted just to quote

anything. Remember, there was a doctrinal problem.

And the problem fundamentally has to do with

how the scripture is viewed. because there's

a corruption there's another doctrine so when

Paul wrote and said for Adam was from first he

was not trying to say that the woman is inferior

to a man that's not the point he is addressing

a problem in Ephesus no He was correcting an

efficient false doctrine about female supremacy.

Remember what I told you about the goddess Artemis,

right? So when he said, for Adam was from first,

then Eve is trying to reset the heretical order.

Remember I told you, when we are this high priestess,

their authority is supreme. is more than that

of their husbands. Their husbands start to, it's

independent because they are already firsts.

So Paul is saying, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

no, no. There is an order in scripture. Adam

was first. He's trying to confront this female

supremacy doctrinal that is being pushed. He

said, no. There is an order from the beginning.

Remember what Pastor Fred told us. When Jesus

was addressing the Pharisees, he immediately

asked him a question. He returned them back from

where? The beginning. It was not so. This is

the order. Now let me tell you something. In

Greek mythology, that's why you see Paul say

part of the first doctrine in first Timothy,

he said myths. That's febuls, right? In Greek

mythology, the goddess Artemis was said to have

been born first before her twin brother Apollo.

Let me repeat again. In Greek mythology, the

goddess herself, Artemis or Diana was said to

have been born first. before her twin brother

Apollo. In fact, when you read the myth, it says

that she first was born and she came and helped

her mother. Imagine that a baby, your twins inside

the womb, the first baby came out and the first

baby that came out will now come back and assist

the mother to give birth to the other twin. Are

you with me? So because she was born first before

her twin brother Apollo, so this day is a myth

that is mixed now. Those people who have been

saved from the temple, from that worship into

the church, came with that type of ideology of

female supremacy. because she was born first,

is the first born attitude that meets heavily

shaped by the doctrine of the female spiritual

supremacy at the temple of Artemis in Ephesus.

That is the background I'm telling you. So when

Paul quoted that verse and said for Adam was

born first, then Eve, that was what he was confronting.

because they have been taught all the while when

they were still unbelievers that you are above

the man. Now that they are born again and they

enter the church, they came with that ideology.

They are the first. Paul said, no, it was not

so in the beginning. Look at verse 14. Paul then

added, and said, and Adam was not deceived. But

the woman being deceived fell into transgression.

Again, you see, when we read this verse, we don't

pay attention to the context. So it looks as

if Paul is saying here again that the woman is

gullible than the man. You see, don't miss it.

That's not issue. You know, some people have

used this so we put nice women in the sun. the

question i'm saying in your class are you the

first is it a woman that is leading you i mean

do you understand i'm trying to say oh god you

see some religious people max their their ignorance

and aside they are failing and the women are

leading their in their classes and then they'll

come to the scripture and say women have a chicken

brain it's you that have a chicken brain but

that's not what paul is addressing He is addressing

a doctrinal problem. And to understand what is

a doctrine, you are going to take this out of

context. So when Paul wrote again in verse 14,

and said, Adam was not deceived, but the woman

being deceived fell into transgression. He was

correcting again another myth beside the issue

of the firstborn myth. What is a myth? Because

Artemis is a goddess and supreme, spiritual supremacy

again there's a means that has been flying that

whatever a woman did she act in wisdom that is

the woman has more wisdom than the man including

that what Eve did that it was a wisdom is a Gnosis

this is a the hint of what we call of Gnosis

you know something Gnosis means she has a secret

knowledge secret wisdom So whatever she did,

what she acted was superior, was an enlightened

wisdom. So Paul was saying, no, no, no, no. There

was no wisdom in what the woman did. She was

simply tricked by the devil into sin. What she

did was not gnosis. What she did was a deception.

it was ticked he was ticked into sin again paul

was addressing a doctrinal problem that you see

two things address in that text so the first

doctrine in ethos was also a distortion of genesis

are we together was distortion of the intent

of god a myth when meat are set above the word

of God, the order of God. That's what Paul is

addressing. Now, the issue is that the question

we need to address was Paul addressing all women

when he said in verse 12, let's go back to verse

12, and I do not permit a woman to teach or to

absorb authority over the man. but be silent.

Was he talking to all women in the church? Again,

if you look at it, just like we did with the

other scriptures, if you read from verse one,

Paul started with a general instruction about

church from verse one. When you go down, he begin

to talk to church, I exhort first and foremost,

first of all, the supplication prayers, intercession,

giving of tongues. be made to all men for kings

and for all in authority and on and on verse

seven for which was appointed as a preacher and

then he kept talking about that some of the things

he was facing verse eight i desire therefore

you know sir that man now look at it once he

talks generally he now started focusing on specific

you understand what i'm saying now when he said

men he was not talking to women did you get what

i'm trying to say That means in that shot and

there is a problem also with men. Did you want

something? Listen when you see Paul saying certain

things he was not saying for saying sake In those

days, they don't just write a letter and just

send just tell the people to love the Lord Say

the people to be patient said no this they address

specific problems So when you said now after

talking generally now he turned to the man you

say hey man, let me address some problem And

it's part of the doctrinal problem, sir. He said,

men, this is what I desire, that you pray everywhere,

lifting up holy hands without rat and doubting.

You know what has happened there? There is aggravation

in that church. You understand? He said, don't

come to church. You understand? Having all those

kinds of confusion here and there. That is not

what to do. You understand? It's wrong. Don't

do that. Just one thing I want you to do, to

lift up holy hands, not filthy hands, not hands

full of rats, full of anger, divisions. He's

addressing me, he know men, men that are angry.

You know, Sam, brother, you need to, anger is

all your portion. Don't say that's how we are

in our family. That's not, which family are you

talking about? How many families do you have?

And then you keep shouting, I've been translated

from the kingdom of that means into the kingdom

of that song. In this kingdom, we don't have

anything like that. Generally, because you normally

say, you have to understand, you're not just

a body. Your hormones, you're not under the control

of your hormones. Generally, there is sex. Of

course, because of testosterone, Men are generally

aggressive. That's why you have more men in prison

than women. You are not a body. You are a regenerated

person. You can't live by that. It's not the

fruit of the spirit. That's why it's telling

them, no, that's not your identity. Lift up holy

hands with that wrath, with that anger. He's

not a portion without doubting without confusion

without disputing without division Then he don't

turn to women he said in like manner, did you

see that? Did you see the kind of things? We're

saying, you know, we've been seen likewise, you

know, sir Meaning that when Paul is saying he's

just applying the same principle or two different

Groups of people in the nature if he's discussing

love he cannot turn to married women and address

them and say okay this is how you should apply

love within the context of your relationship

if he's addressing fathers this is how you should

you admit you you you demonstrate love within

the context of your relationship but it's the

same thing that's why he said in like manner

also that women so that means the matter fundamentally

the matter he was telling the men to do is exactly

what he's telling the woman is only that he's

applying it to the problem of the women at that

moment because the problem again as we see because

if a woman as we have seen in the that came from

the temple of Artemis what do you expect she

should be doing of course that woman does have

you seen those women that are supreme you know

you know they pay attention to their appearance

are we together are we together have you seen

a big big woman or powerful women in society

brother before they come out hey you know what

they have done to them understand they will ensure

that every every of the addressing has a meaning

i was i was sometimes when i sit down i was uh

after maybe a program maybe program of donald

trump or this i'll see people analyzing the the

the the outfits that uh the trump's wife war

They will be saying, this is what it means. This

is the color of this. It was chosen by this.

I say, uh -uh. Me, I don't know how the color

speaks. But I'm trying to let you know that when

you are at that level, sir, you don't come out

anyhow. The dressing you are coming out is in

itself a message. That is what the women were

doing. And they are neglecting the main thing.

Remember where they were coming from. Paul is

saying no, no, no, no, that is not correct. You're

supposed to pay attention to your attitude, your

inner heart, your character, much more than you

pay attention to your appearance. He was not

saying don't wear anything. He was saying priority,

setting priority. And the issue is what he was

addressing. is the problem at Ephesus. Are we

together? That's what he was doing. And so verse

9, and he moved to verse 10. And then he told

them that that is what is proper. For women professing

goodliness with good works, that is the order

of your identity. It's not subjugation. It's

telling them their identity, that first attitude.

Peter said the same thing in the sun. The inner

beauty, you pay attention to it. Then verse 11.

You see, in verse 11, he suddenly changed. He

didn't say women. He now said, let a woman, are

we together? Let a what? A woman learn in silent

with all submission. And I do not permit a woman

to teach or to absorb authority over a man. But

to be, I repeat that word again, he did in 11

and said, but what? In silent. Which means that

by starting to say silent, repeat it again, you

understand? Over a man, you understand? Because

in the verse nine, verse 8, he said men alone.

He didn't mix them. Verse 9 and 10, he said women.

He didn't mix them. When he came to verse 11,

he mixed the two, talking about the relationship

between the two. That means he was not speaking

to general women. He was speaking to who a man

and a woman within the context of marriage. Are

we together? He was speaking to a man and a woman

within the context of marriage. That means he

was addressing three set of people in this text.

Now, why do we say? It's not because we are just

wanting to say that there are evidence within

the text that verse 11, verse 12 is talking to

married people. Or in this way, married women.

Are we together? Married women. First, this text,

they say direct parallel to another text in Corinthians.

Let's look at it quickly. So it's not today that

Paul have admonished people in this manner. 1

Corinthians 14. 1 Corinthians 14, verse 34. We

1 Corinthians 14:34

have dealt with this text in this church already.

So I'm going to just read it in the sun. 14 verse

34. Let your women keep silent. Did you hear

silent again? Keep silent in churches for they

are not permitted to speak, but they are to be

submissive. Is that what we saw again? Silent

submission. Do you understand what I'm trying

to say? That's the same thing. As the law also

says, verse 35, and if they want to learn something,

let them ask their own husbands at home, for

it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.

Now, we're not dealing with this text because

we have dealt with it. I'm trying to show you

the parallel. that does the same thing, silent

submission. And this one even made it clear because

in Timothy he said man and woman. Here it makes

it vivid, husband. You understand? And why? Even

though the word, Greek word, is the same, wife,

woman, you understand, is the same, gune. So

it is a context that tell us. what exactly he's

talking about because the Greek word is the one

word, gunei. So what we're trying to say again

is that he said they should ask their husband

at home. That means is a home of yes. Then there's

a problem when you drag a problem from a family

problem and drag it into the public domain. That

means you are out of context. Now let me give

you more evidence that shows us that this is

one that shows us that what Paul was discussing

in verse 11 and verse 12 is talking to a couple

or married women. So Paul talks about submission.

Now you see there is Because there's another

word aside just being the words the parallel

We see it there is one word that is important

there submission Now nowhere in the Bible entire

Bible that asks women to submit to all men Let

me repeat again nowhere in the entire Bible that

asked women to submit to who? to all men. Anywhere

you see, submission to a man is within the context

of a home. You understand? Ephesians 5 also tells

us where we saw. In fact, he said, submit to

their own husbands, not someone else's husband.

Are you with me? You cannot say, you come here

and you're commanding my wife to submit to you.

You are dead on arrival. Did you understand what

I'm saying? No. She has only one to submit to.

Because that kind of expression of love is only

effected within the context of marriage. We have

submission, we will submit to the church. That

is not the same. Let me tell you one thing. In

submission to the woman involves sex. That's

why her body is not her body, but the husband's.

And the husband's is not his body, but the wife.

There are other submission that brother, you

can't do it. So you can't tell another man's

wife to submit to you. How? That's why we said

it is only within the context of the house, the

home. So sir, you are not the head of every woman.

It's clear, 1 Corinthians 11 tells us, right?

He's a husband that is the head of his wife,

not all men. You are not. So that's another thing

we saw in that Timothy that shows to us that

no, this could not have been told to the women

in Ephesus that you have to submit to all the

men in the church. How could that be? That would

have been aberrations. Are we together? Now we

have made up, I said, my love, when I met her

some years ago, and I unveiled the vision and

I turned her head for her to be following me.

You know, some say, huh? She agreed and she was

following me. And then now, we are making another

decision to move to somewhere else. Can I call

my mid -person friend wherever and say, well,

let's go? Did you understand? Did you understand

what I'm trying to say? How do you expect that

to say, the Bible says it's a summit to a man?

Did you understand what I'm trying to say? You

see, that's the point we're seeing. The issue

is that there are many things. When we talk about

submission in marriage, it can be applicable

in any other relationship. Because it's a unique

expression of love within the context of marriage.

There are other submissions in the church. Of

course, they ask the young men members to submit

to the elders. That's not the same as a submission

of a woman to the man. That's also expression

of love. but is done in a way different from

what you are, is obtainable within the context

of a marriage. So it could not have been poured

a blanket to say every woman, you have to submit

to all women, men. No. No. We have men that are

still finding their way, men that do not know

their left and right, you understand? Men that

are still struggling. How can you expect every

woman to submit to any man? I mean, he's not

even sensible in the sun. So that is a point

here. Are we together? Let me show you another

thing. Look at us starting. Why we are saying

that this instruction is within the context of

marriage. Was starting you say for Adam was from

first and then if you see this text Wherever

this text was pointed to Are we together is within

the context of marriage? Are we together where

issue of Adam and Eve we have many other this

thing Jesus pointed it in the Sun is a discourse

discussion about divorce about problem in marriage

in the Sun Paul also has shown us in Ephesians

Matthew 19, the same thing. Are we together?

It's within the context of marriage. If it is

not the context of marriage, it is about something

that is done in marriage. Did you hear what I

said? If it's not just about marriage within

that context of marriage, it's about something

that is done in marriage. For example, in 1 Corinthians,

chapter six. Well, Paul could take the verse

he say for the scripture says in the Sun that

Talk about that if you are joined with the Lord

your one flesh and your one spirit in the Sun

We either is joined to a hallowed is one flesh

for the scripture says yeah that what? That the

two shall become One flesh the context of that

place is immorality trying to make them understand

how they cannot carry that which belong to Christ

because you are one with god and go and give

it to another illegal person the illegal person

there is the harlot because that's illegality

you understand that is you carry someone's property

you go and give to another person do you understand

what i'm trying to say and so what they are happening

here is the sex here and the sex means union

that's the definition of sex you understand in

marriage you understand what tells us about the

union and that's the demonstration that is being

used as the relationship between Christ and the

church. Did you understand what I'm trying to

say? So it is a sex that man defines such a union

together. You understand? So when you carry yourself

and go and unite with another person, that's

why you call it immorality. That's illegal. So

he said if you joined yourself to God, which

is demonstrated by the relationship between a

man and his wife, So that's why I said, if your

context is not talking about marriage, it's talking

about something that is done in the marriage.

Did you understand what I'm trying to say? So

there is no how you will prove you see Adam and

Eve, you understand, and their relationship.

And you say it's talking to the general church.

Are we together? Amen. So this is an exclusive

speaking about marital issues. So in 1st Timothy

chapter 2 verse 11, Paul stated, let a woman

learn in silence. Look at verse 12. He said,

and I do not permit a woman to teach or to have

authority over a man but to be in silence. Remember,

we have already dealt yesterday with the issue

of context. You understand? You don't read a

verse with your knowledge of a modern times.

You need to read it. What does that mean to be

silent? Because the word in Greek, silent, is

not always to be mute. Because if you say that

they should be mute, it doesn't make sense. Our

sister just sang for us here. If we are to practice

this, they will come here. They will not say

good morning. They will not say good night. They

will not say anything. They will keep quiet.

That's the meaning, the literal meaning of what

some people don't want to apply, if really you

are going for that. That means all these women

that come to church, when they enter, they will

enter with their mouth shut. You understand?

No speaking, nothing. That's what the meaning

of literal silent means. Are you with me? Are

you with me? But that is not what Paul meant

there. Because he has already instructed women

already. You understand? In fact, we see in scripture,

a woman can prophesy. Is that correct? In fact,

1 Corinthians 11 tells us, if a woman prophesies,

right, or prays, that means she can pray. So

that means I'll be a Confucian. If it means literal,

so how comes then they can prophesy? So that

means that is not what he's saying. That's not

what he's saying. Are we together? So let's deal

with the word silent first. Then we'll just...

go out of here. In scriptures, the word silent,

as we said, doesn't have a blanket meaning. Remember,

the context helps us to define words, their usage

within the context. Let me give you an example.

Of course, the word silent can be mute in some

other places, but that's not, you don't use a

blanket meaning. We have said it over and over

in this church, right? Like the word world is

used several times in different ways. It's a

word, the same word in English, but it has different

meaning. We have cosmos, we have aeons, right?

We have okiume, okiumene. You understand? These

are all Greek words. But brother, they are translated

into English in the Bible, they all means wall,

wall, wall, wall, wall, but they don't mean the

same thing. So that means we have to read closely.

Are we together? We have to what? Read closely.

I saw even in English, I saw one was doing some

play of what? What do you call it? Is it homophones?

My English, go help me. You understand? Yes,

one or go, you can help me. You have one word,

you understand? The same sound. In fact, there's

another one he was saying. It's the same word,

but when you sound it differently, what do you

call that one? It is the same word, but they

have different meaning the way they are sound.

You understand? So I'm just, I say, ah, hey,

hey. You understand? Are we together? For example,

beat. Hmm? B -E -A -T. It can be choir beats.

Eh? It can be, eh? Are we together? Amen. So

that means even in English, I have those kind

of things. So you can use the word a blanket.

Are we together? let me give you an example first

of solonia first of solonian just an example

where it is the word that was silent was not

used as mute first of solonian chapter 3 verse

12 first of solonian 312 and may the lord make

you increase Okay, second, sorry, let's say first,

second Thessalonians, sorry, second Thessalonians

3 .12. Now those who are such we command and

exalt through our Lord Jesus Christ that they

walk in quietness. That word quietness is the

same word as silent. and eat their own bread.

Now, do you think it means that you should walk

with your mouth mute? That's what you're saying

here? No. He's saying that you should walk in

order. You understand? So the word here, silent,

was translated from the Greek word, hesychia,

or hesychia, H -E -S -H -E -S. H -E -S -Y -C

-H -I -E, H -E -S -Y -C -H -I -E, has to chair.

It's a Greek word, it's a feminine noun. Now

it is a word that was translated to asylum or

quietness. It means to settle down. It means

to be calm. It means to be orderly. To settle

down, to be calm, to be orderly. In fact, this

word, hesychia, was derived from the root word,

hesychios, that is H -E, S -Y -C -H -I -O -S,

H -C -T -O's. And this H -C -T -O's is an adjective.

It means peaceful or undisturbing. Peaceful or

undisturbing. So verse 11, let's go back to first

Moti. 2 verse 11, he said, let the woman learn

in silence with all submission. So it means he's

saying that let the woman have a teachable disposition,

is that correct? Meaning to be orderly, have

a teachable disposition, that it means to teach

in silence or to learn in silence, sorry. To

learn in silence, it doesn't mean to patlock

your mouth while you are learning. No, it said

to be peaceful, to be only stopping. You understand?

I mean, those of us that are lecturers, we met

some aggressive students, right? Hallelujah.

There are students that are not peaceful learners.

Did you understand what I'm trying to say? They

are very proud. They know nothing. but they want

to scatter the whole uh something you have to

put them in order if not they would this they

will they will scatter the the the class are

we together this is the type of people now please

as we are doing this right be thinking about

where we are coming our context you know our

context is that these are women coming from the

temple of Artemis some of them must have been

high priestess You understand? Now they are coming

with their supremacy mentality. They don't want

to learn. They are always busy. You understand?

He said, mm -mm, mm -mm, mm -mm. He said, have

a teachable disposition. So he's not saying keep

quiet. It doesn't even make sense. You understand?

Yes. You understand? Don't be arrogant. That's

what he's saying. You understand? Be humble.

When you relate with your husband be humble In

the Sun are we together so that by the way, let's

go back again. There's another word verse 12

so already because he said have a teachable disposition

in all submission because by adding with all

submission that means he is talking about arrogance

Supremacy kind of thinking you know son prides

and confusion you don't want to you understand

he said no no no no that's not how to go about

it this is your your nature in Christ that you

learn in silent and that learning has a disposition

is that of humility with submission to your husband

are we together amen now verse 12 he said I do

not He continued, he said, I do not permit a

woman to teach or to have authority over the

man. Remember, this man here is not every man.

He's her husband. Are we together? Good. He said,

I do not permit a woman to teach. What does teaching

means? What is teaching? Now, if you see, if

it's just a blanket again words, it means to

teach. just to pass information. And that means

I'll be confused. Are we together? Because if

that verse 12 were a permanent universal ban

that women should not teach, it would directly

contradict Paul himself, the rest of his colleagues.

You understand what I'm saying? When they met

with the couples Priscilla and Aquila, they were

tent -makers, co -workers. Amen. In Act 18, we

saw that in Act 26, Aquila and Priscilla, he's

not just Aquila, he said Aquila and Priscilla,

they call a man, verse in scripture, called Apollos.

They say, there is some loopholes in your doctrine.

You now call him and polish his head. Do you

want to sometimes say? That means, if that's

the case, fall is burning woman. how else he

is working do you know that he also in his letter

in his romance he also talks about great aquila

you know something i'm saying i'm priscilla that

means he said they are co -workers we have done

this when we are dealing with the women's issues

about women's liberty in the son in romance of

the 16 verse one and two he also commanded phoebe

He's a woman. Paul commanded her. He uses the

word documus. You understand? He said Phoebe

was a, she's a deacon, because that word documus

in Greek is a minister or a deacon. Do you want

something? Hey, are we together? Because a deacon

in the church is a teacher. A minister is a teacher.

Did you want to know something, Francis? If you

read 1 Timothy, He gave for bishop and details,

right? Are we together? One of the criteria is

that they must not be novices in the things of

God. So there's no how he's commending Phoebe

and he's asking the brethren to support her in

her ministry of ministering. That ministry is

not food that she's sharing because documents

is not used for that. Documus is used for deacon

or a minister. One that preaches the word. Romans

Romans 16:7

16 verse 7, he also talks about Jumeah. This

one, he commended Isaiah, he's an outstanding

apostle. Are we together? An outstanding apostle.

Amen. in fact he said she was before me she was

in Christ before me are we together so there

is no how you will now say that Paul is putting

a blanket listen that means you are taking out

of context he's out of context I want you to

note before we come to explain what teach means

they say what there you now say oh because he

said verse 12, first Timur teach of the two verse

12, he said I do not permit a woman to teach

or to have authority. He's not a mystic. He didn't

say to teach and to have authority. He say or.

It's a reason. Hallelujah. Now that word or is

a conjunction. is translated from the Greek word

ode, that is O -U -D -E, O -U -D -E, which frequently

links two words together to express a complex.

This word or ode is used to link two words or

two expressions. And the idea by linking them

is to express a single complex idea that you

cannot use just one word. Do you understand what

I'm trying to say? You want to explain something.

You don't want to use one thing. It's the same

idea, but you want to use multiple words or statement

and connect them together. Did you understand

what I'm trying to say? That is what it means.

So, for example, let me give you an example where

that word is. Matthew 7 verse 18. Please note

Matthew 7:18

this. Matthew 7 verse 18. Now look at it. A tree

Matthew 7:18

cannot bear, a good tree cannot bear bad fruits.

Nor, you see that word, nor is the same word

or day. Or can a bad tree bear good fruit? Listen,

the whole statement here is one idea. It's just

trying to say it in another way to explain a

single complex idea, but using two statement

and connect them together. Are we together? Amen.

Yes. Let me give you another one. Matthew 10,

go to Matthew 10 verse 24. Matthew 10, 24. So

Matthew 10:24

I'm trying to let you know that the one idea

there is trying to say that, you understand,

you will know a tree from the fruit it produces.

That's the idea. Are we together? That's the

idea Jesus was trying to pass. One idea, but

using two statement to explain the two ideas.

and connect them with Odei. Yes. Are you there?

A disciple is not above his teacher, nor, now

look at it, that word nor is the same word Odei.

You understand? Nor a servant above his master.

Look at it. He said, disciple, teacher, servant,

master. This is the same idea. Is trying to communicate

what he's saying if you read the context just

like I was saying He's a one complex idea. He

was talking that Jesus was saying if I have been

persecuted you as my Disciples you'll be persecuted.

That's why he's saying a Teach a disciple is

not above his teacher. No a servant above his

master That means whatever that was done to me

was will be done to you That is the idea he's

trying to pass. And so he uses two statements,

you understand, and then leading them by Odei,

just to explain that complex idea. Are we together?

Amen. So you can now see that the first statement

is the same with the second statement, because

they are explaining a complex idea. Are we together?

Let's go back to that text in second tumultu.

12. So when you see, he said, I do not permit

a woman to teach. That means the teaching will

not be referring just merely passing an information.

It is related to the issue of domineering, the

issue of absorbing authority. That's why he said,

all have authority over the man. So what Paul

is saying is that, that teaching there is not

just mere teaching. It's absorbing authority.

Are we together? Are we together? So this, normally

when you see these complex things are passed

together, is always, is a figure of switch. When

you have two different statement, trying to express

a complex idea and then use that link. You understand?

That conjunction of oddy, to express a complex

idea, is a figure of speech we call hen -dear

-dears. I know people don't want literature.

Hallelujah. Let me spell it. We are adding, I

mean, how many figure of speech are we learning

in this torture? We are still learning more,

you understand? Amen. And that's why we said

that the Bible is a literary text. Are we together?

H -E -N -D -I -A -D -Y -S. H -E -N -D -I -A -D

-Y -S. H -E -N -D -I -A -D -Y -S. Is a figure

of speech. where by you want to express a complex

idea but you use a link you know son you link

to statement in a way to all express that idea

that's the figure of speech that's exactly what

paul did there here and we saw in jesus used

it are we together amen yes so paul was not speaking

about two separate ideas he was not saying teach

he was also a sub authority he's talking about

the same thing he's talking about the supreme

mercy the female spiritual supremacy that attitude

of domineering that attitude of pride that was

brought from the temple of artemis that was what

paul was addressing and so in verse 12 he said

i do not permit your husband i mean the woman

to teach or to have authority over the man, but

to be silent. Remember, we've already said that's

silent. We said, but she should have a teachable

disposition. That's what silent means. So to

teach is not a separate idea with to have authority.

No, over. Or to absorb authority. In the sun.

Direct half is to absorb. You understand? Let

me explain to you these words here. Because they

are words that are careful. Paul chose those

words. He didn't, he is careful to choose them.

You know, sometimes there's a way Englishman

water some water, you would think that is just,

no, no. He carefully chose them. So by joining

the word or, the second phrase to half, authority

over. He tried to define the toxic nature of

the first. Do you understand what I'm trying

to say? By saying or absorb authority or have

authority, he's trying to tell you the kind of

the teaching Paul is talking about, that I do

not permit a woman to do that. That this type

of a teaching is not just merely to pass information.

It's a domineering toxic, you understand? supremacy

mentality that is brought from a foreign place

and that does not glorify god it means teaching

you understand that is bossy it's not just normal

positive acts this is not a positive like like

what many of us do in the class personal td personal

course and the rest you know something it's not

a positive teaching Listen, the teaching here

is not a positive teaching wanting somebody to

learn something. Like what we do in school, that

you are proud that somebody learn after you and

graduates. You understand? It's not positive,

it's negative. It's not intended to pass on information.

It's intended to dominate. It's intended to enslave.

Did you understand what I'm saying? Have you

seen those women before? That the man have no

wealth in his house? Have you seen them? Oh,

you have not seen them. May God never make you

to see them. You know what I'm saying? She is

the ultimate, the alpha and omega in the sun.

Whatever she says stands. She has no world. That

is this Artemis. She is from the daughters of

Artemis. Are we together? So this teaching here

is not positive. It's not helping someone to

succeed. It is the teaching that dominates, that

bullies. To have authority of sub -authority

means to take or to keep power. Now listen, that

word have is the word usurp, right? In some translation,

use the word usurp, right? That is you. s -u

-r -p -s it's not that you see we sang a song

oh jesus i have authority this authority is given

to us we didn't collect it by force is yes now

the exactly sir the you sub -authority sir is

the authority of kurita is the one that you collect

by force it's not your place but you collect

it there's something and you rule with iron fist

because the reason is that you are also afraid

because it's not your position. It's not that

people voted you in power say we love you. We

want you to rule us. No. It's like you collected

by force. So you would necessarily have to rule

with iron fist. That is a kind of authority here.

So this authority is it means to have authority

or to assume authority means to take power to

take a position by a force you understand without

legal right you don't have legal right in christ

as i said the position of a man as the head of

the home is an election of grace it's not because

he's wiser it's not because it's not it's an

election of grace you understand saying So the

position he is carrying is not an usup authority.

It is not an authority he hijacks. But for the

woman to come and say, Paul said, I do not permit

her. That means it's an illegal position. This

is what Paul was addressing. And remember, this

is an idea that he's addressing. They are coming

from the temple of Artemis. So the position is

important and I want you to note. So the wife

shouldn't take the position of authority because

it's divinely given to her husband. And so the

word, importantly, the whole word means to dominate,

to take power by force. to be autocratic, to

have an absolute power, that's what it means,

to be a bully, to practice self -assertive aggressive

control, that's what that means. It's not just

to teach that they want authority define the

kind of teaching Paul was talking about. And

this is not, let me explain. what Paul is not

saying, and that's what the error of many of

our churches. They think here that this teacher

is talking about just merely teaching the Bible.

This is a positive one. This teacher is a negative

one. Are we together? And when you check in the

church, let me give you some thought here. Now

there are different words used. Oh, I have to

give you this word, please. Have authority, because

that word authority, we have to define it. The

entire word, please follow me. The entire word

to have authority there is autentio in Greek,

autentio. To have authority is autentio in Greek,

means A -U -T -H -E -N -T -U, and T -O, sorry.

A -U -T -H -E -N -T -U. E -N -T -E -O. Please

pay attention. Because authority is not authority

everywhere. This one here, authority, this one,

is used only once and in this place. It's not

a mistake. Paul deliberately chose this word.

This word here is only used, that's the only

place used in the Bible. And as I said, this

autentio means to have authority. It's a verb.

It's actually, it's not a positive one. It is

to dominate, as I said. It is to take power by

force. It is to be autocratic, as I said. is

to be a bully. To have an absolute power. That

means to be an absolute master. You know absolute.

Means the other person has no say. As I said

also, it means to practice a self assertive.

You know self assertive? Means you are the one

who assert yourself. or a self -aggressive control.

So it's meant to be a manipulative power. Now,

this autentitude, as I said, is the only place

it appears, this authority here. This is different

from the church power. or the leadership of the

church authority. This is different from the

believer's authority. And it's also different

from governmental authority. Remember in the

Bible, God, you know, this is maybe to help to

address some of these things also. God asks us

to submit to the governmental authority. Is that

correct? You know, some people are saying, what

if they are tyrant? What the word the Bible use

is not authentic. to refer to those authorities.

Now, let me start with the church. What is the

word used as church authority or church leadership

authority? Paul used the word exusia. E -X -O

-U -S -I -A. X -E -X -O -U -S -I -A. This is

a healthy authority. It's not a tyrant authority.

Let me give you some text. 1 Corinthians chapter

1 Corinthians 9 · chapter mention

9. 1 Corinthians chapter 9 verse 4 to 6. Do we

1 Corinthians 9:4–6

have no right? Look at it. That word right is

the word exusia. is an apostolic authority to

eat and drink? Do we have no right to take along

a believing wife as do also the other apostles,

the brother of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it

only Barnabas and I who have no right. That word

right there is a word authority or exusia, to

refrain from working. Are we together? What Paul

is saying that we have the right to demand your

material things because a laborer is worthy for

his wages. You know what I'm saying? but they

say we waive that authority. It's an apostolic

authority. This is not manipulative. This is

the right given to them by the Lord, that those

that walk in the altar will eat from the altar.

Did you understand something? It's not what you

give to a pastor. You know, some of us have to

understand. When you are giving and taking care

of your pastor, it's not that he is the one who

require it, it's a divine authority is a divine

privilege. Did you get what I'm trying to say?

1 Corinthians 9 verse 12. Let me give you another

1 Corinthians 9:12

one. Look at verse 12, the same 1 Corinthians

9. If others are partakers of this right over

you, are we not even more? Nonetheless, we have

not used this right But endure all things, lest

we hinder the gospel of Jesus Christ. That means

Paul is willing to waive even the right giving

to him by God, so that he will not be a hindrance

to the preaching of the gospel. That's why you

always say, I have shown you an example by working

that you support the weak. For the sake, that's

leadership. When I'm talking about leadership

in the home, that's exactly. You want to teach

your wife something. You don't just say, hey,

do, do, do, do always. It's that you demonstrate

it. That's leadership. Paul wants to teach these

people sacrifice and how to support the weak

in the family and in the church. He said, OK,

I waive my right for you to give to me. I will

go and work with my hand and show you how you

should do it. And then when he makes money, he

supports the weak and said, this is how you should

do it. That's a leader. Second Corinthians chapter

2 Corinthians 10:8

10 verse 8. This right is called exucia. Second

2 Corinthians 10:8

Corinthians 10 verse 8. He said, for even if

I should boast somewhat more about our authority,

which the Lord gave us, did you see that? He

did not hijack it. It was given to them. For

who? For edification, that's positive. This is

the authority we are talking about. Exucia, not

Othentio. Othentio is an aggressive, abusive

power, authority. Exucia is one for edification.

And not for your destruction. Exucia, sir, the

church authority. Is not for destruction is for

edification. This is why they are this is what

they are hindering women to do That is not the

same with a turn to The Bible never Said that

the woman should not have exusia. You know something

because is one given by God So we should not

confuse the two And say that God banned women

from leadership and authority in the church.

No, they are not the same, sir. Let me give one

more here. 2nd Thessalonians. I have to do this

one. 2nd Thessalonians. Even if we will finish

this one alone, it's okay. Did you want something?

Are you 2nd Thessalonians? 3 verse 9. 2 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 3:9

3 verse 9. He said, none because we do not have

authority, but to make our self worth an example

of how you should follow us. That's just what

I have said, is authority. It has been given

to them. And it is for edification, not for destruction.

is a power, is an authority for confusion. Now,

the believer has also that. Let's look at the

believer. This one is for the church authorities.

What about the believer? The believer also has

authority. And the authority is also a exusiasa.

It's not autentio. It's not for destruction.

1 Corinthians, chapter 7, verse 4. This one,

1 Corinthians 7:4

in fact, he uses The what? Let me, let me read

it here. The wife does not have authority. Now,

this authority is not attentive. You know what

I'm saying? Over her own body, but the husband.

That means this authority is not an evil authority.

It's not saying that the woman will be subjected

by the man. No. You know what I'm saying? He

said, and likewise, the husband does not have

authority. over his own body but that means both

of them have this authority over the other's

body and this authority is not authentic it's

not the one that mutilates that that tarnish

it's not the one you understand it's not selfish

you understand that you the husband you're only

the one once you enjoy your wife and move you

don't care that your wife enjoy it or not That

is not the one. It's not a selfish power. It's

not a selfish power. In fact, here he uses the

verb of exusia. Exusia is a noun. He uses the

verb of it, which is exusiazo. Are we together?

You just add zo to it. Z -O, zo. Go to 37 for

me. 37. Nevertheless, he who stands steadfast

in his heart, having no necessity but has power

over his own will and has so determined in his

heart that he will keep his virgin thus well.

You know, many people have mutilated, even Amplify

have confused this text. They are thinking that

he's talking about the father of the woman. But

he's talking about the man himself. That is the

young man has authority over if he thinks that

he can be able to tame himself, to tame his loss,

he does not need to marry. He can decide not

to. That is within his control. Are we together?

He said, if what? Having no necessity. He said,

but has power over his will. Do you understand?

He said, and has so determined. in his heart

that he will keep his virgin. That is, he will

keep himself because he is a virgin. Do you understand

what I'm saying? He said he does well. He's trying

to say that if you decide not to marry, you have

done well. Do you understand what I'm trying

to say? But it has a condition if you have exusia

over your passions. Because those who does not

have, He has already told them in verse one,

instead of you to born with loss, what you should

do? Go and marry. You are laughing. Paul is not

just any how, he is addressing reality. Brother,

if you cannot keep yourself, can you just go

and marry so that they will be using that word

for you, you are settled. You know when people

marry, they say they are settling down. Maybe

it's their passion that is settling down. Amen.

Are we together? So that word here is power,

authority. Amen. Hallelujah. To commit to a life

of singleness and celibacy. 1 Corinthians chapter

1 Corinthians 8:9

8 verse 9. 1 Corinthians chapter 8 verse 9. This

1 Corinthians 8:9

is talking about the believer's authority. You

understand? the believer's authority, exusia,

is not negative, is a one that is helpful. 8

verse 9, but beware, lest someone, somehow this

liberty, the word liberty there is a word authority,

of yours become a stumbling block to those who

are weak. Remember, we say exusia is not autenture.

So it's not meant for destruction, it said be

careful. that your exusia that is good is an

authority of the believer that is good. Don't

allow it to become a stumbling block to those

who are weak. 1 Corinthians 11, 10. 1 Corinthians

11, 10. He said for this reason, the woman ought

to have a symbol of authority on her head because

of the angels. You understand? We'll deal with

this text separately. But the point I'm trying

to say is the authority here. And the idea here

is that the symbol of authority means that she

is under authority. She said that is a symbol.

It's an indication that she's under authority.

Because remember, they have a culture at that

time, just the same way we have today. You understand?

I don't know today. How do you show that you

are rebelling? What are the things that when

you wear it signify that you're a rebellious

person? I don't know anyway. But maybe for the

men, when you see a man sagging, what is the

indication? Because that sagging came from the

prisons. It's a statement to the wardens. Do

you want me to tell you? Because there is something

that happened, they want to rebel. So they started

sagging. Now, most of our boys, that's what they

are doing. That's a symbol of rebellion to authorities.

It's an indication. So the same way, at the context

of that time, head time means something. When

they see you tied, it shows something. It shows

that you're under authority. And remember, this

authority is exusia. It's not autentio. It's

not a controlling, manipulative power. Are we

together? Lastly, governmental leadership. I'm

trying to let you know that what the word of

God commands is not an uncontrolled, negative

power. You know, some people accuse that the

church is trying to manipulate you, that this

thing is manipulating you. Some people are even

saying that, no, we can't continue today or whatever.

No, no, no, no, no. Remember, the Bible did not

ask, say that when he was talking about authorities,

Let's look at governmental authorities. Romans

Romans 13:1–3

chapter 13 verse 1 to 3. He was not talking about

a Tentil. He was not talking about a Dictators.

Those who snatch power like North Korea. You

understand? And ensure everybody does not move.

You don't have a right. You understand? The government

own you. Everything they say you must do it.

That's not what we're talking about. Are we together?

Amen. Sorry, I'm not a politician. And I'm not

trying to undermine any government. I'm just

trying to give an example. That's the reality.

You understand what I'm saying? Amen. He said,

let every soul be subject to the governmental

authorities. That word, authorities, is the word

exucia. He's not talking about autentio. You

understand what I'm saying? He said, that's why

you will see that. How he continue, you now understand

that. He's talking about that. he said for there

is no authority except from God you definitely

you know that this authority is not talking about

or Tentil are we together he said except from

God and the authorities that exist are appointed

by God God cannot appoint anything that is tyrant

therefore so don't say when a people foolishly

elected a foolish leader and you say that it

is God that put him there and he's He's destroying

people, doing a lot of this. Say it is we that

put him there. You know what I'm saying? If it

is a power that God is involved, you will see

it is positive. He said, therefore, whoever resists

authority resists the ordinances of God. You

know what I'm saying? And those who resist will

bring judgment on themselves. That's three. For

rulers are not what? Oh, are you with me? Do

you want to be unafraid of the authority? He

said, do what is good, and you will have praise

from the same. Are we together? Romans 9 verse

Romans 9:21

21. Romans 9, 21. He said, does not the potter

have the power over the clay from the same loom

to make a vessel for honor and another for dishonor

here again that's another thing many of us misquote

this place in the sun listen power here is no

negative the word power here is a positive power

exusia what he's saying is that the lord has

the rights in the context of this text he's not

talking about producing a human being. He's not

talking about creation. He's talking about the

way of faith and the way of law. Are we together?

And God has chosen that the way to come to him

is through the way of faith. So you cannot come

and wake up and say, no, me, I will not use faith.

I will use law and you have to accept me. No,

it doesn't work like that because you don't have

the authority to do that. So it is in this context

and Paul is giving this example. He said just

the same way the potter, right? Have the right,

you understand? Over the clay, you understand?

To shape it the way he wants. He can break it

and shape it. That's the same way the Lord has

the right to choose which way people come to

him. And he has chosen the way of faith. So you

don't have that right to say, no, I will not

follow the way of faith. I'll follow the way

of the law. No, you won't get to him. You get

to another place. Are we together? only to wake

up probably and see that it's the wrong address.

Lastly, Titus, let me give this one. Titus, Titus

chapter three, verse one. Titus chapter three,

verse one. He said, remind them to be subject

to rulers and authorities. authorities we have

shown you something here he's not saying rulers

are different from authorities the word and there

is chi in greek which means it's saying it's

a in in in biblical studies not always you see

that word and a conjunction is always a talking

about two things like joining two things it may

be a further explanation you understand as you

normally see it in different place my Lord and

my God. He's not saying my Lord is different

and my God is different. You understand what

I'm saying? He's saying that and he's saying

my Lord which is my God. Are we together? That's

exactly what he's saying. So here rulers means

rulers which are authorities. So authorities

here is exusia. He said to obey, to be ready

for every good work. Are we together? Please

brethren you can see that in all the texts we

are the Bible the authority that God gives is

not a negative authority so if Paul is saying

I do not permit you should know that that authority

that the woman is taking is an illegal authority

the one that God gives both to the believer both

to government you understand and to the church

authority is a positive one for edification you

understand not for destruction Are we together?

It's Exucia. So while Exucia is legitimate, is

given by God, or Tentil, is a highly negative,

aggressive position, right authority, taken by

force without legitimacy. This is a one that

Paul says, I do not permit you to have it. because

it's illegal. With this understanding, we can

then read 12 clearly now. Are we together? Are

you with me? Are you with me up to this moment?

Now you can now read this verse with clarity

and now understand why Paul said, I do not permit

a woman. So let's read it this way. Because we

said that word teach. is defined by the authority

in the sun which is a figure of speech we have

said and then that is right which we said we

will read it this way i do not permit a woman

to teach in such a way that you soup authority

over a man but to be silent or but to have a

teachable disposition. So he is not permitting

a woman to exercise what is and not her rights.

That authority is a snatched, is a hijacked authority.

It's meant to bully. is coming from the temple

of Artemis, not temple of God. That authority

is not God -like, is not Christ -like, is demonic,

is evil. That authority does not promote success,

does not promote the harmonious living. That

authority is domineering. That authority is abusive,

is aggressive. is controlling. That is what Paul

said, no. No. So Paul was not banning a healthy

pastoral teaching. Don't use this text to condemn

pastoral authority of a woman. She is in Christ.

We have already said, We don't want the woman

to assume pastoral authority by any other means

than the means God have outlined in the church.

A woman should not become a pastor because her

husband is a pastor. That's an illegal way. That's

also like atentio. It's an illegal means. Because

the position of a pastor is a position of maturity.

You don't call me through relationship. is not

a marital religion that brought you to become

a pastor no neither we will not allow any man

to become a pastor because his wife is a pastor

that's why we have to be careful you understand

we really have to be careful else we will be

practicing we'll be bringing you some some some

thought of artemis you understand we will be

circumventing where god man of god have they

will show to us you understand How the leadership

of the church of Ephesus came. Sometimes they

go in Acts chapter 19. These people were not

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born again. You understand? In fact, what they

say, we don't even know there's anything like

a Holy Spirit. They say, with what baptism have

you been baptized? They say with the baptism

of John. They don't understand even with the

baptism of John. Because Paul now said, listen,

this is the baptism of John. When John was baptizing,

he was baptizing unto repentance. And what he

was doing is that he was pointing to a person.

He said, eh? Oh, we didn't know. He said, no.

That's what John was doing, because the baptism

of John was pointing to someone who is going

to come. When they heard it, they now understood,

oh. The Bible now said they were baptized in

the name. That's not water baptism. We've told

you now, the name is not a tag. He's not to say

the name, you understand? He's not attack, he's

authority, you understand? To be baptized, we

have shown it. Give me that text, one of God.

1 Corinthians chapter seven, sorry, 12. He shows

to us a word there. I think he's in verse 11,

talks about those of us, we are baptized into

Christ, we are baptized through the spirit. Show

me that text, there's a verse there. I forgot

that verse. Look at, show it for me. For by one

spirit we are all, do what? Baptized into one

body. That's not what our baptisms are. Meaning

it is through the spirit that you came into Christ.

Right? Whether you are Greek, so we are slaves

or free, all have been made. to drink into one

spirit so they were baptized in the name and

then Paul wanted to make more converts they rejected

him he said okay since you rejected he just carried

the ones he has already they already received

those who were disciples of John but didn't even

know John's message listen people can be going

to try they don't know what they are saying We

had the Ethiopian, you know, he was coming to

Jerusalem to serve. He didn't know the God. He

was moving back. He was reading the book of Isaiah.

He doesn't even know what he's saying. This is

the man that has come to Jerusalem to worship.

And now God has to intervene and say, well, please

help this young, help this man in the sun. Are

we together? And of course, he became born again

and he moved back to Ethiopia. So what we are

saying is that these type of teaching is not

just any kind. So don't use autentio as exusia.

Don't use that. Do not use that. So Paul was

not banning healthy pastoral teaching. He was

banning that abusive, aggressive, spiritual takeover,

because it's a spiritual takeover. You are coming

from the temple of Artemis and now coming to

temple of God to to take over to you know son

to continue leading because you are used to that

that high you are a high priestess there you

think and that's the same thing church are doing

we are still practicing Artemis today have you

not seen the man has been singing in the world

you know son he's a celebrity suddenly he came

into the church he was born again glory to God

okay brother sit down and learn suddenly now

they met him the head of the choir now he is

busy now singing that is artemis you are coming

from somewhere you are high ranking there suddenly

you enter the church you want to maintain that

position that is artemis and the church have

to be careful and this is where we are going

and so when things happen then you start to watch

no brother sit down and learn this is not time

to start singing you understand i am trusting

the lord to help us you understand The first

thing is not to start serving here and there.

That's why I'm careful always with some of us

that are serving. I'm much concerned because

I don't want you to be here for donkey years.

You are busy holding camera, you are busy playing

this and playing that and you learn nothing and

it doesn't bother you. And then we think the

brother has grown and then we begin to see some

things and then we are surprised. What happened?

That's what happened. He's already overtaken.

We don't want you to do that in the sun. Service

is a product of maturity. You know something?

That's why I read Ephesians chapter 4, sir. That

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word, sir, when you read from 13, 14, 15, 16,

where the body, every part of the body begins

to contribute to the child. That is when maturity

has come. But the first instance, those who are

to serve are those who are mature. they are to

teach they are to ensure that those people are

matured the time they will be contributing is

when you lead by the time you read 16 verse 16

of chapter 4 then you said that every part will

now contribute its own part but how comes you

start contributing without knowing anything so

and that is how leadership came from from the

apple dwell with them for two years teaching

them In the sun. In all together, by the time

you come to Acts chapter 20, in the sun, it was

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already that he has spent three years with them.

And at that moment, they are mature. They are

the one they become elders now. So how come you

just enter the church and you are given the leadership

position? What did you know? So Paul's instruction.

was not to ban any woman. So Paul's solution

wasn't to mute the woman, but to mandate that

they humbly learn sound doctrine, sound theology,

which is not the one they have been receiving,

which is corrupted, not to be influenced by the

Ephesus powerful Artemis culture, which uses

a corrupted, Genesis narrative. Eve first, because

the goddess believed she is the first. Because

she was born first and came to help her mother

to deliver her twin brother. Can I imagine this

kind of mythology? Or myths? Yes, the mother

gave birth to her. Then after she came out, Then

she now returned to help the mother to give birth

to Apollo, which are twin brother. So she's first

over men. Or if wiser, what Eve did is wiser

than is a wisdom that she demonstrated. And Paul

said, no, it was not wisdom. She was deceived.

Paul was not comparing her with the man. He was

saying against the attitude. and the culture

of Ephesus and say, no, what if demonstrated

was not wisdom, sir? What she demonstrated there,

eh? She was tripped. She was deceived. Are we

together? Hallelujah. I believe you have gotten

something. Can you just appreciate God? I say,

thank you, Lord. For all we have seen so brother

as you are growing you are growing ministry.

Don't block any sister Don't block your wife

You know son and say the layer said you are not

permitted that means you are joining the devil

You know son to hinder his will His will is not

gender -based. Sorry, sir. It's not gender -based

Exucia is the authority given to the believer

Giving to the church and a woman can grow to

become a pastor She can be a leader She have

the authority Can you just pray for that? We

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