To Teach or Not to Teach, Part 2 (TMF:2041)
Monday, March 06, 2023
Peace to Live By: To Teach or Not to Teach, Part 2 (TMF:2041) - Daniel Litton
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Now, James says that, “Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers.” This is one of those instances where the “my brothers” is not noted as being alternatively translated “my brothers and sisters”; this is in the ESV Bible. In James time, only men taught. That’s the way it was in Jewish society. As a matter of fact, remember, the Apostle Paul came down pretty hard on this, saying that women weren’t even allowed to ask a question in a church setting, whether that be within in a service or even a Bible study. Now, in our day and age, no one I know (except maybe the Amish), practices this latter concept (1). Some churches, especially in the traditional evangelical sect, do not allow women to be ministers, pastors, or reverends. These churches still practice Paul’s section about not letting a women teach, but not the section about the women speaking in church (they let them ask questions or give announcements or whatever).
(1) The evening after recording this sermon, in my free time I was reading a book about an Amish couple and they in fact confirmed what I thought would likely be the case, that Amish women do not speak during their services or Bible studies. This book is an excellent read, by the way, and is called ‘Plain Faith' by Irene & Ora Jay Eash with Tricia Goyer. See pages 74 & 75 for what I am referring to.
(1) The evening after recording this sermon, in my free time I was reading a book about an Amish couple and they in fact confirmed what I thought would likely be the case, that Amish women do not speak during their services or Bible studies. This book is an excellent read, by the way, and is called ‘Plain Faith' by Irene & Ora Jay Eash with Tricia Goyer. See pages 74 & 75 for what I am referring to.