1 Tim 2:12 Woman's Silence
1 Tim 2:12 ( KJV ) But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. T.A.: My wife and some other sisters were having a Bible study in Hualien. A non-Christian man who knew one of the women came in and sat down. My wife stopped teaching and tried to tell him that she could not teach with a man present. She said it embarrassed the man and he left and never saw him again. She feels she handled the situation wrongly. She thinks now that she should have kept teaching and after the class explained what the Bible teaches and encouraged him to attend the men's classes. That might be the best way to handle that situation. The word "silence " in I Timothy 2:12 follows "teach, nor to usurp authority over the man " This describes a situation where a woman robs authority that God has not given her. It seems like it depends on her attitude and the manner in which she speaks. If she is overbearing and a "Miss...