| Mat wrote: | | Chicago27 wrote: | | bonnie knox wrote: | The word that is translated "usurp" in 1 Timothy 2:12 is authenteo. It is only used one time in the whole New Testament. It has a violent connotation.
It should be simple enough to see that God put women in leadership positions in the Bible, so obviously "usurping authority" can't mean merely being in a leadership position. If God calls a woman to a leadership position, she doesn't need a man's "permission" to do what God has called her to do, but the church as a whole is remiss if it does not affirm God's calling. |
If the authority of the COG, the General Assembly, vote for women's full rights, then women would not be usurping authority. |
Exactly! If you are commissioned by authority, man or woman, you are not "usurping authority" (Phoebe). If you're not, it really does not matter what title you "hold".
Mat |
And if a denomination gives you authority to teach or preach, or if a pastor gives you authority to teach or preach, you are operating under that authority, so you are not usurping authority then, either.
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Re: The word "usurp"
