[Terabitten]

"But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence."

It's interesting to me that in his other letters, Paul separates his personal opinions from God's mandates, usually by saying something like "It is not I, but God, who commands this" or "Not God, but I, Paul." Here, he uses the same sort of language (I do not allow) but stops short of saying that it's God's command.

Just something to think about.

[the OlLine Rebel]

True, which is 1 reason I’m not big on Paul or his part of the NT. Too often he gives the impression of himself being the Godhead.

At least, perhaps, he’s telling us it’s not always really GOD saying so. Whereas others would arrogantly imply it is.

[Just mythoughts]

It's interesting to me that in his other letters, Paul separates his personal opinions from God's mandates, usually by saying something like "It is not I, but God, who commands this" or "Not God, but I, Paul." Here, he uses the same sort of language (I do not allow) but stops short of saying that it's God's command. Just something to think about.

Paul also says that what happen to *THEM* is Written for our admonition (warning) as to what would be again to end this *age*. That was not his opinion and Paul writer of most of the New Testament continuously quoted as did Christ Himself that supposed OLD that the majority of Christians willingly ignore.

Christ said I foretold you alllll things.... and yet Christ also said that He spoke in parables because it was NOT given for all to understand. But we this day have benefit of His explanation privately to His disciple what those parables mean.