Cheryl Schatz

Thanks, dear folks for adding good thoughts while I was not able to be here! I have been so incredibly busy the last while that something had to give and the blog just couldn’t have my attention. I will try to catch up a bit, but since my next DVD comes out by the end of the year, I am likely to be in an overwhelmed state until it is finished.

Pinklight, I fixed the problem of your extra bolding on your post.

Pastortnew, welcome to my blog! Sorry that I didn’t get to your request sooner. My 4 DVD set (linked at the top) has all the information that you are looking for on 1 Timothy 2:12 and although there is much on this blog that answers your question, the best is the DVD that goes through not just 1 Timothy 2:11-15, but also all the “hard passages of Scripture” on the women’s issue.

Also about Don and Dr. Wallace. Don is a very kind individual that always strives for balance and gentleness and I am sure that you would like him a lot if you knew him. His comments are never meant to berate another, at least not that I have seen, so I think you misunderstand him.

I like Dr. Daniel Wallace too. In fact he has been helping me with Greek grammar issues for my next DVD (on a balanced view of the Sovereignty of God) and I find Dr. Wallace to be a very knowledgable and gracious man. What I also like about Greek grammar from newer literature is that they are able to make use of the latest resources that may not have been published years ago. Dr. Daniel also has a copy of my DVD set.

I will comment on a few things regarding 1 Timothy 2:11-15. First of all there is no command in verse 12. The imperative is in verse 11 which many people miss when they read the English. Secondly in verse 15, the she and they (singular and plural) are important to notice. Verse 15 gives the expected outcome for what Paul is not allowing in verse 12. Also the “she” is not the same as “they” as that would be bad grammar, so understanding the passage, it is important to go back to find out who is referenced by “she” and how far back do you need to go to reference “they”. No biblical passage ever has a generic person or a generic group with both singular and plural pronouns.

As far as “discernment” that is a term that was used by Phil Johnson. I believe that all of us are to work hard to have discernment. One of the signs of the end time is that there will be great deception, so we must stick close to God’s Word, give it great care and attention and seek to be discerning in all things.