Lin

“In regards to the statement in verse 35: “As also saith the Law”
Does not find its root in the oral law. Its inception comes from Genesis 3:16:
To the woman He said:
      “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
      In pain you shall bring forth children;
      Your desire shall be for your husband,
      And he shall rule over you.”

Hi John,

Saying that this is the inception of this ‘law’ in the NT does not make sense from many angles. First of all, Jesus came to redeem us from the law and secondly, the above is NOT a law. It is a consequence of sin. Just like you are not in sin if you work in an airconditioned office and are not a farmer toiling on the land. Even farmers are not in sin for using fertilizer and such. And, if we follow your interpretation that Gen 3 is a law and even proceeds to the NC, then any woman using pain relief in childbearing would be in sin. So, you really get into some serious legalism if we follow your interpretation using Gen 3 as a law instead of the consequence of sin.

Many hard comp scholars even admit that the reference to the ‘law’ in 1 Corinthians 14 cannot be Gen 3.

Is there another place in scripture where this ‘law’ in 1 Corn 14 is referenced? We cannot find it. But we know that God made The ‘law’ clear. God is never confusing about His law.

But we DO KNOW for a FACT what Paul is referencing: The Oral law because the Oral law says exactly that! A woman is to be SILENT and the Greek means SILENT not just quiet. Check that out and see. BUT, we know that Paul goes on to REFUTE that in verse 36. YOu may want to check the Greek on verse 36 very closely. You will see that it clearly negates verses 34 and 35.

“This does not mean that a man should be a tyrant over his wife. What it means is that the Man in God’s plan, after the fall, was to be the Spiritual Head!”

John, Kephale does not mean authority in this verse. It means unity and the whole passage is about unity and mutual submission. Had the Holy Spirit wanted to communicate ‘authority’ in these passages He would have inspired a very clear Greek word for authority. There are several of them already used quite clearly in the NT.

If we go with your interpretation then women have 2 “authorities” as believers. They have Jesus Christ, their High Priest and a husband. Are you suggesting with ‘spiritual head’ that your wife must go through you like an OT priest? Is there a human layer between her and her Savior? If not, then what does ‘spiritual head’ mean?
John, I am very sad to see your view of over half of all believers. Many of these are single women, widowed and divorced. Many of these need love and support of their fellow brothers in Christ. Not more rules and roles that are not of Christ. “Roles” is an invention of man. We are to BE in Christ. Not play a part that entails works.