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Originally Posted by Titus2woman

I agree with you about issues of submission as far as a woman being submitted to her own husband. I am indeed submitted to mine as well as both of us being submitted to the Lord and it has brought me great joy. However I am in no way submitted to or under all men. The position of most people who espouse these teachings is that within the church all men are over all women all of the time and no man can learn anything from any woman. Do you agree with this?

Absolutely not... I am submitted to my husband first and foremost. My husband has the final say in my home. Paul in 1 Cor 11 dealt with this issue - it is Christ, the husband, and then the wife. If another man has an issue with me, he is to deal with my husband about it, not me. My husband is my covering, my protector, and he has the final say in our home, certainly not any other man. Eph. 3:18 "Wives, submit yourselves to your OWN husbands, as it is fit in the Lord."

When there are men trying to lead other women about (besides their own wife), that is a very, very serious issue, and could start another whole thread with that, and won't bother going deep into that issue now.

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

However there are single, divorced and widowed ladies as well as women who's callings are recognized by their own husbands. I can not in good conscience tell those women that if they follow their call they are somehow out of creations order or out of God's will. And yes this is an issue near and dear to my heart. My husband and I have for years taught seeker bible studies to mixed gender small groups. Don and I work different shifts which sometimes leaves one of us teaching alone... It was the fact that I would, in some instances, be teaching men that made me first study this out... Because above all things I do not ever want to be out of the will of God.

There are always the gray lines in every situation that cloud the water, and of course, this is one of them. However, Paul definitely mentioned that women who had no husbands were to teach the younger women. There is definitely a role in the church where the older ladies could be spending more of their time teaching, and helping younger ladies, don't you think? There are so many avenues of ministry, and they don't all include the "five fold ministry" to be sure. Teaching is one of those ministries Paul mentioned. You can be mightily used of God through teaching. I've heard many women teach, and it is a mighty tool God has used to edify the body of Christ. In your situation, you were doing the best thing possible in that situation, and God will bless your efforts!

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

However I do believe that we will see a woman a president before the church as a whole agrees that it is just OK with God for one to preach... For that I believe we will need to see Jesus come back.

That is a personal opinion to be sure, and one only God knows the answer to. I do strongly believe women are able to minister in many, many ways. However, usurping authority over men is not one of them. If teaching is done in such a way that it is teaching, and not preaching, I believe God is pleased with women teaching.