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Originally Posted by Evangelical
I think Calvin is not restricting women teaching women or children.
The topic of the matter is women teaching men in the public assembly.
The big issue I see for you and others is that you fail to admit any restrictions on women whatsoever, despite these restrictions being believed in Christianity for hundreds of years and also followed by the reformers.
So why don't I turn this around and ask, what do you think women can women do and what can't they do?
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Really, how do I fail to admit any restrictions? I admit every single restriction that Paul has given.
If you are referring to 1Tim 2, then you can't ignore the other verses of Paul in the books to Timothy and Titus. Nor should you ignore Paul's word in 1Corinthians.
In Post # 143 I explain 1Tim 2 in a way that does not contradict everything else Paul taught. However, if you read it as a blanket prohibition on women teaching then you are contradicting many other verses by Paul and others. That is a fatally flawed approach.