Women Preachers

I'm a Christian and I feel at times, some Christians take things too far and try to play God. For instance, when some christians quote scriptures to justify what they do and criticize someone else's sin and they really don't fully comprehend the scripture. I have heard this scripture time and time again about how women shouldn't be preachers. 1 Corinthians 14: 34-35

• Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.


• If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.

Many people don't know this about me, but I went to an all black christian school from grades 3rd to 8th. All we did was read the bible 24/7, so I know the history of most of the stories in the bible. I really don't get when people try to think they are better than me because they can quote scriptures. Proverbs 26:9- Like a thorn bush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

So, back to 1 Corinthians 14:34-35. During the days of the Corinthians, in church the men and women were separated to either side of the room. Men on one side while the women sat on the the other. Also, during those days, the men were more educated to than the women. So, during service the women would talk back and forth to their husbands because they were trying to comprehend what the preacher was talking about, hence "Women should remain silent in church.......If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their husbands at home."

This scripture doesn't in any way say that women can not be preachers. Its just one way for some men to detour a woman from doing anything and/or being anything she chooses. So you mean to tell me that women can give birth, teach our children about manners & life lessons, and help men grow emotionally and spiritually, but we can't preach? You must have bumped your head. How egotistical you are because God never wanted men to view women as second class citizens.

God wanted men and women to be equals. He wants us to equally share the duties of a household, what one person lacks the other fills. So, before you start quoting scriptures to justify what you believe in and why you act the way you do, know the true meaning.