IF WOMEN DIDN'T SPEAK!!

It has agrivated me so many times when I hear that a woman should remain silent. What!!!!! I know the verses about a woman being silent in the church, the woman being submissive to her husband, a woman shouldn't pastor?? I know in churches, especially Baptist churches, men are the deacons and the pastors. Who usually does the work in the church though?? From my observations it is the women for the most part. So do women just need to remain silent and just be worker bees?? Let me answer this with some Bible stories.

In old testimant writings, who spoke up to the king on behalf of the Jews? a man or a woman? Who was the first one to share of Jesus' resurrection? a man or a woman? I could go on, but I am sure most are familiar with at least these stories.

A woman was challenged to speak up on behalf of the Jews in order to save them. What if she didn't speak up? A woman first told of Jesus' resurrection. This is truly just an honor. Word would have gotten out, but she shared the great news first to others, to men actually.

What is my point in all of this?

I am not trying to make women into pastors.. I am not trying to say women shouldn't be accountable unto their husbands.. but what I am saying is that women do have a right and responsibilty to share the gospel and I believe it extends outside of the walls of children's rooms and in other cases to just women. God has given many women a passion for sharing the gospel and in some cases I have seen, the women have more passion, more spiritual wisdom than the men in there same households. Why would God ask for such a woman to remain silent, just based on a technicality? It doesn't make sense.

I have personally led boys, girls, men and women to the Lord. I am not bragging by any means, but what if I had remained silent? In the end, if the Lord gets upset with me because I spoke up, I will happily take the punishment. I feel it is worth it! To lead people to Christ, to help others grow in Him, really, I think that is what God wants afterall!!