I've that at many churches that i have attended that the female singer can not be heard during the worship part of the service. If the worhsip leader is on lead it seems that the female worship leader mike is turned down so they can't be heard. Whenever she takes over the set she can be heard perfectly fine, but it seems her mike volume varies throughout the service. Is this the modern way that the church follows Paul's instructions in I Corinthians 14:34 "Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law."
Would that really be so bad. Lately this ideal in the early church for women to be silent has been under attack. Like many other issues its said that "Christians need to get with the morals that the majority follow." Basically womans equality can not sit back and let the verse hold them back. But the church being as stubborn as she is meant to be should not submit so easily to popular thought.
Personally I do not see this mandate given by the early church fathers as limiting our sisters in Christ. It mearly reiterates the role woman have played thoughout The Bible. Woman have always preached without words. Sarah spoke volumes by sticking with a man no matter what God told them to do. Rebekah won the heart of Isaac by watering his fathers camels. Leah won jacob's heart by her looks. Ruth bared her soul to Boaz by her work ethic. Hannah established how best to honor God by fulfilling her word. Mary Magdelene showed her dedication and compassion for the messiah by washing his feet with ointment. All together these matriarchs of our faith spoke volumes without even moving their lips, and what gentlman doesn't know that a lady can command the hearts of any my by a sweet smile.
So next time I see a female worship leader who may have sound problems I will be watching how she shows worhsip to God the way her sisters have for all of time, and that may not even involve singing a single word. I think Peter may have put it best
I Peter 3: 1Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,2 when they see your respectful and pure conduct
Would that really be so bad. Lately this ideal in the early church for women to be silent has been under attack. Like many other issues its said that "Christians need to get with the morals that the majority follow." Basically womans equality can not sit back and let the verse hold them back. But the church being as stubborn as she is meant to be should not submit so easily to popular thought.
Personally I do not see this mandate given by the early church fathers as limiting our sisters in Christ. It mearly reiterates the role woman have played thoughout The Bible. Woman have always preached without words. Sarah spoke volumes by sticking with a man no matter what God told them to do. Rebekah won the heart of Isaac by watering his fathers camels. Leah won jacob's heart by her looks. Ruth bared her soul to Boaz by her work ethic. Hannah established how best to honor God by fulfilling her word. Mary Magdelene showed her dedication and compassion for the messiah by washing his feet with ointment. All together these matriarchs of our faith spoke volumes without even moving their lips, and what gentlman doesn't know that a lady can command the hearts of any my by a sweet smile.
So next time I see a female worship leader who may have sound problems I will be watching how she shows worhsip to God the way her sisters have for all of time, and that may not even involve singing a single word. I think Peter may have put it best
I Peter 3: 1Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,2 when they see your respectful and pure conduct
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