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"A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness.
But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.
FOR IT WAS ADAM WHO WAS FIRST CREATED, AND THEN EVE.
AND IT WAS NOT ADAM WHO WAS DECEIVED, BUT THE WOMAN BEING DECEIVED FELL INTO TRANSGRESSION."
(1 Tim 2:11-14)
Paul gives the reason why woman is not allowed to be in authority over man and it has nothing to do with culture.
Woman was created for man, to be his helper, to SUBMIT to him, not to take his place of authority and honor. The glory and beauty of woman is in her submissiveness.
Truth does not change. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. If it was against God's will yesterday, it is still against His will today. The idea of woman being in authority over man has only become acceptable in the last 50 years or so. It is a corruption of God's created order, it comes from the world, and the body of Christ is not to be like the world.
Instant, joyful and complete obedience to God is the evidence that a person is truly born again, because,
"This is the love of God, that we keep His commandments ; and His commandments are not burdensome."
(1 Jn 5;3)