Lexington weekly news. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1912-19??, 1912-05-31

D to speak his WORT. but man told IN
? not to speak it. Whom should | ODE,
/. God or man. The scripture says. wha
i art man that thou art mindful of him
God said, He that hath my word le
him speak my word faithfully. Is no
my word like as a fire? saith the LorC
And like a hammer that breaketh tn
rock in pieces?" Jeremiah 1929.
believe that many people get til.
wrong idea about the Apostle Paul
teaching. 1t is good to read tn.
scripture, but it is much better to ge
the understanding. The Apostle Pau
said. Let the women keep silent i,
the church He did not mean in tn.
spiritual welfare Of the church. bu
his meaning was IN the business af
fairs of the church The ministers
withhold the women from preachine
the word of God and telling about his
wondrous love, but they do not with
hold them from speaking in the church
meetings The men should have this
part of the work, believe if the
Apostle Paul was living today he
would not forbid the women to speak
about the word of God.
| The apostle said, 'If the women
want to know anything, let them ask
their husbands. (Cor. 14:3O. He did
not mean in the spiritual sense of the
word, but he meant home affairs or
business affairs of the church. I be-
lieve if Christian woman wants to
learn anything pertaining to spiritual
things, let her ask God, that He may
give her wisdom, but if she wants to
learn anything pertaining to home, or
business affairs of the church, let her
ask her husband. Man is no more
ruler over spiritual things than the
woman, for both were born in sin and
shaped in iniquity (Psa. 51:5). In the
beginning of creation when God
spoke to Eve in the Garden of Eden
He said: Il will greatly multiply thy
sorrow and thy conception, and thy
desire shall be to thy husband and he
shall rule over thee (Gen. 3:16}. God
did not mean in the spiritual sense of
the word that man should rule over the
woman. but he meant in the flesh her
desires would be unto her husband
In the spiritual sense of the word God
wants both mans and womau's de-
put man above himself, for He knew
what was i'll man.
The apostle Paul also teaches us
that womans desires pertaining to
spiritual things ablSld he unto the
Lord (Cor. s:34). He teaches us that
it is best for a woman to remain un-
married. He says: AN unmarried
woman careth for the things of the
Lord, that she may be holy both in
body and in spirit, but she that is mar
ried careth for the things of the world,
how she may please her husband"
Now if he meant for man to be ruler
over the house of God, why did he
make this statement? Why did he
forbid the women to marry? If the
apostle Paul had his meaning for man
being ruler over spiritual things he
marry, so they may be taught by their
husbands for the spiritual welfare of
their souls
l will call your attention to l. Cor,
first chapter, 21st verse: God hath
chosen the foolish things of the world
TO ccnfound the wise, and God hath
chosen the weak things of the world
to confound the things which are
mighty; and base things of the world,
and things which are despised, hath
God chosen. yea and things which are
not, to bring to naught things that
are; that no flesh should glory in his
presence
I want you to notice that particular
verse. God hath chosen the weak
things of the world to confound the
mighty Between man and woman,
the woman is considered the weaker
vessel; to appear wise before God
we have to appear a fool before the
world. The foolishness of God is wiser
than men, and the weakness of God is
stronger than men Ct. Cor. 1:25). Hath
not God made foolish the wisdom of
this world? Q. Cor. 1920. The world
by wisdom knew not God 1t pleased
God by the foolishness of preaching to
save them that believe. A mans
strength in the sight of God is no more
than woman's strength. To have
strength in the Lord we have to grow
weak in ourselves. If we worked for
the Lord with our strength we would
boast of ourselves what we do, but
God wont have it to be so, for He
wants us to give Him the glory
Without the help of God We are help
less as little child. We can do moth
ing. Why do men judge the Lord and
say He didn't send women to preach
The scripture says: How unsearcha
BILE are his judgments, and his ways
past finding out; or who hath known
the mind of the Lord or who hath
been his counsellor (Rom. 11:34)
Oh, my friends, We have such a glo
rious Master, who is sitting on the
right hand of God calling for laborers
Shall we withhold the women minis