Paul wrote his second letter to the disciples to comment on their responses to his first letter and to deal with some who set themselves up in opposition to him. Self-appointed leaders in the churches opposed the apostle, and today his authority as spokesman for Christ is also often disregarded. For example, he is dismissed as a misogynist because he commanded that women were “to keep silence in the churches” (1 Corinthians 14:34).1 Corinthians 14:34XWaiting for response This may seem anachronistic by spiritual leaders of the churches today but it is a commandment of Christ to be obeyed: “If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord” (1 Corinthians 14:37).1 Corinthians 14:37XWaiting for response
Paul wrote his second letter to the disciples to comment on their responses to his first letter and to deal with some who set themselves up in opposition to him. Self-appointed leaders in the churches opposed the apostle, and today his authority as spokesman for Christ is also often disregarded. For example, he is dismissed as a misogynist because he commanded that women were “to keep silence in the churches” (1 Corinthians 14:34).1 Corinthians 14:34XWaiting for response This may seem anachronistic by spiritual leaders of the churches today but it is a commandment of Christ to be obeyed: “If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord” (1 Corinthians 14:37).1 Corinthians 14:37XWaiting for response