800. MINISTERING THE "GOOD NEWS". (WOMEN). "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one [person] in union with Christ Jesus. Moreover, if you belong to Christ, you are really Abraham's seed, heirs with reference to a promise." (Gal 3:28,29). But while a woman may be of Abraham's seed "in union with Christ Jesus", it is not possible for a woman to be of the "seed" of God's heavenly "woman" Woman's place in the arrangement of God has been incorrectly explained in the publications 'Then is Finished the Mystery of God' (Pg. 233) and 'Aid to Bible Understanding' (Pg. 726) ('Woman's Place') stating: '…if a woman prays or prophesies in the congregation, occupying a position God has assigned to the man, she should have on a head covering. In temporarily doing these things because no dedicated male Christian is present to do them…' But the unchangeable instruction from our Lord is that there is no provision for women under any circumstances to be allowed to even speak in a congregation. As it is written: "As in all the congregations of the holy ones, let the women keep silent in the congregations". (1 Cor 14:34,37). In relation to men and women, 1 Corinthians 11:3 of the Greek Interlinear Translation says: "head but of woman the male person", referring to all men and women in the general sense and context. (1 Cor 11:3). But the New World Translation incorrectly expresses this scripture as: "the head of a woman is the man", which in the singular tense is incongruous. This scripture describes the family headship arrangement as it should be taught, that the glory of God is man, that man is head of woman, and that woman is man's glory. As to their own families, family male headship has precedence over other baptized males in both the spiritual and fleshly sense. (1 Cor 14:35). Where a woman has no husband, then an anointed brother can lead her about as a sister, but only as to the Lord. (1 Cor 9:5).
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