Download this PDF file (http://www.cbmw.org/rbmw/rbmw.pdf) for excellent reading on the subject. _________________________________________________ William Dicks "Adjust your doctrine - or just minimize doctrine - to attract the world, and in the very process of attracting them, lose the radical truth that alone can set them free." -- John Piper Teaching the Truth http://teachingtruth.cjb.net Just thinking... (My blog) http://williamdicks.blogspot.com Some recommended ministries: Desiring God Ministries {http://www.desiringgod.org} Also visit Answers in Genesis {http://www.answersingenesis.org/} _________________________________________________ > Adrian Russell <agerussell@...> wrote: > Dear Sounders, > > It has been awfully quiet recently, I hope you aren't all > away! I assume that many of you are from or are involved in a > Baptist church. I am from a Plymouth Brethren church. I was > wondering if some of you could comment on a few topics for me > or direct me to where I might find some good scriptural > information. My questions specifically are: > 1) Are women supposed to have a head-covering (1 Cor 11) on > when the church gathers for a meeting (ie worship, preaching, prayer)? > > 2) 1 Tim 2:12 states that a woman should be in silence during > the gathering of the church. I understand that this entails > preaching and teaching but does this also apply to prayer > meetings? If there was a prayer meeting where both men and > women are gathered is it right for them to pray out loud? Are > they taking a leadership role within that group by praying > out loud? To me it seems that when a person prays out loud > they are praying on behalf of the group and therefore are > leading the group. > > To some of you this may seem petty and divisive but right now > I am in great need of good scriptural council. I have grown > tired in my young age of man's (or woman's) opinion. What I > want is scriptural truth. I pray that you all won't dismiss > this e-mail because this topic is of no interest to you. > My wife and I have left our home church and are presently > without one. > We are at a loss as to what to do. All there is here in > Victoria right now is a small Free P work. We have no > sovereign grace baptist pastor starting anything here! I have > prayed that God would send a man our way. I have friends who > are pushing for us to simply start a meeting but I am not > sure if it is as simple as that. > So, if you would be kind enough to comment on my questions I > would greatly appreciate it. > In Him, > Adrian > > -- > Read the Sound of Grace pages at > http://www.soundofgrace.com > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... > > To view our online archive go to our web page at > http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace > > > > > > Visit "Grace For Life" > An Oasis of Rest For the People of God > http://www.graceforlife.com > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > -- > Read the Sound of Grace pages at > http://www.soundofgrace.com > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... > > To view our online archive go to our web page at > http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace > > > > > >