The Church Things Podcast

#104: Are Christian Women Today Prohibited from Wearing Gold and Pearls?


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Our custom may be to interpret scripture as timeless and universal.  We may tend to read the New Testament letters, for example, as containing specific commands and prohibitions that have direct application for all people in all ages.  But should we?  Since the  letters are occasional or situation-specific documents, written to address specific problems in certain first-century churches, should we treat the specific prohibitions and commands there as directly applying to us?  In this episode, Kerry and Becky take a look at 1 Timothy 2:9 and why they believe the prohibition in that text does not apply to women of all time. 

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The Church Things PodcastBy Kerry and Becky Holton