Was the Old Testament pattern of the woman being subdued still part of Paul's thinking for the Corinthian church?
Yes. The Old Testament pattern of the woman being subdued remained part of Paul's thinking as he dealt with the Corinthian church. Women were to recognize that the man was still head of the family and head of the woman, and that she was to be subdued under those services in the church.
Les explains that in the passage being discussed, God said the woman's desire would be to her husband, and he would rule over her. That was the way God commanded and ordained it. All the way up through the Old Testament, the woman was, to our way of thinking, almost overly subdued. Yet Les teaches this was still part of Paul's thinking as he dealt with the Corinthian church: the women were to recognize that the man was still the head of the family, he was the head of the woman, and she was to be subdued under those services in the church. Paul then says that if any man thinks himself a prophet or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things written are the commandments of the Lord.
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
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What did Paul tell the women in Corinth to watch?
Paul told the ladies in the church to watch their languages, speaking, and behavior.