One biblical issue that has always intrigued me regards a women’s role in the church. The scriptures, specifically, I often find myself debating over are 1 Corinthians 14:34 and 1 Timothy 2:12. I was raised Southern Baptist, so for me, I was always taught that a woman cannot be a preacher/pastor. However, I also saw women freely express themselves and follow the Lord in church. So, as I have gotten older and become independent from my family, I found the topic and scripture of what women are allowed to do in the church as more of an obstacle for me. Not so much that I am trying to argue with the Bible, but rather I have many questions or find that sometimes different parts of scripture seem to contradict others. Questions such as “If verse 34 says a woman should remain silent in the churches, am I not allowed to testify or sing or give God praise?”, “If women cannot teach in church, why are most women Sunday school teachers? Why do women carry roles such as treasurer or secretary?”. Personally, as I have tried to study it out or ask questions, I realize that Eve is the one who fell to the serpent, not Adam (a man). I also know that after this woman had to face the pain of childbirth for the sin created, therefore perhaps this is just another punishment from Eve’s sin. I also have tried to look at the historical background when Paul writes some of these scriptures about women. I realize that he was writing to the church in Corinth, and if I have learned correctly, during this time most of these women were pagan and not right spiritually. When I studied this, it made me think, well what if Paul writes this because of the spirituality and wrongdoing of women in Corinth, and what if he is only directing these to this city during this time. Additionally, I think about women in the bible who were very active with the church ministry, such as Priscilla who was prominent in ministry whom some belief was a preacher and Phoebe who is called a “deacon”. In all, this topic has always baffled me, and I have always wanted to know, truly, what a woman can and cannot do.