Flatscan82 said:
that may be so, but honestly i don't think Paul likes women very much..I think some little jewish girl really broke his heart one day
That would be a bad assumption. If you look at scripture you will see that Paul held Godly women in high reguard.
Ac 18:1 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
Ac 18:2 There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome.
Notice that he mentions the wifes name name but not the husbands name in the above scripture. Then in the following scripture he mentions her name before giving his name. Doesn't sound to me like Paul had a low opinion of women.
Ac 18:18 Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken.
Ac 18:19 They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
Rather he showed respect for God's direction as was taught to him directly by Jesus. in the following scripture again Paul directs attention to yet another lady who had helped him is his ministry, and then again he mentions Priscilla and praises her work and then later in the following scriptures he again praises yet other women.
Ro 16:1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
Ro 16:2 I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many people, including me.
Ro 16:3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus.
Ro 16:4 They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
Ro 16:5 Greet also the church that meets at their house.
Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
Ro 16:6 Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.
Ro 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
Ro 16:8 Greet Ampliatus, whom I love in the Lord.
Ro 16:9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys.
Ro 16:10 Greet Apelles, tested and approved in Christ.
Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
Ro 16:11 Greet Herodion, my relative.
Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
Ro 16:12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord.
Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord.
Ro 16:13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.
Ro 16:14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brothers with them.
Ro 16:15 Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.
Ro 16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the churches of Christ send greetings.
Ro 16:17 I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.
Ro 16:18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
Ro 16:19 Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I am full of joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.
Ro 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Notice in verse 17 his warning about people causing devisions. It would be quite apparent to me that part of his warning included that women should be respected and that they should follow The Lord's direction given to them.
You might find it hard to believe but I have never heard one woman in my church voice a complaint why women shouldn't be considered in the Ministry. I think the following scripture also gives us direction in that Jesus did not seek equality with His Father.
Phil 2:1 If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Phil 2:5
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Phil 2:6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
Phil 2:7 but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
Phil 2:8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death
even death on a cross!
It doesn't seem too hard to me that we should follow God's direction when our Savior gave His life so that we might be called "the children of God"