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Bro Branham taught that women should not preach, serve as pastors, or teach men in church, citing Scriptures like 1 Timothy 2:11-12 and 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, which command women to learn in silence, be under obedience, and not usurp authority over men, as it is a shame for a woman to speak in church. Evidence: [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 61-1015M: ¶103–¶106]; [WHY ARE WE NOT A DENOMINATION? — 58-0927: ¶143–¶167]
He emphasized that God formed Adam first and did not deceive him, while Eve was deceived, making it contrary to God's order for women to lead as pastors, deacons, or preachers, linking this to the church's proper submission structure where women ask husbands at home rather than speaking publicly. Evidence: [WHY ARE WE NOT A DENOMINATION? — 58-0927: ¶143–¶167]; [ADOPTION 3 — 60-0522M: ¶76]
Bro Branham repeatedly condemned women preachers as unbiblical, stating the Bible forbids them from speaking in tongues or otherwise in church, and criticized ministers who ordained them despite knowing the Word condemns it, affirming his tabernacle would not ordain women to such offices. Evidence: [PERFECTION — 56-0610: ¶40]; [DEMONOLOGY, RELIGIOUS REALM — 53-0609A: ¶95]; [WHY ARE WE NOT A DENOMINATION? — 58-0927: ¶167]
On church order, he upheld biblical submission with women silent and obedient, as Paul set Corinthian women preachers in order, and rejected any contrary practice as ignorant or false, insisting spiritual men acknowledge these as the Lord's commandments. Evidence: [WHY ARE WE NOT A DENOMINATION? — 58-0927: ¶148–¶167]; [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 61-1015M: ¶105–¶106]
"It’s not right for women to be ministers and—and speak in the church. That is right, First Corinthians the 14th chapter... Let your women keep silent in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience... for it’s a shame for a woman to speak in the church." [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 61-1015M: ¶105–¶106]
"Let your women learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, or to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silent... Adam was first formed, and then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression." [WHY ARE WE NOT A DENOMINATION? — 58-0927: ¶143–¶145]
"The Bible says for them not to speak in the church. The Bible forbids them to speak in tongues, or anything, in the church." [PERFECTION — 56-0610: ¶40]
Reader Note: For full context and to verify wording, read the full sermon and cited paragraphs in The Table: The Table (plain link: https://table.branham.org/)
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