Does the Bible teach that women should not speak in church? This is a vexed question that many disagree on. God has created men and women to be equal, though they do have different roles in life and in marriage. Just as God is in three persons who are equal but with different roles, yet are one God (as explained in last week’s sermon by Jeff Kendal). This passage is both confronting and bewildering. However, the key to life as a Christian is submitting to the teachings of Jesus, also represented by His apostles. Women have all the authority to participate fully in church, but they do it in a way that recognises that men and women are different – equal but different. Adam reveals how our Bible translators and theologians also struggled with this passage.