Concerning the letter to the editor written by Bro. Howard Van Culpepper in the Aug. 31 issue “Women in ministry,” my views differ from his in the translation of the Bible. What 1 Timothy 2:9-15 says about “authority over men” probably is better translated “should not domineer men.”
I believe the Holy Bible is the inerrant and infallible word of God. His translation supports the doctrine of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. A quote from Cecil Sherman, the coordinator or leader of the CBF, in his speech Oct. 18, 1994, at the 10 a.m. session at Elliot Community Center in Gadsden: “We do not believe in the literal interpretation of the Bible.”
Paul M. Bearden
Gadsden, Ala.
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