why do Christian women sometimes have hairdos and costly jewelry?
Most Christian women do not. If a Christian woman is ostentatious, and wears expensive jewelry and spends inordinate amount of time on her hair, she may still be a genuine Christian, but she should stop this practice. In Greek times, some women wore very extravagant clothes. According to John Chrysostoms Homilies on 1 Timothy (< 392 A.D.), this verse contrasts with the imitation of actors and prostitutes. Q: In 1 Tim 2:11-14 and 1 Tim 3:1-7, why did the Bible teach that women then (and probably now too) could not teach or have authority? A: While different churches disagree on the role of women in the church, here are eight points on which all Biblical Christians should agree. 1. Paul accepted that women could still have prominent positions in the church. Some important women he mentioned were Phoebe (Romans 16:1,2), Priscilla who with her husband corrected Apollos (Acts 18:26), Euodia and Syntyche who contended at Pauls side for the gospel (Philippians 4:2-3), and possibly Chloe (1 Co
