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Questions for article:
"Should Women Be Given Authority In The Congregation?"


1.  When God created man and woman, what qualities did He endow both of them with?   ANSWER


2.  Was Adam given any dominance over Eve according to Genesis 1:27, 28?   ANSWER


3.  What unusual situation existed in Israel under the Mosaic Law Covenant concerning women? Give two examples.      ANSWER


4.  Why does the YORWW arrangement find its roots more deeply entrenched in the Mosaic Law Covenant rather than in the Christian Covenant?     ANSWER


5.  What is the ‘Song of Moses’ that is mentioned in Revelation 15:3, 4? What does the singing of  the ‘Song of Moses’ mean?   ANSWER


6.  How can it be said that the Scapegoat Law System is ‘born from the Mosaic Law System?'    ANSWER


7.  What is the modern-day fulfillment of Jesus’ parable concerning the mustard seed in Mark 4:30-32?     ANSWER


8.  In what area will there be a major difference between the Scapegoat Law and the Christian Law?     ANSWER


9.  What is the reason given by Paul for the above prohibition against women being given positions of responsibility in the congregation as shown at 1 Timothy 2:11-14?     ANSWER


10.  True or False: The Christian Law did not contain as many detailed laws as did the Mosaic Law because Christians did not possess their own land but were subject to the laws of the lands in which they lived. (Romans 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13, 14) Their subjection would be temporary because their inheritance was to be a heavenly one not an earthly one. (1 Peter 2:11)     ANSWER
 
11.  What fact concerning the Mosaic Law System has the YORWW come to the realization of, one that is virtually unknown to most Bible students?    ANSWER
 
12.  While living under God’s kingdom established in the Garden of Eden, what demeaning conditions would Adam and Eve not experience?    ANSWER    
 
13.  When Jehovah gave the nation of Israel the Mosaic Law, what was He re-establishing on earth, enabling His people to have the opportunity to experience what happy situation?   ANSWER
 
14.  According to Hebrews 4:6-10, there is yet to be another ‘day of rest’ that God’s people will have opportunity to enter?   Under what arrangement will this occur?   ANSWER
 
15.  What is the true meaning of the expression ‘good news’ at Isaiah 61:1?
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16.  Based on the above, what can we say with complete confidence concerning the YORWW Congregation?    ANSWER
 
17.  The Greek word, ‘episkopes,’ used at 1Timothy 3:1, 2 has been rendered as overseer’  in the NWT. According to "Vines Expository of New Testament Words," what is the actual meaning of this Greek word?   ANSWER
 
18.  In harmony with the above meaning, how does the "Bible in Living English" translate ‘episkopes’ at 1Timothy 3:1, 2?    ANSWER
 
19.  Accordingly, what designations will the YORWW use for those in positions of leadership?   ANSWER
 
20.  Why is it now appropriate that either qualified male or female members can fill positions of authority in the YORWW Congregation?    ANSWER