Usurp

1 Tim. 2:12, “But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”

I recently wrote Solo. Today, I was reading about the office of an apostle at this link. I came across the above verse, 1 Tim. 2:12. I went to BLB and queried the verse and word “usurp.” I discovered it is very similar if not almost the same as was I wrote in the Solo blog.

It means “One who with his own hand kills either others or himself (suicide).” This is what Paul is saying in regard to a woman usurping authority over her husband and authority in the Church. This is very interesting. I recommend reading Solo and then cross-reference this blog. Very interesting. So, it seems that usurping authority is like a spiritual homicide or suicide. If I usurp God’s authority then I am alienating myself from His Life!