With respect, the assertion that a woman cannot discuss or proclaim Christian truth online because she is a woman—and that doing so violates “Saint Paul’s teachings”—does not align with the full witness of Scripture. In fact, the risen Lord Jesus Himself commissioned a woman to proclaim the central message of the gospel, and the New Testament records multiple examples of women faithfully sharing and explaining the good news.
Consider the resurrection accounts. In John 20:17-18 (NET), after appearing to Mary Magdalene, Jesus gives her this explicit command:
“Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
The text immediately records her obedience: “Mary Magdalene came and informed the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord!’ And she told them what Jesus had said to her.”
Mary was sent by Jesus Himself to carry the message of His resurrection and ascension—the very heart of the gospel—to the male apostles. She became the first human witness and proclaimer of these truths. This was not a private whisper; it was a direct commission to announce what she had seen and heard.
The same pattern appears across the Gospels. In Matthew 28:9-10 (NET), the risen Jesus meets the women on their way and says, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.” The angels at the tomb likewise instructed the women to go and tell the disciples (Mark 16:7; Luke 24:9-10). Far from silencing women, the resurrection narratives portray them as the first authorized heralds of the good news.
You referenced Mark 16:15 (NET): “He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.’” While this commission is spoken to the Eleven, it expresses the mission of the entire church. The women had already been sent with the resurrection message that constitutes the gospel. The outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost further confirms that this mission includes both men and women. Peter declares in Acts 2:17-18 (NET):
“‘And in the last days it will be,’ God says, ‘that I will pour out my Spirit on all people, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy… Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.’”
Prophecy here refers to Spirit-empowered proclamation of God’s word, which necessarily includes declaring the gospel.
The early church continued this pattern. In Acts 18:26 (NET), Priscilla (mentioned first) and Aquila “took [Apollos] aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately.” A woman participated in carefully instructing a gifted male preacher in the gospel. The Apostle Paul himself commends Phoebe as “a servant of the church” who had been “a great help to many, including me” (Romans 16:1-2 NET) and mentions women who “contended at [his] side in the gospel” (Philippians 4:3 NET).
Passages such as 1 Timothy 2:12, which address order and authoritative teaching within the assembled church, must be read in their historical and literary context (the situation in Ephesus). They do not erase Jesus’ direct commissioning of Mary Magdalene, the Spirit’s outpouring on daughters who prophesy, or the examples of women explaining the gospel and laboring in ministry. The New Testament distinguishes between the general call of all believers to bear witness (Acts 1:8; 1 Peter 3:15) and specific instructions regarding offices and gathered worship.
Telling a sister in Christ to stop discussing Christianity online and “go take care of your family” contradicts both the example of the women at the tomb—who were commanded to go and tell—and the broader biblical pattern of women proclaiming and explaining the gospel. All believers, male and female, are called to be salt and light and to give a reason for the hope that is in them.
The risen Christ entrusted the first public announcement of His resurrection to a woman. That fact alone should give us pause before claiming that Scripture silences women from faithfully proclaiming or discussing the gospel in any context.