Bible Question:
How much of a role should women play. I know they are told to remain quiet in the service and to be sumbissive, but what about women leading women? |
Bible Answer: greatfullydead: I would ask you to consider the culture at the time Paul wrote his letters. At that time women were uneducated, and considered as belongings to the man. A womans life was very demeaming. Jewish men had a prayer that included " I am glad I was not born a women. Is culture of 200 years ago to be followed today? Or was Paul addressing those who lived in that culture at that time? As we see today in many third world, and even some more modern countries, women cover the face, can't drive, are beaten by others, raped as punishment, and treated like scum. I know Jesus elevated women and treated them very different form the culture of that day. For example, the woman caught in adultery, the woman at the well, Mary and Martha, and even his mother. Respect, love and uplifting women were the examples I see. Paul taught submission to both the man and woman. Men are to treat their wifes as Christ treats the Church! He gave all He dad to redeem (us) the church. I find the Book of Hosea a very clear picture of Christ and how he Bought us back with all he had, and took us as sinful as we are. I would say women know more about giving and loving and teaching then most men will ever have a clue. Why do you think most churches have more women than men? Who has the tenderness that us men strive so hard to achieve? Perhaps we (us men) know much more about asertiveness and demanding we be obeyed, than the genuineness of giving our selves as Christ did for the church (usmen included). I think we forget they, women, more specfically our wives, are our co laborers in Christ not a doormat to step upon or to be told to shutup and tend to the kids and teach other women. We men have a very distorted view of what Scripture says our lives in Christ are to be. (Now for any lady reading this take a bow while I applaud you!) I hope this is a note of enlightenment for us men. Blessings. justme |