Subject: Women are to be silent? |
Bible Note: Dear YenlsaRap, To base the man/woman relationship upon the God/man relationship is not an accurate comparison. The differences are striking. God made man. Thus he is to worshipped as God because of his creatorship of man (among other things). Man did not make woman, he was not active in the process. (God built the woman from the man). Of course man is not equal with God. Woman was taken from the same substance as man - men were not taken from the same substance as God. Psalm 8, speaking about mankind (generically) states that they were made a little lower than the angels. "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." (Gen 1v27) Man evidently, is invested with representative authority (God's image), notice it then says "male and female created he them" - while the male was to be dominant they were both human - thus equal personally, while distinct positionally. Your questions. Has God given authority, and responsibility in the same measure to woman as He has man? Positionally - no. Federal headship belonged to Adam. (Romans 5 - it was through Adam's disobedience many were constituted sinners). Personally - every one, male and femal are morally responsible to God, a female sinner will be judged for her sin, just as a male sinner will be judged for his sin. Is a woman ever a spiritual covering for the man? No - neither is a man for a woman. See 1 Cor 11. I'll post on this in a seperate note. (on this thread. When is woman ever put into the position of taking responsiblility for man? - Did I not state that they had distinct roles? Women (as well as men) should submit to the clear teaching of the scriptures on these issues. Let the women keep silence in the church. (1 Cor 14, 1 Timothy) In Christ, Andrew |