Wives are taught and expected to submit to their husbands, based upon what Paul says in Ephesians 5. But, does this word “submit” imply the submission of a subordinate to the one over her? What kind of submission is Paul referring to in Ephesians 5?
The New Covenant had a profound effect on the status of women. Women are no longer daughters of Eve any more than men are sons of Adam. We are all in Christ and have access to the full inheritance and rights of the firstborn son.
The Proverbs 31 woman has been help up as the quintessential godly woman, the essence of a domestic, well-behaved woman of “biblical femininity.” A deep dive into the passage reveals a gap between our understanding the the original language.
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him. Gen. 2:18, NIV For nearly all of world history, both societal and church, women were viewed as inferior beings created to serve men. Until the last quarter of …
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A healthy biblical theology about gender, and the role of women in specific, must begin at creation. It is in the story of creation where we develop an understanding of the purpose of mankind and genders. Those who would support a hierarchy of the genders point to the creation order …
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