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Silent. Weaker. Shameful. Wincing at the biblical passages containing these
words, many feminists reject Christianity as anti-woman. Early American
feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton called the Bible and the church "the greatest
stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation."
Could a loving God, who supposedly "shows no partiality" (Acts 10:34),
really look on half of His human creation as inferior? Or have scriptures
been taken out of context to create a false understanding of how God
views women?
The truth is that the Bible describes the role of women as one of great honor and worth. The prophetess Miriam, the judge Deborah, Abraham's wife Sarah, Rahab and many leading women of the New Testament Church serve as examples of faith, virtue and courage.
From the beginning, Genesis 2:18 tells us that Eve was made as a helper to Adam. Here, the Hebrew word for "helper" doesn't mean a slave or a helper to any and every man. Interestingly, this word is also used to describe the help that God gave to His servants. In no way does it denote inferiority.
Jesus' example
In a society where man-made social conventions kept men and women separate, Jesus Christ was often chided for talking to women. The Bible records His conversations with the Samaritan woman at the well, sisters Mary and Martha, and others.
But Jesus was not a revolutionary, overturning harsh Old Testament restrictions. As a Jewish man, He just interacted with women the way they were intended to be treated—with respect, as He treated everyone else.
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