Right now we are going through Judges at church. Today, the sermon was on Deborah and another woman named Jael. After church a friend told me that he has a friend who does not agree with the way women are portrayed in the Bible. He asked my thoughts and I tried to reply, but I didn't think I thoroughly answered the question. SO, I later responded via facebook (I know, classy huh?), but this was my response:
Ok, so after church I went shopping (what Trinas do best), and I started thinking about the question that you asked. So you said that you have a friend that does not agree with the way women are portrayed in the Bible. So, what do I think... I think that part of me really wants to be a feminist and say that it is a gender biased book, but the other part of me shudders at the thought, knowing that IT IS the word of God. However, the message is that if not for God we would not be here. We all have sinned, Jesus is savior and without him WE WILL GO TO HELL. Really, it is the examples/stories that we are told/preached about. And like I said earlier, I think it really was a culture thing. God talks about A LOT of men in the Bible, and out of those men there were also a lot that were wicked and ALL were sinful. There are not a lot of women talked about, but when there are more that were glorified and honored by God than shunned by him. This brings me to present day...I know that God appoints people (both men and women) for different positions. I went to an Assemblies of God college, and I have a lot of friends(female) who majored in pastoral ministries. So, do I think that it is wrong for a woman to be the main pastor of the church? No. I can honestly say that if God wants her there than that is where she should be. In her personal life, I do agree that if she is married, than her husband needs to be the spiritual leader. I was fortunately raised in a household where my parents made joint decisions, and compromised. It was not a male dominate home. My parents taught me to think for myself and showed me how a Godly relationship worked. That aside, American history shows that people are created equal. Well, when that slogan/political propaganda came around, it allowed for different races of MEN to vote. Thus proving that all of history, not just the Bible, is gender biased.SO, in conclusion...I know that I am a child of God. I know that my gender means nothing to Him. I know that he would love me the SAME if I were born male. I know that he did create women for support and companionship (the creation of Eve and Proverbs 31), but I also think that I have other purposes in life besides being a wife and a mother.
*Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Ok, so after church I went shopping (what Trinas do best), and I started thinking about the question that you asked. So you said that you have a friend that does not agree with the way women are portrayed in the Bible. So, what do I think... I think that part of me really wants to be a feminist and say that it is a gender biased book, but the other part of me shudders at the thought, knowing that IT IS the word of God. However, the message is that if not for God we would not be here. We all have sinned, Jesus is savior and without him WE WILL GO TO HELL. Really, it is the examples/stories that we are told/preached about. And like I said earlier, I think it really was a culture thing. God talks about A LOT of men in the Bible, and out of those men there were also a lot that were wicked and ALL were sinful. There are not a lot of women talked about, but when there are more that were glorified and honored by God than shunned by him. This brings me to present day...I know that God appoints people (both men and women) for different positions. I went to an Assemblies of God college, and I have a lot of friends(female) who majored in pastoral ministries. So, do I think that it is wrong for a woman to be the main pastor of the church? No. I can honestly say that if God wants her there than that is where she should be. In her personal life, I do agree that if she is married, than her husband needs to be the spiritual leader. I was fortunately raised in a household where my parents made joint decisions, and compromised. It was not a male dominate home. My parents taught me to think for myself and showed me how a Godly relationship worked. That aside, American history shows that people are created equal. Well, when that slogan/political propaganda came around, it allowed for different races of MEN to vote. Thus proving that all of history, not just the Bible, is gender biased.SO, in conclusion...I know that I am a child of God. I know that my gender means nothing to Him. I know that he would love me the SAME if I were born male. I know that he did create women for support and companionship (the creation of Eve and Proverbs 31), but I also think that I have other purposes in life besides being a wife and a mother.
*Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
