Today, one of the most difficult concepts in God’s Word is biblical submission. The word submission is not limited to wives alone. For example, Christians are to submit themselves to each other (Ephesians 5:21), to government (Romans 13:1), and unto God (James...
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Women’s Issues
Should a Christian wife work outside of the home?
The Bible does not prohibit a woman from holding a job outside of the home. In fact, it appears that the Proverbs 31 woman had her own business that took her away from the home during certain periods of time (Prov. 31:24). However, there are biblical principles that...
Is a wife’s submission to her husband like slavery?
The word submission has been misused and abused in our culture. Most think of “slavery” and a woman becoming a “doormat” when the word is used. It is easy to allow the culture to change the meaning of a term. Culture views submission as a weaker person allowing a...
Why get married?
Why get married? Marriage was not instituted by man, but by God Himself. It is a contract, a promise of cooperation and commitment (Gen. 2:24). It is also known as a covenant (which is a pact or agreement between two or more parties) that is made between a man and a...
There were deaconesses, so there can be female elders and pastors
Another argument raised by the egalitarians is to say that since there were female deacons, i.e., deaconesses, as was Phoebe in Rom. 16:1, then it is possible to have been elders and pastors as women also. Some even cite early church literature which has various...