Part 1: “Submit to one Another out of Reverence for Christ” Mutual submission in marriage Paul instructs us to be filled with the Spirit in submitting to one another in reverence for Christ. I think, as discussed in part 1 of this series, that this mutual submission is to place our brothers and sisters in …
Part 2: “Mutual Submission in Marriage” Introduction Some may think egalitarians are repulsed by the idea of submission, especially a wifely submission towards her husband. Being submissive has the pejorative connotation of being malleable and passive; hardly seen as qualities to aspire to. Nevertheless, there are numerous calls for wives to submit to their husbands …
Growing up in the church seeing only men in front preaching and only men leading, I believed the lie that I was less valuable because I was female. I would ask God, “What is wrong with me?”, “Why did you make me a girl/women?”, “Why did you make things this way?” My identity was not …
I want to address the issue of women prophesying and teaching in the church because there are still many restrictions put on women in many churches around the world. It is widely recognized that discrimination based on race, age, or social status is unacceptable (there is still room for improvement). Whereas we have mostly overcome …
