I recently read this quote in the book Men and Women in the Church by Kevin DeYoung, “Jesus, of course, came to save men and women. But in coming as a man he literally embodied what true manliness was meant to be–saving, protecting, rescuing, leading, teaching, and serving.” Is this what true manliness is? Or are these …
How many curses did God proclaim in the Garden of Eden after Adam and the woman[1] ate the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil? Three? Four? Ten[2]? I often hear people talk about God’s curse on the woman[3]. However, a closer look at the text reveals that the language of a curse …
The basis for Male and Female Equality in the Genesis Creation Story I have heard numerous times, by different people, that male authority and female submission are clearly taught in the Genesis creation story. They will then go on to says that because God created it this way in the beginning it applies universally, to …
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