Hi all, I was raised a Christian but probably incorrectly. I was taught by my old church that women were supposed to be serving men and that most things were our fault for being women.
I didn't want to believe that, I wanted to believe that we are all equal so I strayed and tried to search for a more peaceful religion.
No surprise, I didn't quite find it.
I recently spoke to a fellow-Christian who advised me to study the bible and told me there were several types of bibles and urged me to read the one where it said that men and women were equal to God.
So, that's why I'm here. To study and learn again and hopefully find peace within as well.
Hi, SilverMillenial.
Generally speaking, men and women are equal before God in that we're all sinners desperately in need of salvation which can only be found in Jesus Christ.
In this regard, the Bible states such things as:
Galatians chapter 3
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26] For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
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27] For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
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28] There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free,
there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
In other words, neither our ethnicity, nor our social status, nor our gender matter at all in relation to salvation. Instead, the only thing that really matters is whether or not we've truly been reconciled back unto God through Jesus Christ.
At the same time, however, when it comes to a Christian marriage specifically, then there are God-ordained levels of authority within the same. I know that most people cringe immediately when they hear the word "authority" because most people immediately equate that word with such words as "dominance" or "abuse" (and there have been endless misrepresentations of "authority" to cause such an equating). However, the Bible really equates "authority" with "accountability" more than anything else.
For example, Jesus said:
"But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more." (Luke 12:48)
Basically, as another poster here already rightly mentioned, a husband is to represent Christ within a marriage in that he is to love his wife as Christ loved the church while nourishing her and cherishing her as his own flesh. At the same time, a wife is to reverence her husband as the church reverences Christ.
Anyhow, I wrote a rather lengthy discourse on that topic about a year ago when I first joined this site under the username of "Live4Him".
If you're interested in reading it, then you can do so here:
https://christianchat.com/bible-discussion-forum/should-women-teach-should-you.198735/#post-4547539
Either way, welcome aboard, and may you find salvation in Jesus Christ.
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