I thought I posted this yesterday, but I must have incorrectly sent it.
Today, when you point out God’s commands concerning man-woman relationships and roles, you are said to be guilty of misogyny, yet many claiming that are themselves guilty of misandry. All 66 books of the Bible are indeed written by men, and God designed and commands patriarchy. Scripture states “men were under the control of the Holy Spirit as they spoke the message that came from God.” 2 Pet. 1:21. The message we have in the scriptures comes NOT from culture, but from God!
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto (or obeyed) the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; (Gen 3:17) [Adam listened to and obeyed Eve, in direct opposition to the obedience he owed God. Such disobedience is continuing in this day.]
(For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.) (1Cor 11:8-9) [Man was formed first, giving him primacy.]
Let a woman learn in silence with all submissiveness. I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men; she is to keep silent. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. (1Tim 2:11-14) [Adam, being ‘first born’ has preeminence. Adam and Eve can’t be equal partners any more than you can have two equal chiefs or two equal presidents, and Paul bases this on the created order, not culture.]
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. (1Cor 11:3) [Christ is equally and fully God, but his role in redemption’s plan is subordinate. Similarly, man and woman are equal humans but the woman’s role is subordinate to man.]
Women should be silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak but should be subordinate, as the law also says. If there is something they want to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church. (1Co 14:34-35) [Paul claims continuity of God’s law, not his being influenced by culture.]
My people—children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your leaders mislead you, and confuse the course of your paths. (Isa 3:12)
[Solomon], I have looked for other answers but have found none. I found one man in a thousand that I could respect, but not one woman. (Eccl 7:28) [Proverbs laments the man with a bad wife five times, but nothing about a woman having a bad husband.]
Listen to this, you women of Samaria, who grow fat like the well-fed cows of Bashan, who mistreat the weak, oppress the poor, and demand that your husbands keep you supplied with liquor! (Amos 4:1) [The book of Proverbs also states that finding a good wife is rare!]
Patriarchy is the biblical standard, and to turn that into a negative and reject God’s design for a basic principle of human existence, cannot but help bring full apostasy and ruin, which we are seeing in this day. Look about and see more and more women lawyers, judges, CEOs, law enforcement officers, etc. What would Paul say about all these women in pulpits today?
Gal. 3:28 is about justification, not the roles of men and women! God did put women in leadership at times, but it was his sovereign act. Man is NEVER told to chose or elect a woman for any position of leadership or rule. There were extraordinary gifts of the Spirit seen primarily before the destruction of the temple in 70 AD, but they faded away after the apostolic age and the authenticating of the New Testament. Those claiming the full list of the gifts of the Spirit still exist today have never documented any Christian bringing sight to a man blind from birth, nor has anyone documented a Christian raising a person from the dead, bringing them back to life.
For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false, so that all who have not believed the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness will be condemned. (2Thess 2:11-12)
