Women Leadership

Question:



I have a mass communications class in college with an extremely liberal professor. Today, he touched on a Christian bookstore refusing to sell a magazine with a spotlight on women pastors, saying that they were legal in doing that, but old-fashion (he equated it with women and voting). I emailed him about it, and he is offering me a chance to explain why the bookstore would not sell the mag. I need a way to explain the Christian conviction about women not leading men in a way that won't make Christianity look outdated.



Answer:



Congragulations! You have stumbled on probably the most controversial topic relating to Christian living today! Seriously, this is a really touchy issue because this view has been interpreted with a lack of balance. While there is a position given regarding spiritual authority to men and women, it has nothing to do with superiority. For example, in Titus 1:5, Paul clearly states that the man is ordained by God to be leader in a church. It has nothing to do with being superior to women. It all has to do with position. God has ordained that a man be positionally over women. Just like Christ submited to the will of God as a Son. He was not less than God, He was actually equal. However, He positionally placed Himself as Son because of the will of the Father.

It really is a matter of God positioning a man as leader of a church. It doesn't mean that women cannot share encouragement or sing specials in churches. God has simply placed man as leader by His choice. In Christ, we are all the same. Christ looks at His children, whether Jew, Gentile, man, woman, all are the same in His eyes. To lift one over the other is really putting oneself in Christ's position. (So anyone who thinks they are a better Christian is dead wrong). I hope this helps. If not, please let me know.

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