The Equality of Men and Women

[whirlingmerc]

As a Baha’i I’m good with both the Torah (and the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh) and the Gospels (along with the rest of the New Testament) reflecting God’s Revelation to humanity through Moses and Christ. In the past man has dominated women by virtue of his more forceful and aggressive qualities of both mind and body. In this age the balance has shifted and the feminine ideals such as intuition, service and loving kindness are ascendant. This age shall be more permeated with such qualities.

So Christianity is a diverse religion with many denominations and sects. Where do you sit on the spectrum and how does the leadership of your church reflect the equality of men and women?

I am complementarian so I believe in male pastors and male elders and see men and women as equal in dignity and worth and different at times in roles, depending on the sphere you mean.

Ultimately as far as being priests to God,

Galatians 3:28 New International Version (NIV)
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

 

[IndigoChild5559]

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You are absolutely correct on both points.