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No I am not insulting God, or implying anything negative about Him.
Many believe that the Bible is inerrent, the words are God's, and everything in it is divinely inspired and literal. That being said, let's take a look at the Bible and some specific verses...
NASB
Genesis 2:18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; <SUP class=crossreference value='(A)'></SUP>I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
Genesis 3:16 To the woman He said,“I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth, In pain you will <SUP class=crossreference value='(A)'></SUP>bring forth children; yet your desire will be for your husband, and <SUP class=crossreference value='(B)'></SUP>he will rule over you.”
Ephesians 5:22 Wives, <SUP class=crossreference value='(B)'></SUP>be subject to your own husbands, <SUP class=crossreference value='(C)'></SUP>as to the Lord.
Titus 2:5 to be sensible, pure, <SUP class=crossreference value='(A)'></SUP>workers at home, kind, being <SUP class=crossreference value='(B)'></SUP>subject to their own husbands, <SUP class=crossreference value='(C)'></SUP>so that the word of God will not be dishonored.
1 Peter 3:1 In the same way, you wives, <SUP class=crossreference value='(B)'></SUP>be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be <SUP class=crossreference value='(C)'></SUP>won without a word by the behavior of their wives...
1 Timothy 2:9-10 Likewise, I want <SUP class=crossreference value='(A)'></SUP>women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.
1 Corinthians 11:5-7 But every <SUP class=crossreference value='(A)'></SUP>woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is <SUP class=crossreference value='(B)'></SUP>shaved. For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her cover her head. For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the <SUP class=crossreference value='(C)'></SUP>image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
The list of verses goes on and on.
It would seem, according to the Bible, women:
1. Are to be submissive to their husbands
2. Can't wear gold, pearls, or expensive clothes, and have to dress modestly
3. Can't braid their hair
4. Have to wear veils to cover their heads
5. Can't instruct/teach men
6. Are bound for domestic duties
Now do not get mad at me. I am not saying this stuff, the Bible is. It's all right there for the reading. I am merely introducing a topic for discussion.
Numerous passages talk about the role of women, how they should dress, act, and what their duties are. It would seem that God was a male chauvinist, if the Bible is taken literally.
Opinions?
Many believe that the Bible is inerrent, the words are God's, and everything in it is divinely inspired and literal. That being said, let's take a look at the Bible and some specific verses...
NASB
Genesis 2:18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; <SUP class=crossreference value='(A)'></SUP>I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
Genesis 3:16 To the woman He said,“I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth, In pain you will <SUP class=crossreference value='(A)'></SUP>bring forth children; yet your desire will be for your husband, and <SUP class=crossreference value='(B)'></SUP>he will rule over you.”
Ephesians 5:22 Wives, <SUP class=crossreference value='(B)'></SUP>be subject to your own husbands, <SUP class=crossreference value='(C)'></SUP>as to the Lord.
Titus 2:5 to be sensible, pure, <SUP class=crossreference value='(A)'></SUP>workers at home, kind, being <SUP class=crossreference value='(B)'></SUP>subject to their own husbands, <SUP class=crossreference value='(C)'></SUP>so that the word of God will not be dishonored.
1 Peter 3:1 In the same way, you wives, <SUP class=crossreference value='(B)'></SUP>be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be <SUP class=crossreference value='(C)'></SUP>won without a word by the behavior of their wives...
1 Timothy 2:9-10 Likewise, I want <SUP class=crossreference value='(A)'></SUP>women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.
1 Corinthians 11:5-7 But every <SUP class=crossreference value='(A)'></SUP>woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is <SUP class=crossreference value='(B)'></SUP>shaved. For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her cover her head. For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the <SUP class=crossreference value='(C)'></SUP>image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
The list of verses goes on and on.
It would seem, according to the Bible, women:
1. Are to be submissive to their husbands
2. Can't wear gold, pearls, or expensive clothes, and have to dress modestly
3. Can't braid their hair
4. Have to wear veils to cover their heads
5. Can't instruct/teach men
6. Are bound for domestic duties
Now do not get mad at me. I am not saying this stuff, the Bible is. It's all right there for the reading. I am merely introducing a topic for discussion.
Numerous passages talk about the role of women, how they should dress, act, and what their duties are. It would seem that God was a male chauvinist, if the Bible is taken literally.
Opinions?
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