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ShortEssay6

CRST290

Equality

Equalityisabeliefinhumanequalityespeciallywithrespecttosocial,political,and

economicaffairs.Itassertsthatthereshouldbenogender basedroledifferencesorlimitations

placedonwomeninthehome,church,orsociety.[1]Accordingtothisstatement,womencan

serveaspastorsinlightofpassages,inGalatians3:28whichsays,“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moreexactunderstandingsofthecreationaccountandtherolesofmenandwomen

presentedinScripture”.[2]BiblepassageslikeITimothy2:11 15areusedbymanytosupport

thisview.Itsays,“Letthewomanlearninsilencewithallsubjection.ButIsuffernotawoman

toteachnortousurpauthorityovertheman,buttolearninsilence.ForAdamwasfirstformed,

thenEve.AndAdamwasnotdeceived,butthewomanbeingdeceivedwasinthetransgression.

Nevertheless,sheshallbesavedinchildbearing,iftheycontinueinfaithandcharityand

holinesswithsobriety”.

Now,attentionwillbegiventotwomorepassagesofScripture.ICorinthians14:34 35

says,“Letyourwomenkeepsilenceinthechurchesforitisnotpermitteduntothemtospeak,

buttheyarecommandedtobeunderobedienceasalsosaiththelaw.Andiftheywilllearn

anything,letthemasktheirhusbandsathomeforitisashameforwomentospeakinthe

church”.ITimothy3:2says,“Abishopthenmustbeblameless,thehusbandofonewife,

vigilant,sober,ofgoodbehavior,giventohospitality,apttoteach”.Inlightofthesetwo

passages,itisunderstandablethatcomplementAriansbelievesthemselvestobecorrectintheir

position.Thesepassagesclearlydistinguishgenderandseemtoimposerestrictionsbasedo

n such.