Feminism
What Does the Bible Say About Feminism? Rebellion Against God’s Order
Feminism did not begin in a university. It began in the Garden of Eden. Learn what the Scriptures actually teach about manhood, womanhood, male and female roles assigned by God, marriage, and whom God calls to preach.
God created man and woman in His image, equal in worth and dignity, and He assigned them different roles. In marriage, the husband is called to lead and love his wife as Christ loves the church, and the wife is called to be in submission to her husband, respecting and supporting him. In the church, God calls qualified men to preach and to hold the office of elder.
Feminism rejects this order and treats God’s design as oppression. Its fruit is confusion about manhood and womanhood, broken homes, and churches that set aside the plain teaching of Scripture to follow the culture.
The instructional video on this page explains what Scripture teaches about male and female roles and why women are not permitted to preach or hold pastoral authority over men in the church.
Pertinent Scripture Text
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“To the woman He said: ‘I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.’” Genesis 3:16
“But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.” 1 Corinthians 11:3
“A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, and then Eve. And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.” 1 Timothy 2:11-14
“Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her.” Ephesians 5:22-25
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