Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: jygabler@ucdavis.edu (Jason Gabler) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Should a wife work outside the home? Message-ID: Date: 25 Oct 90 06:29:05 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of California, Davis Lines: 52 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article garyh@crash.cts.com (Gary Hipp) writes: >This one should provide some interaction for quite some time. The >most quoted Biblical support will most probably come from Titus 2:5. >"...to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to >their own husbands, that the word of God may not be dishonored." >NASB. > >Much to the regret of the feminists, the Bible has distinct roles and >authority lines for men and women. The difficulty lies with the >subjective aspect of the woman's role which is usually contrasted >against the responsibility of the man's role. The intention is that >it is to work together as one, not apart individually. An old argument from me: social context. Today's society is turning from wife/home husband/job ideal. It is not socially 'wrong' for a woman to be alone and work, or be with a man and both work, or be with a man and have him stay while and while she works! The context of you quote, IMHO, is that it was socially unacceptable for women to work in Pual's day. Just as today certain 4 letter words are 'bad'. Some day that may change. Today you would not say certain 4 letter words because it is a bad witness ( as well against various biblical commands ). But when the connotation of a word changes, it is fine to say it bein that it is no longer socially offensive in meaning. Likewise with women working. It is socially acceptable for women to work now, and for women to teach men ( unlike in Paul's day, esp. when many women were Christian/GNostics warping the gospel ). Remember, love is our goal, not 'pharisee-ism'. >For the ladies who take offense, remember, there is more power in >influence than there is in authority. >--Gary Hipp I wasn't gonna respond to the.. but why not ;) For the women who take offense, remember who has all the influence in our patriarchal society. Well, men make the religion, the politics, the media, the government. Reworded, there is more power in authority, for those in authority have the influence! jase Jason Gabler UCD Computing Services, Data Communications Group *cable grunt* ccjason@aggie.ucdavis.edu jygabler@ucdavis.bitnet gods-tale-request@ucdavis.edu