Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: crf@tomato.princeton.edu (Charles Ferenbaugh) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Sexism in the church?? Message-ID: Date: 6 Apr 91 07:51:23 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Princeton University Mathematics Department Lines: 23 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article lang@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Raymond Lang) writes: > [in the continuing discussion on women's role in the church] >... Paul writes, "In Christ there is no Jew or Greek, male or female, slave >or freeman." ... Unfortunately, putting that verse in this discussion amounts to pulling it out of context. It comes from Paul's letter to the Galatians, a letter whose entire point is "You don't have to be a Jew to be a Christian." In that light, a good amplification of this verse might be, "Anyone is welcome to come and be a part of the body of Christ, whether they are Jew or Greek, male or female, slave or freeman." That's an entirely different thing than saying that all differences between individual human beings will be eradicated. Scripture does clearly teach that God loves all kinds of people, cares for all kinds of people, and has an important part for every person to play in His church. Putting down women has no place in Christianity. But it doesn't necessarily constitute "putting down" to say that God has created each of us differently and gives us different (but no less _important_) roles to play in His kingdom. Grace and peace, Charles Ferenbaugh