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Q&A: Are Husbands to Lead Their Wives?

Posted in leadership in the home, marriage, ministry, New Testament, Paul & women, Q&A, roles, Translation issues4 Comments

Q: Bronwen, my friend says that husbands are created by God to be leaders of their wives and families. When I asked for her biblical evidence of this belief, she said 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. These passages do seem to say quite clearly that men are to manage their families (which is the same as… Continue reading Q&A: Are Husbands to Lead Their Wives?

Q&A: Gender Roles in Marriage, Part 2

Posted in Correcting errors, feminine, Jesus & women, leadership in the home, marriage, masculine, ministry, mutual submission, New Testament, Old Testament, Q&A, roles, stereotypes, women of the Bible7 Comments

In the previous post of this Q&A on gender roles in marriage, we began looking at whether specific gender roles are God’s design for Christian marriages – roles in which, specifically, the husband is to take responsibility for leadership and the wife is to help and to submit. Firstly, we started in Genesis, and found… Continue reading Q&A: Gender Roles in Marriage, Part 2