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The "Headship of Man" doctrine and women's roles in family, church, workforce, politics...
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The "headship" principle, stated simply, is that a woman's role is to follow the leadership of men.
 | As a child, this means she must obey her father. |
| As a married woman, she must submit to her husband's decisions, and to the |
| God created Adam before Eve; he was the firstborn of the human race and thus had special responsibilities |
| God told Adam about the restriction on eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This gave him the responsibility to teach Eve to avoid the tree |
| After they ate the fruit, God addressed Adam first, holding him accountable for the disobedience. |
| God cursed Eve, saying that Adam shall rule over her. |
"The headship principle was instituted by God at creation, re-iterated after the fall, and upheld as a model of male-female Christian relationships in the home and church." 1 Since there is no Biblical passage canceling the headship principle, many feel it is still in force. Thus, women should not be in a position of authority over men.
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References used:
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- Dr. Helmut Koester, "The role of women in the Christian churches of Paul's day." This is a series of excerpts from his speech titled "St. Paul: His Mission to the Greek Cities & His Competitors," given to the Foundation for Biblical Research, Charlestown, NH, on 1997-SEP-13. It is available at: http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/women01.htm
- William Einwechter, "Should Christians Support a Woman for the Office of Civil Magistrate?" Vision Forum Ministries, 2004-JUL-08, at: http://www.visionforumministries.org/
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Original posting: 2007-JAN-11
Latest update: 2007-JAN-11
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