A religious/feminist quetion?

Question

Did God want to make men superior to women?

1. He created Eve for Adam's sake.
This is where men get their idea of 'Women are only good for one thing,' thing?
2. In the Bible there are countless stories of men with many wives: numerous normal wives, slave wives, etc.
Why isn't it the other way around, or why couldn't they just have one wife and be happy? (This part really cuts me down. It was okay from men to have many wives, but now women?)
3. Most of the people that God made extrodinary figures in history (e.g. Moses, Noah, Joseph) are men!
4. Jesus came to earth in the form of a man.
5. For centuries God has let men rule over women.
6. There are no women priests.
7. There has never been a pope that was a women.

Explain please! I've always tried to convince myself that God loves everybody just the same, yet these things are very disturbing.

Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

Queen Esther saved the Jews

Mary gave birth to Jesus (that's huge I think)

Mary Magdalene understood Jesus better than the disciples

It was not a man but women who discovered Jesus was resurrected

I think women played many important roles in the Bible

Answer 2

Wow that is full on I will try & answer as best as I can
Firstly Eve was created because it was not good for man to be alone. Men & Woman were created to be at one with God.
God made us in the beginning to be equal in a relationship with Him but due to sin it was to be that man would rule over us.
I think men are often said to be only good for one thing also.
I think if you look carefully at the bible Godly men only had one wife. Abraham,Moses, Noah, etc Sometimes these men made mistakes but they went to God like we should & confessed.
Why would you want more then one husband ? You only need one good man.
Yep the men in the bible look good. I think this is part of telling a story from a family line from a Jewish point of view the men are mentioned. But have you looked at the stories of Tamar (Gen 38) Deborah (Judges 4) Hannah (1 Sam 2) The book of Ruth & Esther. Have you Considered how brave Jesus Mother Mary was.
I reckon Jesus being a man is good
I like Men who take the rule & are stronod he can give you the ability to be strong & rule. But I like ruling sometimes too. I think if you ask God he can give you the ability to be strong & rule. I don't think being a woman makes me weaker.
These days more & more women are becoming ministers. It is not a role that I would want. I am not catholic so I do not see the Pope as the head of the church & mediator between God & Man.
Seriously being a minister can be a hard role & I would not want to do it.
Finally God does love us all the same woman or not . Do not be disturbed

Answer 3

OK, I think try eliminate feminism from your mind and try see what I am going to say.
Adam created for Eve's sake does not mean that Adam is greater than Eve. You forget that Adam's rib to make Eve.
God did not make man superior to the woman. God has given men the authority to take care of the world. God knew that Adam will not be able to do that alone; so He created Eve to to be his partner.
Believe it or not; women have the natural ability to nurture more than men. God made it like that for a purpose; to help the man.

For priesthood, it is God who set that order. He wanted it to be the men to do so. Since He is supreme, I don't feel like asking why. I just have to submit to Him.

Conclusion: If you believe God is all-wise, then know that all these things are a manifestation of His wisdom and also His sovereignty. That is why I submit to Him.

Answer 4

God loves you like he does me sister. Regardless of our sins, we are equal.
Please keep in mind that in the times of the bible the dominant cultures were like the Middle Eastern cultures of today, and the history of the world start from there as we understand it presently.
As to modern politics, it's all corrupt anyways, right??

Unfortunately, Eve fell into sin first and God seemed to keep that in mind when He re-organised everything in the Garden of Eden after the fall. But I would like to say that as a man, I feel the need to hear what any future wife says in a time of decision to come to a balanced and agreeable answer. So many men take this and say that they RULE OVER the woman and although God does plainly state it that way in the book of Genesis, I see it as God placing a responsibility to guide the relationship toward God because thats what was really lost when we sinned, that true relationship with God.

Answer 5

I do not have to time to address all the points listed but I am prepared to shed some light on two of them.

1. "God created Eve for Adam's sake".

Four comments that should also be take into consideration with this statement.

(a) The significance that it was a 'rib' used as the starting material. Close to his heart. Not from his foot (to be trampled upon) nor from his head, if that is at all possible (to rule over him).
(b) It took BOTH the male and female to represent the image of God. "Gen 1:27 And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." 'man' here means mandkind.
(c) Since Eve was the one who FIRST sinned, it would APPEAR that after the fall, her husband was to 'rule over her'.
(d) But that still means that the man was to treat her kindly. This is even further expanded in the New Testament were it says that a man is to love his wife so much that he should be willing to give his life in order to save hers, if it ever comes to such a situation. "Eph 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;"

2. Multiple wives.

(a) From the beginning, the origninal intent was one man to one wife. It was Adam and Eve (only).
(b) All men that had more than one wife (at the same time) ran into much difficulties, e.g Solomon, Jacob. And the men that you mentioned (Moses, Noah, Joseph) each had only one wife.
(c) Polygamy was permitted in ancient times based on the fact that most society was agrarian (many children were a great asset) and the feudal system (each nation had to continuously defend itself against invaders; so soldiers were needed - more wives - more sons - more soldiers)

And yes, God still loves EVERYONE equally : man, woman, and anyone else in between.

Answer 6

Wisdom used to be spoken of in the feminine. Sofia is the name. You know men, we fear what we can not control and seek to be dominate. I can not tell you how to be a woman person any more than I can tell an Aborigine person how to be aboriginal. God made us male and female, in their image God made us. Be what God made you, there can be no greater calling.
Remember the old testament was filled with wars, Man had to spread themselves around. If you look, women in the bible had important rolls even if they appeared to be n the background.
There are women saints.
Remember if you try to be a man's equal you will be an under-achiever.
Rest assured God loves us all.

Answer 7

It's true God created the women to be a help meet for man. This is why Paul mentions that women should not teach or have authority over the man (1 Timothy 2).

In Genesis 3:16 we read that; “thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.”

Yes the apostles were men, the elders were all men, the priests were men. What this is teaching is that only men are to have authority and be ordained in the church.

There is a rank, but there is much more taught in the Bible about women.

In Ge 2:24, we also read that they are one flesh in marriage and that his body belongs to here and her body belongs to him.

In Mal 2:14 she is called his companion, and the wife of thy covenant. She is a companion, not a door mat! Not a slave!

If a crime is committed the punishment was the same whether the crime was against a man or women. This points to the fact that the worth was the same, whether man or women.

In Mr 12:43 we read of a women, that glorified God more then all the men with their mighty wealth. Show that God does not look at your gender when it comes to good works.

It's imporant for women to learn and study the Bible (John 4:14ff, Luke 10:40-42)

The Bible teaches that men and women are only to have one wife. The men which mutipled wives where in fact sinning against, God. The Biblical example is 1+1=1 (Ge 2:24)

The man is to love His wife, like Christ loves the church, and how to loves himself (Eph 5:33).

In closing I would remind women that 1 Timothy, chapter two also speaks of women adorning themselves with good works. What is a good work that women can do? They have the gift of prayer, the gift of praising the Lord in worship. The worship of learning from the Word of God as it is read and especially as it is preached.

What is a good work but to submit to the will of God? What is a good work but to take God’s priorities and make them our priorities? What is a good work but to look upon the Biblical and creation order and to say “Amen” to it.

Answer 8

You know, this is really one of the first things that was disturbing to me as a Christian. I really had trouble with it, especially when I was about 16 and started reading the bible for myself the first time. It wasn't what made me consider that it was all fake the first time, but perhaps it was one of the things that led me down that path. You know what I did to keep myself from losing faith at that time? I stopped reading the bible and tried not to think about it. It wasn't until years later that I became agnostic and now I'm an Atheist. It's what makes me happy and I don't have to worry about reconciling a sexist god.
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See? Like Ari-ah does. Don't even think too hard.

Answer 9

God protrays wisdom as a woman (Proverbs 1:20,21)

Deborah was a prophetess (Judges 4:4)

Jesus praised a woman for her great faith (Mathew 15:28)

When Jesus was resurrected He appeared first to a woman, Mary Magdalene. (John19:25).

A woman Junia was an apostle (Romans 16:7)

Answer 10

God doesn't hate women, the churches hate women. That's one reason why goddess religions (most pagan religions) were all but wiped out centuries ago by -- for the most part anyway -- the Christian church.