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The issue is not whether one is male or female. It has to do with the fact that we are human.
I am building a house, and I am not married, when I sought out an architect for my great undertaking I chose specifically a woman. I needed the complement of ideas that are in the female being. Men and women look at things differently, at times.
if it were alot easier for women to run and win.... i'm sure that some men would make decisions based on looks...
i guess it's just being human and illogical on our part as ppl....
and as for being 'the king' in a marriage for men...
i guess you can look at it this way: what's the role of a real king? a good king? idealy- to govern over his people well, and to serve them. a true (good) king would be sure to heed to his people's needs and ensure their comfort. a real king would put aside his needs and wants if it's not good for his ppl [i doubt that happens very much in history lol]
... so you can look at it in a way that when 'king' in marriage, men have the same role of taking care of the family, serving them and ensuring their comfort, putting aside their needs/wants inorder to ensure that the family is happy.
so i guess, technically, being king doesnt mean ruling and getting served- it means serving. :)
take care and God bless
Very well worded. One can even substitute the word "priest" also for "king" in all of her comments.
If we were to carry the thought, then how would one account for the honoring of the Holy Virgin Mary--the Mother of God. She is granted titles: The Mother of Light, The Mother of God, The True Queen, The Pride of Our Race, etc. She is placed in honor, not just above Mankind, but over all of Creation. She is pronounced before the angels, and all the saints. Her prayers and intercessions are well pronounced.
No braver or more courageous example in the Church have we than St. Mary, herself. Need I say that she is a "woman" and a "true lady".
what does the Church consist of? People, basically. (of course- all the wonderful spiritual and biblical things too, but i guess i mean how it runs). the congergation consists of young and old, men and women, priests and servants. it's some of these people that are the reason some may feel that women aren't equal. its not the Church as a historical Bride of Christ that makes it seem that way, its the people in the Church.
that's why some females may feel that way- but its our fault, not our Mother's.
take care and God bless
Copt4Life: AMEN!
True men are to love their wives just as Christ loved the Church,laying down their life for the sake of the beloved Bride,putting them first and always seeking to build them up,to love them and to care for them in every way.Thats the way Jesus our Lord treats His Bride so we should follow His example.Let us put off this attitude of male superority and domination and put on the meekness of Christ,with all kindness and gentleness,love and humilty.Putting their needs above that of our own.
i disagree with they guys that say woment vote according to the looks of the president. maybe some do but that doesnt mean everyone does. and men dont have the rite to rule over the woman because they are equal.
God Bless
To make a few short points though:
Brain, you are saying that girls were created to serve men. If this is your starting point, Christ also said:
"Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave– just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Matthew 20
As you can see, Christ Himself told us to serve, not to be served. Service and serving others is a blessing in and of itself. People often confuse service and serving others as a sign of weakness, when in reality, if serving out of your own will, it is a sign of humility and strength.
Either way, to continue with my argument, St. Paul said that wives should submit to their husbands, and husbands should submit to Christ.
Now, when the disciples submitted to Christ, He did not take away their free will or order them around against their own will, but rather, He washed their feet and taught them with love and care. So in the same way, when the wives submit to their husbands, the husbands should be willing to wash their feet and treat them with love, respect and care.
Lets be very careful in the way we interpret verses from the Bible. Every verse should not be interpreted out of context, and every verse should be interpreted with the spirit of the Bible as a whole.
Woman and man are equal in the eyes of God. In Galatians, St. Paul teaches us that "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Therefore, your argument that woman should not be allowed to vote makes no sense whatsoever from a Biblical viewpoint. We are all created equal, we all are given the ability to think, and therefore, we should all be allowed to vote.
I hope this makes sense.
Both are created in God's image. One being created ahead of the other means nothing. Men throughout the bible are superior however, simply because, "Then to adam He said, "Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, 'you shall not eat of it': Cursed is the groud for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your llife. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forht for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field. In sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the groud, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return." Gen. 3:17-19 This does not explain why men are superior in ALL areas but for most. God bless.
May God enlighten you!
Maria
thankyou all i'm satified now
may God be with all of you ;D