{"id":34525,"date":"2012-11-19T00:04:21","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T05:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/?p=34525"},"modified":"2012-11-15T08:09:33","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T13:09:33","slug":"distorted-church-teachings-about-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2012\/11\/19\/distorted-church-teachings-about-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Distorted Church Teachings about Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I saw this list by J. Lee Grady, at Charisma Mag<\/strong><\/a>, on ten lies the church tells women\u2026 and it\u2019s a list worthy of a good conversation today. I give you his opening and then only his list\u2026 go to the link to see his explanations:<\/p>\n

What distortions have you heard? Have you heard these?<\/strong><\/p>\n

For centuries, a patriarchal system of control has kept women in spiritual captivity through distortion of the Scriptures. It\u2019s time to debunk the myths.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We live in the 21st century, but if we\u2019re honest we have to admit that in some ways the church is still in the Dark Ages\u2014especially when we look at the way we treat women.<\/p>\n

Even though the Scriptures never portray women as secondary to men, our male-dominated religious system still promotes a warped view of female inferiority. Women are tired of this, and as a man, so am I\u2014because such demeaning attitudes don\u2019t reflect God\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

Jesus challenged gender prejudice at its core when He directed so much of His ministry toward women. In a Middle Eastern culture that considered women mere property, He healed women, discipled them and commissioned them to minister. Yet today we spend much of our energy denying them opportunities\u2014and using the Bible to defend our prohibitions.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve identified 10 erroneous views about women that for too long have been circulated in the church, preached from pulpits and written in the study notes of popular Bible translations. I believe we must debunk these lies if we want to see the church fully released to fulfill the Great Commission.<\/p>\n

Lie No. 1: God\u2019s ultimate plan for women is that they serve their husbands.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lie No. 2: Women can\u2019t be fulfilled or spiritually effective without a husband.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lie No. 3: Women shouldn\u2019t work outside the home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lie No. 4: Women must obediently submit to their husbands in all situations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lie No. 5: A man needs to \u201ccover\u201d a woman in her ministry activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lie No. 6: A woman should view her husband as the \u201cpriest of the home.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lie No. 7: Women are not equipped to assume leadership roles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lie No. 8: Women must not teach or preach to men in a church setting.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lie No. 9: Women are more easily deceived than men.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lie No. 10: Women who exhibit strong leadership qualities have a \u201cspirit of Jezebel.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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