Personal Narrative: Allowing Women To Hold The Position Of Power

However there are arguments that not all religions treat women unequally. Reform Judaism allows women to become Rabbis since 1972 and in Sikhism women are allowed to hold office and recently female vicars have been allowed into the Church of England. Women largely

Once Jesus of Nazareth was born, and the New Testament was written, women began to play a larger role in the church. Although men such as Peter were still significant, women became more involved in the establishment of the Church.

The King James version bible states in ‘Genesis 1:26-27’ that “Gods image is shared equally by women and men”. ‘Exodus 36:1’ says, “use your skills to honor God”. Despite what the bible seems to be saying, women do not have the same opportunities as men in Christian religious settings. Imagine a woman in the Christian faith who has the qualifications to preach the word of God and the eagerness to serve the Lord. Logically, she should be awarded the job position. However, she is not even considered for that opportunity. In multiple recurring instances, the church congregation has discriminated against women, not allowing them to have the same opportunities as the men in the community. These women are not only discriminated against, but are scoffed at, even penalized for wanting these positions. Women should not be penalized for having faith in the Lord and wanting to share it with others. The bible states how both women and men are equal and are to use the skills they have to honor God. The congregation should not limit these human resources to only men, when highly qualified and respected women are willing and able to serve. Gender discrimination is a problem in Christian Churches because women who are qualified are unable to access jobs, are experiencing emotional stress, and are being penalized for wanting changes within the church.

As there is much debate about the role of women in the church, I believe that we should, as in all circumstances, rely on the Word of God to instruct us as to God 's will. In many religious circles, this is a hot-button subject and everyone will not easily accept this teaching. Nevertheless, because it has become a church dividing issue, it demands an appropriate review.

Although men have generally held the leading positions in the church, there are some women ministers that have risen to the top. Here are the most popular women pastors that you should get to know of.

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Therefore, we understand that among those who believe that women should be pastors there are several reasons for them believing so. It seems apparent that in most cases experiential and social agendas seem to fuel the case for women pastors. Though there was once a strong group that sought

Very few religions have women in position of power. In the catholic religion Mother Teresa has been one of the women who has some sorts of influence, but she was not a priest. Most religions is mostly dominated by men in the positions of power. Yes, they are set with gender roles but they are not oppressed to express themselves or not let women make their own

In today’s society the controversial subject of what positions in the church a woman can hold; has become incredibly debatable among the nation. Some people believe that women have equal rights with men and can uphold any position that a man can. Today’s society also believes that because a woman can be in political and business power, then a woman can also be in authority in the church. However, that could not be farther from the truth a women’s positions in the church are defined by God.

The gender of God is a highly controversial and unanswerable subject. This, however, does not mean that people do not assign a gender to their image of God. In recent times, there has been a call to stop referring to God as a male in the way it is done. Referring to God as a male has been the precedent in Christianity and Judaism since their creation. Many people associated with the movement feel that it has extremely negative effects on our current society in relation to the treatment and empowerment of women.

Gender roles, and the mere existence of a gender binary, has been a recent topic of conversation for many churches, theologians, and individual believers. As the cultural pressure to remove gender-specific limitations builds, many of those aforementioned have turned to scripture for answers. Seldom are women’s roles in the Old Testament characterized by decision making or personal merits. Rather, a woman’s capacity to produce an heir for their husband complements his dominance and responsible faithfulness and allows God’s plan to be fulfilled through their combined efforts. In the New Testament, through the transformative power of Christ, prominent women became less of an anomaly, but were still held to a different set of standards and expectations than men and were usually still praised according to their actions and their faith. The Pauline epistles, written in the context in which the Church still exists today: the age to come, provide a basis for today’s understanding of women’s roles in marriage and in church leadership. Although there are many instances of women fulfilling God’s plans and proving their worth among the community of Christians, the biblically normative role of women is to avoid authoritative church leadership positions and remain submissive in situations of teaching and interpreting the Word.

The bases of keeping women out of the ministry in most religions are more or less tradition. A Bible scripture such as (Mat. 10:2) as Jesus was searching for His disciples he only chose men. Even when he had to replace them, He only chose men. In most of the passages in the bible, Jesus never chose a woman nor did He address the public by speaking to the woman specifically. Some would believe that Jesus was a sexist, but during the times it was only tradition for a man to be the head of everything and the role of a woman during the biblical times were to listen to the man, nurture her family and husband. During the biblical times when Jesus walked this earth, Christianity was a very warous event. People were not accepting of the Christ therefore it leads to wars and battles. (Mat. 24: 6). During those days women did not do battle. As of today the tradition still holds and it plays a significant part in our everyday lives as well as our religious worship. We

I have always wondered why women weren’t allowed to be ordained priests, theoretically speaking there is nothing different between a woman and mans heart, mind and especially soul. When I think of God I think of this superior being that transcends gender. How can this being that consists of the Holy Trinity possibly described as just male, though most people usually refer to God as a “he”, I do understand why Jesus Christ is a male and chose male apostles. In the time period that Jesus was here on Earth women were not equal to men, so if Jesus were a female or did have female apostles trying to spread the word of Christianity, they would definitely be less likely to persuade others to follow the religion. Thinking about these possibilities, “what ifs” and trying to understand the Holy Trinity is something that the human race might never find solid answers for, however I have come to understand from the Sacrament of the Holy Orders why priests are male. From a traditional point of view, the Church recognizes the fact that Jesus and his apostles were male, so in a way keeping to that practice honors the choices Jesus made on Earth and what he established

Until recently, women were not allowed to preach or even speak in the Christian Church, but in modern times women are beginning to play a more significant. While sects of Christianity still hold the traditional teachings about women, others have given them equal status within the church, an increasingly accepted interpretation.

Validated by church scholars such as St. Augustine, who pushed for more masculine representation in the divine and divine offices, women are edged out of influence, God is seen as distant (hence the need for mediators), and of course the masculine representations of God as father, brother, Lord, and protector are generally used over female representations.