Chauvinists
Chauvinists
Do you think chauvinists still exist in this modern society? To my surprise, after weeks of visitation to some religious sites, my conclusion is "Yes, they do!"
Firstly, there are some institutions that will not give official positions to a particular gender as their leaders, although they don't mind this group helping them or working alongside with them, etc. Then, there are others who simply don't give opportunity at all to this group of people.
Well, maybe I'm a bit extreme, but for lack of better terms, I will call them chauvinists! Hey, what age are we living in, why are people still so conservative??
I believe in the eyes of God, there is no one gender that is better or stronger than the other - each has its own role and each has its own calling that God wants them to fulfill. Well, for the ladies, the Bible does teach on how a woman should behave or conduct herself, and yet at the same time the Bible also affirms men's authority as head of the household. Other parts of Scripture gives a good balance too that while women are encouraged to be submissive, men are to love them as Christ has loved the church - sacrificing Himself for it. So it's a check and balance thing - neither is more superior than the other.
I guess the whole issue here is: what is the center-mark, such that we don't become too conservative and "deprive" or "stifle" someone of their growth because of all the man-made systems, yet on the other hand, keeping tabs such that we don't fall into the other extreme of becoming or acting too superior. Am I making being coherent here?
I do subscribe to the belief that there should be mutual respect on the part of both sexes - neither should overpower or put the other down. And I do subscribe to the fact that man is still the ultimate authority over a woman. I think in the battle of the sexes, it's difficult to really put down in concrete terms how much freedom should be given to the women, how much should they be allowed to speak up, etc.
We need God's wisdom - whether the male or female gender, to know how we should relate to one another, so that in everything we do, we are building each other up, rather than tearing one another down. So whether to speak or not to speak, to lead or not to lead - all these are secondary issues, the underlying principle should be based on what Scripture teaches, "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing" - 1 Thess 5:11 and "Honor one another above yourselves" - Romans 12:10b.
Let us always be on the lookout that what we do don't stumble or stifle another.
Do you think chauvinists still exist in this modern society? To my surprise, after weeks of visitation to some religious sites, my conclusion is "Yes, they do!"
Firstly, there are some institutions that will not give official positions to a particular gender as their leaders, although they don't mind this group helping them or working alongside with them, etc. Then, there are others who simply don't give opportunity at all to this group of people.
Well, maybe I'm a bit extreme, but for lack of better terms, I will call them chauvinists! Hey, what age are we living in, why are people still so conservative??
I believe in the eyes of God, there is no one gender that is better or stronger than the other - each has its own role and each has its own calling that God wants them to fulfill. Well, for the ladies, the Bible does teach on how a woman should behave or conduct herself, and yet at the same time the Bible also affirms men's authority as head of the household. Other parts of Scripture gives a good balance too that while women are encouraged to be submissive, men are to love them as Christ has loved the church - sacrificing Himself for it. So it's a check and balance thing - neither is more superior than the other.
I guess the whole issue here is: what is the center-mark, such that we don't become too conservative and "deprive" or "stifle" someone of their growth because of all the man-made systems, yet on the other hand, keeping tabs such that we don't fall into the other extreme of becoming or acting too superior. Am I making being coherent here?
I do subscribe to the belief that there should be mutual respect on the part of both sexes - neither should overpower or put the other down. And I do subscribe to the fact that man is still the ultimate authority over a woman. I think in the battle of the sexes, it's difficult to really put down in concrete terms how much freedom should be given to the women, how much should they be allowed to speak up, etc.
We need God's wisdom - whether the male or female gender, to know how we should relate to one another, so that in everything we do, we are building each other up, rather than tearing one another down. So whether to speak or not to speak, to lead or not to lead - all these are secondary issues, the underlying principle should be based on what Scripture teaches, "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing" - 1 Thess 5:11 and "Honor one another above yourselves" - Romans 12:10b.
Let us always be on the lookout that what we do don't stumble or stifle another.
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