Roles of men and women

Our aim is to be faithful to God and his word in applying biblical principles, including God’s design for the ways in which men and women go about their earthly lives. Considering that God made men and women to be different from one another, it does not come as a surprise that God gave them different but complementary roles (1 Corinthians 11:3ff).

The difference in roles or callings does not in any way change the status Christian men and Christian women have received from God. “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” (Galatians 3:26-29). In God’s kingdom there is perfect equality among his subjects.

Your questions have received extensive treatment on this web site and in our church body’s publications. I would simply refer you to a couple of resources. This is our doctrinal statement on man and woman roles. This link provides information on the booklet Man and Woman in God’s World.

Our aim is not to change Scripture to keep up with the times. If holding to Scripture and scriptural principles leads some to view us as “backwards,” we would simply invite them to study Scripture and let God speak for himself. Thank you for your question.