Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Men and women in the family
- Men and women are made in the
image of God. God made humans
to be different.
- Parts of the Bible
suggests women
where made for men.
- Could be read as the
fact that men are head
of the household.
- Some view this as outdated.
- Catholics know men and
women were made in the
image of God.
- Created physically
different. Women
were designed to
assist men. Men were
designed to farm the
land.
- Complementary roles.
- Many Christians see men and
women as equal. Either can look
after the home/ family.
- Against equality
- It is not good for the man to be alone. I will
make a helper suitable for him. (Genesis
2:18)
- Then the LORD God made a
woman from the rib he had
taken out of the man, and
he brought her to the man.
(Genesis 2:22)
- Wives, submit to your husbands as to the
Lord (Ephesians 5:21-22)
- For equality
- Submit to one another out of
reverence for Christ. (Ephesians)
- So God created mankind in
his own image, in the
image of God he created
them; male and female he
created them. (Genesis)
- For God does not show favouritism. (Romans)