Olya’s Reviews > Beyond Authority and Submission: Women and Men in Marriage, Church, and Society > Status Update
Olya
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“As we have seen, the Bible gives us a much broader picture of what it means to be masculine and feminine than many conservative Christians do. Jacob and Essau were extremes opposites, but both were masculine. Deborah and Esther were very different, but both were feminine. Our definitions of masculinity and femininity must be biblical and must reflect the diversity of expression that is displayed in Scripture.”
— Jun 05, 2025 11:35AM
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Olya
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Prove all things by the Word of God:-all ministers, all teaching, all preaching, all doctrines, all sermons, all writings, all opinions, all practices,- prove all by the Word of God….That which can abide the fire of the Bible, receive, hold, believe, and obey. That which cannot abide the fire of the Bible, reject, refuse, repudiate, and cast away. J.C. RYLE
— Jun 13, 2025 02:11PM
Olya
is on page 254 of 273
“We know that the secular world is going to be offended and even going to hate us because of our faith, and our beliefs…We shouldn’t be afraid to offend when we are standing for the truth, bit we should be careful not to give unnecessary offense. We should be ready to give gentle answers with firm conviction about the gospel, about our hope, and about how God calls us to live.”
— Jun 13, 2025 02:07PM
Olya
is on page 253 of 273
“Given the differences between the roles of husbands and wives, and because of the nature of childbearing, managing a household may have different emphases for men and women. But the scriptures indicate that both women and men should be “inclined toward the home.”
— Jun 13, 2025 01:52PM
Olya
is on page 238 of 273
“The world is watching how the church treats women, how it responds to abuse, and how it protects the vulnerable-or fails them. When women are belittled, when men in authority dismiss abuse charges…the world sees this and judges. The gospel, Christianity, the universal church, Christ Himself are judged by our response to abuse. As Paul warned, the gospel is in danger of being reviled because of our actions.”
— Jun 13, 2025 11:24AM
Olya
is on page 236 of 273
“When everything is about authority and submission, women end up being treated as children or objects, and being demeaned and devalued either way. For example, Wilson instructs husbands to give their wives work to do, to make sure they do it well, and to correct them if they don’t. This is how we treat small children who don’t have enough wisdom and experience to make wise choices.”
— Jun 13, 2025 10:59AM
Olya
is on page 225 of 273
“The Bible doesn’t teach that women are more easily deceived than men are. It’s important that all believers, both male and female, are taught good doctrine so that none of us will be susceptible to deception. We are all encouraged to grow in maturity in the faith so that we won’t be “tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine…Eph. 4:14”
— Jun 12, 2025 11:02AM
Olya
is on page 225 of 273
“It appears in 2 Tim 3:6, where Paul warns that deceitful men are preying on particularly vulnerable women. His point isn’t that all women are weak or easily deceived but that “a particular type of immature woman was being targeted by false teachers looking to manipulate and infect household.”
— Jun 12, 2025 10:53AM
Olya
is on page 225 of 273
“Some Christians teach that women are more prone to deception than men are…if that’s Paul’s point in 1 Tim 2, men can’t be trusted either. After all, if the point is that Adam wasn’t deceived, then he sinned willfully. If all women are like Eve, then all men are prone to outright rebellion like Adam.”
— Jun 12, 2025 10:50AM
Olya
is on page 206 of 273
“We’re conditioned to answer in certain ways. Women in the church? The answer must be “They can’t be pastors!” or “biblical womanhood!” Those might be the right answers to particular questions, but they aren’t actually answers to all questions about women in the church.”
— Jun 11, 2025 04:03PM
Olya
is on page 203 of 273
“It’s hard for men and women to be acknowledged as equals before God and in Christ when men are taught that women need to be kept in their place.”
— Jun 11, 2025 03:53PM
