In 1988, the Council for Biblic¬al Manhood and Womanhood published the Danvers Statement, affirming that "In the church, redemption in Christ gives men and women an equal share in the blessings of salvation; nevertheless, some governing and teaching roles within the church are restricted to men." I am hesitant to single out one organization for focused argument, but this statement accurately represents a sentiment within the faith that I find disturbing. In this paper, I will use the redemptive trend
From the creation of the first man and woman in the proverbial garden down through the records of history, the battle of the sexes has been waged. Marriage, or romantic relationships, has a way of bringing out the negative attributes of an individual’s character. The Bible accounts the record of Jael who drove a tent peg through her military lovers head; Delilah plotted and executed the downfall of her brawny lover Samson; Abigail lived in fear of her angry husband Nabal. While the famous trials