When we die where do we go? Do we just assume that we automatically get into heaven? Does God have a preference of whom He lets in? Paul’s letters to the Galatians 3:27-29 states that, “As many of you were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all are of you are one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.”[ ] If we are all united in the name of God shouldn’t we be accepted into God’s kingdom regardless of what we are? It should not matter if we are male or female, weak or strong, rich or poor, or what race we are; we should all be allowed in into God’s kingdom.
The Bible is heavily dominated with the aspects of men. It starts out with a man coming into existent before a female. Along with this, the Bible is written solely by men. Women should not be discouraged from not being able to being accepted into heaven, since in Galatians 3:28 Paul explains that both male and female are accepted in. The word gospel or good news is introduced for the very first time in the book Galatians. [ ] It would be perceived that the good news does not prefer a single set of people, meaning it is not exclusive in anyway and it should be shared with everyone. The first set of rules provided was the Law, as it was deemed necessary to follow it to be able to get into heaven. It stated only Jewish people and people that were circumcised could enter into heaven. Later the movement of Christ and faith helped transition the Law into grace, and both men and women are equal and they are entitled to the promise of God to Abraham.[ ] By having grace, one could tran...
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...us into different categories. We must then proceed carefully to be able to eliminate the norm of specific social differences in the community. The theological ideas presented in Galatians 3:27-29 did address the societal roles of men and women, but they were not Paul’s primary focus in the passage. [ ] The ideas Paul presented does provide for some logic that can be used for the future. He insists that anyone who accepts the Spirit is removed of all statuses, and they are deemed equal to one another regardless of their social status, wealth, color of their skin and gender. History has shown us multiple times that society can move towards a better world. We have seen this in action, since slaves are no longer seen in the world. If history is deemed to be correct, then the notion of saying men and women are truly equal will be said without any hesitations or pushback.
In Sarah Ruden’s book, Paul Among the People, Ruden strives to disprove modern society’s common belief that the apostle Paul was a man strongly against women and homosexuality. She makes the claim that he was actually fighting for more equality and love than what Roman society allowed in Paul’s time and even before his time. Ruden compares the words Paul wrote around the middle of 50 A.D. and into the early 60 A.D.’s against other popular literary works of the Roman first and second century B.C.in an effort to challenge contemporary negative thoughts regarding Paul. Despite the negative opinions that a majority of modern society hold about the apostle, Sarah Ruden does a remarkable job of refuting the claims that Paul was a misogynist homophobe by putting Paul in perspective inside the society that he lived in. She claims that Paul was offering equality and a better life for the people of his time. By doing this, Ruden attests that Paul was not the negative man that most people believe but that he actually fought for more equality and compassion than what he is given credit for by most people today.
In the beginning of the book, Equality is part of the society and is not an individual. “It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see” (Rand #261). This quotation shows how Equality feels about sin and what he thinks a sin is. This perspective on sin is not correct because he thinks being an individual is a sin. “We are nothing. Mankind is all. By the grace of our brothers are we allowed our lives. We exist, by
Gender inequality has been a major issue for many centuries now. Societies insist in assigning males and females to different roles in life. The traditional stereotypes and norms for how a male and female should present themselves to the world have not changed much over time. But individuals are more than just their gender and should have the right to act and be treated the way they want. The novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Many religions and philosophies attempt to answer the question, what happens after a person dies? Some religions, such as Christianity and Islam, believe there is an afterlife. They believe that good and moral people enter Heaven or Paradise and that bad and immoral people go to Hell. Other religions and cultures believe that death is final, and that nothing happens after a person dies. Buddhism and Hinduism have different ideas about death.
When the Bible was written in the early years of civilization, society held a severe prejudice towards women. This prejudice is reflected in the written word of the Bible. While these sexist ways may have been accepted by society at that time, they are definitely not appropriate today. I find it unbelievable that women are “supposed to live” by the same discriminatory fashion they were about two thousand years ago. According to Lu Ann Bransby in Woman: A Formula for Victorious Living, the Bible dictates how women should look, live, and even love.
In her article, “Feminist Hermeneutics and Biblical Studies”, Phyllis Trible discusses the issues centered toward women in the bible (Trible). She addresses issues not just concerning equality, but also how men viewed women in biblical times. Trible examines the role of women in the bible, and the misconception they carry, that leads many into harms way.
They were women of God, and they were very important in the development of Gods image, and well as playing significant roles in Jesus’ life and mission. Women contributed to the movement, and the experienced belonging to his community just as much as the men. However, some may view the presence of women in the bible as a negative thing. Elizabeth Cady Scanton said that the bible can be used to exclude women from the public sphere. The Bible promotes marriage and childbirth as the most important things for a woman to do, as these things would make the woman stay home and create a better environment for her husband. The images of women in the bible, however, can help women connect to God more intimately and see themselves as an image of God. Women were included in the first followers of Jesus, and he treated them as equals.Women were seen as ministers, opened their home to the less fortunate, and even witnessed Jesus’ resurrection. Since it’s beginning, women had roles of power in Christianity. Women gave birth to the men of the Lord, but only if they were women of the
Today, women share the same equal rights and opportunities as men; nevertheless, that has not invariably been the case. Before the Jazz Age era, gender discrimination between men and women in society was considerably popular. Women were seen as inferior to men. Their jobs were to care for the home, children, and other domesticated duties while men were able to work, get an education, and become doctors or lawyers. Many women like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ida B. Wells, Sojourner Truth, Zora Hurston, to mention a few, seen the unfairness in women's rights and fought for equal rights for women through different movements, efforts, protests, and even marches to abolish women’s rights. As a consequence, women now pursue not only higher education and higher paid jobs/ businesses, but their rights. One of the world’s most controversial issues among churches of today is the role of a woman. Many people are confused about the duty of a woman and how she is supposed to serve God because of history. History taught us to never deny someone of gender, race, or even diversity since he or she has human rights. However, this issue should not be viewed as men versus women because this is not a political issue; instead, it should be viewed as the structural of a church. Women should not be priests, pastors, or even rabbis for God condone women for being priests, pastors, and rabbis as well as proscribed.
The Bible requires that women must remain subordinate to the man who is the head of the family.
Women in the biblical bible represent a transitioning and evolutionary turn for women in the future. Biblical women have open doors of opportunities that allow women to become more independent, confidents and sophisticated. History has shown how women first were seen as a typical care taker or protector compared to a “provider,” which was more associated with men. However, over the century, there has been a chain broken and opportunities released that allowed women to become more like men to a certain degree. There has been a change in status, roles, and education. Biblical women have allowed women in the twenty-first century the chance to obtain a higher status role such as, a provider for their family. Therefore, allowing women to stand up for their rights and what they believe in using sexual techniques. Such as, manipulating men, using their body as a weapon and the power of “sisterhood” to get what they want.
The Corinthians verse depicts Pauls’ idea of a non-hierarchal marriage, that is infused with equality through the equal marital duties that each spouse is expected to demonstrate. As Garland argued, the main idea behind the Corinthians text is the mutuality that should be instilled in marriage.13 The evidence that proves this reoccurring idea of mutualism, is seen throughout the entire passage but more specifically through the excerpts about equal marital duties and “mutual consent.”14 that are the same requirements for each spouse. However, the Timothy verse is opposite as there is no gender equality present and the main message is assigning specific gender-roles. A popular argument is that the Timothy passage is, “the one most referred to by those who would limit the freedom and authority of women in the church.”15 This passage stirs up controversy as it is one of the most common passages in the New Testament that has bee accused of limiting women’s opportunities. The Corinthians and Timothy passages are evidently contradictory; the Corinthians passage has instilled an array of equality in marriage and the Timothy passage has designated distinct, but unequal gender-roles. The Corinthians writing is emphasizing the importance of a non-hierarchal marriage through the enforcement of identical marital duties. The Timothy passage offers a clear contradiction to this verse by
The number of feminist scholars critically assessing Biblical narrative has risen since the second feminist movement of the 1970s (Scholz 2014). A common theme of their scholarship has been to what extent the Bible may be seen to favour men. Some feminist scholars may not be able to legitimately assess the Bible and remain faithful to it because of such outdated views on women in a time when women’s equality is encouraged. I will firstly discuss the difficulties of being a feminist scholar and a Christian or Jew with particular reference to belonging to men, being of less value in society, and finally with a focus on key issues arising from Genesis 2 and 3 whereby gender roles and woman’s blame for the Fall of Man have been central to feminist interpretations. I will then assess ways in which such difficulties may be overcome with a different interpretation, beginning with refuting claims concerning the Creation story. This will be followed by analysing how the Bible is read and the value of historical context when doing so. By discussing these aspects, I will reach a conclusion as to how far you can be both a feminist scholar and a faithful Christian or Jew.
...t on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:36-38). Loudly and clearly, God wants us to know that we are all equal; both man and woman. No one should have to suffer because of a gender that God had blessed him or her to be. From a personal religious perspective, because of my Christian background, it is important to me that everyone is treated equally. If man and woman were both created by God, why should there be a distinction between whom is better and who isn’t. Sadly, in many parts of the world, some societies have chosen instead to favour a specific gender (male) over the female because the boys are seen as breadwinners. There are many ways to make a change but to begin we all need to be aware and make awareness – spread knowledge to everyone around.
What is going to happen to us when we will die? Some people never considered what it could happen to them after life. For many people, death is a redoubtable event because they do not know what to expect after their death. However, other persons, such as religious people are conscious of what to expect after their death because of their beliefs. Each religion has different ideas and different ways of looking life. Death, therefore, is viewed by different religions in many ways. Although, different religions have a distinct conception of death, they all have something in common: they all give hope to people. Among all different religions in the world, four of the most common ones - Catholic, Jewish, Islamic, and Hindu- view death in different ways.
Death is a controversial topic that most people in society tend to avoid. Death is often difficult to talk about regarding people. People often tend to lean towards having insight and control on everything in this world. Death is one thing that people cannot have control over or do not completely understand. Death often results in sadness for friends and love ones who wont see that person anymore. Death in a sense is unclear to individuals sense there is no scientific proof to understand what happens when a person dies. There are various beliefs of what happens when a person dies, according to different cultures. Some have a stance as seeing death as termination from existence. Others have a stance on death as leaving one world and having a portal to another life. In a sense comparing these to beliefs death is either real or not real. Philosophically death would be examined through human reasoning. Personally, I believe that when you die physically your spirit man goes to either Heaven or Hell, depending on belief in Jesus. My stance is based on the Christian stance on how you will spend eternity in one place or another. Even though there is no evidence of what happens when you die, when you die you either go to heaven or hell because the Bible and Christian faith have a firm belief in this doctrine. An individual also has a spirit that is eternal.