One of the major complaints I hear about Christianity is that it devalues women. It baffles me because the Bible is actually one of the most liberating books as far as women are concerned.
Only in the last hundred years or so have women finally made ground on gaining the equality and opportunities in society that should be available. And more can be done.
Jesus was a revolutionary in so many ways and with women was one of them. He made best friends with women, frowned upon at the time. Women followed Him and were allowed to be a part of His ministry. When He rose again, the first person he appeared to was a woman, considering a woman's evidence wasn't allowed in court at the time this was a pretty big thing. He spoke to women and actually showed incredible grace when others would have mocked or oppressed them (John 4:1-26, John 8:1-11), even that was frowned upon!
Of course, the Bible gives woman a high position not just from Jesus time, not just through heroic Old Testament women such as Esther, Ruth & Deborah but from the very beginning of Creation!
In Genesis 2:18 it says, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him'.
People would use this as evidence that woman are only helpers and not as high as men but wait for it...
The majority of Bible references where the same Hebrew word for helper, ezer, occurs are used to describe the kind of 'help' that only GOD can give (e.g. 1 Sam 7:12, Psalms 121:2, Hosea 13:9).
So far from being just assistants, Woman are necessary to make mankind complete.
Let's be thankful for the amazing women in our lives today :-)
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