REASON #5: THE CHURCH REPRESSES WOMEN (5 OF 6)
Scripture: Romans 16:1-7
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Reason #5: The Church Represses Women (5 of 6)
Series: Done With Church
Dave Gustavsen
Romans 16:1-7
Good morning Chapel family. We're taking six weeks to talk about some of the big reasons that people are done with church. And today we come to the fifth reason, and it's this: the belief that the church represses women. To ''repress'' someone means to hold them back, or hold them down.
Modern Western culture has made incredible strides in recognizing and valuing women. We have a female Vice President, for the first time in history. Women serve as prime ministers and presidents of powerful countries; women serve as CEOs of major corporations; women scientists are often at the forefront of scientific breakthroughs. Really incredible progress! This is very close to home for me, because I'm married to a strong and gifted woman. And I'm so glad she's been able to use her gifts and her mind to become a CPA and a controller of a company. That probably wouldn't have happened 40 years ago, and it definitely wouldn't have happened 60 years ago, so I'm grateful for the progress that we've made. For the sake of my 22-year-old daughter, I'm grateful for the progress that we've made.
And that leads me to the critique. Because a lot of people look at all the doors that are open for women in our culture, and then they look at the church, and they see certain doors that are only open to men. And that bothers them. And for some people-both men and women-this is a big reason that they're done with church. So this is really important, and we need to talk about it.
Once again, I'm so glad I'm not talking about this alone. In a few moments I'll be introducing my colleague Heather Horn, and I've asked Heather to share her perspective on all of this. But first, let's look at today's Scripture reading: Romans 16, verses 1-7. I invite you to hear the Word of God...
1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. 2 I ask you to receive her in th ...
Series: Done With Church
Dave Gustavsen
Romans 16:1-7
Good morning Chapel family. We're taking six weeks to talk about some of the big reasons that people are done with church. And today we come to the fifth reason, and it's this: the belief that the church represses women. To ''repress'' someone means to hold them back, or hold them down.
Modern Western culture has made incredible strides in recognizing and valuing women. We have a female Vice President, for the first time in history. Women serve as prime ministers and presidents of powerful countries; women serve as CEOs of major corporations; women scientists are often at the forefront of scientific breakthroughs. Really incredible progress! This is very close to home for me, because I'm married to a strong and gifted woman. And I'm so glad she's been able to use her gifts and her mind to become a CPA and a controller of a company. That probably wouldn't have happened 40 years ago, and it definitely wouldn't have happened 60 years ago, so I'm grateful for the progress that we've made. For the sake of my 22-year-old daughter, I'm grateful for the progress that we've made.
And that leads me to the critique. Because a lot of people look at all the doors that are open for women in our culture, and then they look at the church, and they see certain doors that are only open to men. And that bothers them. And for some people-both men and women-this is a big reason that they're done with church. So this is really important, and we need to talk about it.
Once again, I'm so glad I'm not talking about this alone. In a few moments I'll be introducing my colleague Heather Horn, and I've asked Heather to share her perspective on all of this. But first, let's look at today's Scripture reading: Romans 16, verses 1-7. I invite you to hear the Word of God...
1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. 2 I ask you to receive her in th ...
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