Equality of men and women in the family

Question 1

1 christian belief

Answer 1

most christrians believe that men and women should be equal

Genesis 1 says man and women are created in image of god so both given authority to rule over creation

Question 2

What are christian views on gender quality?

Answer 2

some churches also teach that men and women are suited to different roles.

some christians believe that husband should be head of family and his authority should be accepted by his wife. most liberal christians disagree.

Question 3

2 chirstian belief

Answer 3

christians believe that although men and women have equal worth, they have different roles.

suggests that men and women have different roles in a marriage. wife should submit to husband and husband should love his wife

Question 4

3christian belief

Answer 4

some christians believe that men are superior to women

genesis 2 man created first. women is created as a ‘helper’ fro him.

genesis 3, women disobeys God first by eating from a tree of the knowledge of good and evil. she then appears to tempt man to also disobey God.