Prejudice and Discrimination Teachings- Christianity Flashcards
John 13:34
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you should also love one another”
Matthew 22:39
“You shall love your neighbour as yourself”
Genesis 1:26-28
“God created man in his own image”
James 2:1-4
“One should not judge anyone by appearance, but one’s faith is most important, not their clothes or material things”
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus”
Acts 17:26
“From one man He made every nation of men”
1 Corinthians 14:34-35
“Women should remain silent in churches. If they want to enquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home, for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church”
1 Corinthians 11:3-7
“The head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man. A man ought not to cover his head since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man”
Church Denominations and Women
An example of a Christian denomination which does not allow women to be priests or ministers is the Roman Catholic Church. However, the Church of England and Methodist Church do.
1 Timothy 2:8-15
“I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent”
