Feminism Blog Post

As Feminism has so influenced our culture today, it is difficult as Christians to decide how to respond to this idea of feminism. The book of Genesis basically establishes the roles of both genders, giving some key points for Christians to build off of.

First off, God has created male and female in His image, however we do it uniquely and differently. To both genders, God calls each to general tasks such as rule, fill, subdue, and multiply. On top of these general tasks, God calls each gender to their own specific roles. Males, for example are the "little king", in which male is to be held more accountable and responsible. Males are a poets, or better put: men are called to use words well and powerfully. Finally, men are called to Zakar, or remember what God says and what God has done. Those are the specific roles given to men in the early chapters of Genesis.

Women, are given their own set of specific roles as well. For example, women are called to be a rescuer-warrior. They are also to be a completer, as they complete man. Thirdly, women are life-givers as they bear children. These are the three specific roles in which God established for women to fulfill within the first couple chapters of Genesis.

In addition to these roles, we can see that as God punishes both Adam and Eve for their sin, the diction hints at what defines men and women. For instance, in Genesis 3:16, it says: “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband,and he will rule over you.” From this verse, we see that women define relationships and that men are to rule over women. Now in verse 18 it talks about work being hard- "It will produce thorns and thistles for you..." By this we see that men define work.

All in all, the book of Genesis defines the Christian view of feminism. Based on the fact that God establishes different roles and tasks for each gender shows that we have our own tasks to follow. Men are supposed to be the provider, while women are the completer. God has established the tasks for men to follow so that men will follow them. In the same way, God has established tasks for the women so that the women will follow them. When responding to feminism, we as Christians must remember that God has established roles for each gender to fulfill and most importantly that neither male or female is better than the other because we both bear the image of God equally.