Ephesians 6:1-2
[1] In
the day 'Elohiym
created '‘âdâm [humanity]
in the likeness of 'Elohiym
made he him male and female created he them and blessed them and called their
name '‘âdâm [human]
in the day when they were created. The first of the Ten Commandments, instructs
children to obey their mothers equally with their fathers. Nowhere in the Ten
Commandments, can it be found that wives are commanded to submit to husbands or
that husbands are commanded to lead wives. How is it then that
complementarian teachers have written that female submission to male
“headship,” is an eternal life or eternal death issue?
Search the scriptures
in vain to find a verse or passage to back that claim. It is simply not “written.” Yet, it is a familiar
refrain among traditional-role-religionists that Adam neglected to lead his
wife in the Garden and therefore was responsible for his wife’s sin.
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If female submission to
male “headship” is scriptural and indeed a life or death issue, the nexus on
which our salvation hinges, then surely YHWH ELOHIYM would have
addressed it at Mt. Sinai. But he didn’t. Why? Because he settled the issue when he created the first couple. In
Genesis chapter one he commanded them to dominate the earth
together. Male headship is an entirely man-made fabrication depriving women of
liberty when the scriptures say, “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
This is an excerpt from The Hungry Hearts Bible Commentary edited by this author.
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