1 Corinthians 11:8-9 (KJV) Before the Culture Wars

1 Corinthians 11:8-9 (KJV)

For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

I suppose I shall not, in this life, plumb the depths of the early segments of this chapter. I certainly have no intention of attempting it here. But I do see something in these two verses that blesses me.

Man is born of woman.

Woman was created for man.

The first is an observable fact as well as a biblical truth.

The latter is a biblical truth, even if it is not observable in every case.

There is not a man alive who does not owe his life to a woman. Yet women were created by God as the helpmeet of the man.

Rather than addressing modern debates, I want to stay with the text before us. Scripture teaches equality between the sexes. Men and women have different offices, duties, and functions within their roles in the family, as parents, and even within society—but neither is better, higher, or more important than the other.

#BibleOrder #CreatedWithPurpose #EqualInWorth #GodsDesign #ScriptureOverCulture

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1 Corinthians 11:8-9 (KJV) Before the Culture Wars