Reading this book was convicting for me.
I’m not a scholar that deals with original languages and can solve the church’s egalitarian/complementarianism debate. And this wasn’t about doctrine for me. It was about my heart … (1/9)
I’m not a scholar that deals with original languages and can solve the church’s egalitarian/complementarianism debate. And this wasn’t about doctrine for me. It was about my heart … (1/9)
It was simply convicting for me as a Christ-follower trying to image Him accurately in how I relate to my sisters in the body of Christ … (2/9)
I’ve been a Christian for about 20 years. I read an average of 10 theology-oriented books a year. But that it took me to year 20 to read a book like this is part of the problem. I was so slow to wrestle through this because I thought this issue didn’t impact me as directly. (3/9)
I tried to make sure there were healthy boundaries around my marriage, but I made the boundaries so ridiculous that normal friendships that should exist in a church couldn’t form properly. (4/9)
I was well versed on Eve’s fall in Genesis 3, but not on her redemption story in Genesis 4. Might sound small but it matters. (5/9)
I’ve been far too slow to recognize misogyny in the church world. (6/9)
I’ve just recently started thinking “how will this impact my sisters” in all of the church decisions? (7/9)
I’m just getting to the point where “let’s hear from our sisters on this” is mandatory and not just optional. (8/9)
I haven’t arrived. Still a ton to learn and unlearn. I’ve just started to attempt to think through this better. To my all guys in the body of Christ, I hope you don’t wait as long as me to see this.