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During His ministry, Jesus forgave an adulteress who was about to be stoned. At that time in Jewish society, women were below men "on the totem pole" so to speak. He also healed women who were demon possessed and even healed a woman with an issue of blood. Despite the fact that women were considered lower than men in that society, Jesus respected women. He treated them with more respect than many in the society.
The Holy Spirit impregnated a young woman, who gave birth to the Messiah, and it were women who first saw a resurrected Lord Jesus. I have asked about feminism and even read about how feminism has benefited women. Men and woman will both be judged by the Lord. Men and women were both created by the Holy Trinity. I believe that Genesis 1, it says, "Let us make men in the image of God". Correct me if I am wrong there.
However, I believe that there is a difference between actual feminism and radical feminism. Actual feminism deals with equal rights, but it is respectful of the differences between men and women. In that way, women were to be respected and not demeaned and objectified, and also to be treated as a weaker vessel (I think that is how the Bible interprets it.) Paul has said that he does not permit women to "teach", not "preach", "teach" or usurp authority over a man, he was not being sexist. Women were playing a great part in the ministries of the New Testament, and even the Old Testament, where for example, Deborah was a Judge, Esther saved her people from destruction, and Ruth was respected for all time for her dignity and her character. Having written all of that, the Bible does not promote the objectification of women and treating women badly. In my view, that is what actual feminism was about.
However, I am not a fan of radical feminism for their is much too ungodly compared to actual feminism. They do promote the rights of women, but there are views that I disagree with, such as the right to choose in terms of abortion. I believe that once a child is conceived, he, she, or they are human beings who grow inside the mother's womb. It is no longer just her body. That child or children will be the focus of her life because she has the role, as well as the father, to take care of the child or children in terms of standing up for them when they are being bullied, protecting them, feed and clothed them, bathe them, and just love them. I don't agree with radical feminism. My question is, did Jesus or would Jesus promote actual, but not radical feminism? Was He a "Feminist" in a way? Women were considered not property, or lower than men, but were treated as living, breathing human beings. Can men not just agree with actual feminism, but can they be "feminist" too?
The Holy Spirit impregnated a young woman, who gave birth to the Messiah, and it were women who first saw a resurrected Lord Jesus. I have asked about feminism and even read about how feminism has benefited women. Men and woman will both be judged by the Lord. Men and women were both created by the Holy Trinity. I believe that Genesis 1, it says, "Let us make men in the image of God". Correct me if I am wrong there.
However, I believe that there is a difference between actual feminism and radical feminism. Actual feminism deals with equal rights, but it is respectful of the differences between men and women. In that way, women were to be respected and not demeaned and objectified, and also to be treated as a weaker vessel (I think that is how the Bible interprets it.) Paul has said that he does not permit women to "teach", not "preach", "teach" or usurp authority over a man, he was not being sexist. Women were playing a great part in the ministries of the New Testament, and even the Old Testament, where for example, Deborah was a Judge, Esther saved her people from destruction, and Ruth was respected for all time for her dignity and her character. Having written all of that, the Bible does not promote the objectification of women and treating women badly. In my view, that is what actual feminism was about.
However, I am not a fan of radical feminism for their is much too ungodly compared to actual feminism. They do promote the rights of women, but there are views that I disagree with, such as the right to choose in terms of abortion. I believe that once a child is conceived, he, she, or they are human beings who grow inside the mother's womb. It is no longer just her body. That child or children will be the focus of her life because she has the role, as well as the father, to take care of the child or children in terms of standing up for them when they are being bullied, protecting them, feed and clothed them, bathe them, and just love them. I don't agree with radical feminism. My question is, did Jesus or would Jesus promote actual, but not radical feminism? Was He a "Feminist" in a way? Women were considered not property, or lower than men, but were treated as living, breathing human beings. Can men not just agree with actual feminism, but can they be "feminist" too?