1. The Theology of Gender and Sexuality

3. Submission — women to men 1 Corinthians 11:3-16 1 Corinthians 14:34 Ephesians 5:22-24 Colossians 3:18 1 Peter 3:1-6 1 Timothy 2:9-15 Titus 2:4-6

4. 1.Women are liberated and made secure by Jesus Christ in order to learn be a fearless inspiration to others, including men. 2.Women hold the greatest real power in a community. 3. A woman’s most powerful tool to inspire a man to goodness is to make it clear by her actions that she is counting on him… for protection, for spiritual insight, for decisions.

5. 4.A woman’s “No” has awesome power. 5.Women cannot resist Satan alone. It takes BOTH women and men to see through Satan’s deceptions. 6.The husband/wife model is the metaphorical language to teach us all about Christ and the church.

6. 4.A woman’s “No” has awesome power. 5.Women cannot resist Satan alone. It takes BOTH women and men to see through Satan’s deceptions. 6.The husband/wife model is the metaphorical language to teach us all about Christ and the church.

7. "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.“ This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. Ephesians 5:31-32 ESV

8. "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.“ This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. Ephesians 5:31-32 ESV For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. Matthew 22:30 ESV Let us rejoice and exult and give Him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His Bride has made herself ready; Revelation 19:7 ESV

9. 6.The husband/wife model is the metaphorical language to teach us all about Christ and the church. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Ephesians 5:22-24 ESV

10. 1.Women are liberated and made secure by Jesus Christ in order to learn be a fearless inspiration to others, including men. 2.Women hold the greatest real power in a community. 3. A woman’s most powerful tool to inspire a man to goodness is to make it clear by her actions that she is counting on him… for protection, for spiritual insight, for decisions.

11. 9 … you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light…. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. 1 Peter 2:9,12 ESV

12. 13 Be subject (submissive) for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him… 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. 1 Peter 2:13-16 ESV

13. 18 Servants, be subject (submissive) to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 … If when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 1 Peter 2:18-21 ESV

14. Likewise, wives, be subject (submissive) to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. … do good and do not fear anything … 1 Peter 3:1-2,6 ESV Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, … 1 Peter 3:7 ESV

15. Likewise, wives, be subject (submissive) to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. … do good and do not fear anything … 1 Peter 3:1-2,6 ESV Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, … 1 Peter 3:7 ESV …not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead blessing… 1 Peter 3:9 DEM

16. 1.Women are liberated and made secure by Jesus Christ in order to learn be a fearless inspiration to others, including men. 2.Women hold the greatest real power in a community. 3. A woman’s most powerful tool to inspire a man to goodness is to make it clear by her actions that she is counting on him… for protection, for spiritual insight, for decisions.

17. 1.Women are liberated and made secure by Jesus Christ in order to learn be a fearless inspiration to others, including men. 2.Women hold the greatest real power in a community. 3. A woman’s most powerful tool to inspire a man to goodness is to make it clear by her actions that she is counting on him… for protection, for spiritual insight, for decisions.

18. 1.Women are liberated and made secure by Jesus Christ in order to learn be a fearless inspiration to others, including men. 2.Women hold the greatest real power in a community. 3. A woman’s most powerful tool to inspire a man to goodness is to make it clear by her actions that she is counting on him… for protection, for spiritual insight, for decisions.

19. Submission

20. But Peter and John replied, "Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? Acts 4:19 NLT