Is Christianity Anti-Woman?

Does Christianity favor man over woman? Does Christianity encourage husbands to rule over their wives?
 
God, a spirit, transcends gender. He created male and female in His image, both getting the same blessing and calling to steward His creation (Genesis 1:27-28).
 
After the fall, God proclaimed that the husband rule over his wife (Genesis 3:16). Like death, this is a curse. This is part of the suffering Christ came to save us from.
 
If so, then how about:

• Man being made first?
  • If order determines significance, then farm animals should be above humans.
• Eve as a helper suitable for Adam? (Genesis 2:18)
  • The Bible also refers God as our helper (Psalms 33:20).
• Woman covering her head? (1 Corinthians 11:2-7)
  • Paul might have suggested this as a way against sexual promiscuity when temple prostitutes in those days always exposed their heads. Also, didn’t Jewish men wear prayer shawl over their heads when praying?
• Woman having long hair, while man short? (1 Corinthians 11:6, 14, 15)
  • That was the culture. Didn’t Samson also wear long hair as a sign of obeying God?
• The head of a woman being a man? (1 Corinthians 11:3)
  • Such concepts reflected the social norm. Cultural changes take a long time.

 
Learn from Christ. During those days, woman took care of things while man focused on learning. But Christ commended Mary for sitting at His feet learning instead of preparing the house for Him like Martha (Luke 10:38-42).
 
In Christ’s time, a woman’s highest calling was childbirth and nursing. But Christ defined woman by the life she lived, by hearing and obeying God’s words, not by her husband or her child (Luke 11:27-28).
 
Similarly, Paul commanded the husband to yield his body to his wife, as the wife yields her body to her husband (1 Corinthians 7:4). He endorsed women teaching or delivering messages to the congregation (1 Corinthians 11:5). Paul also taught both sexes to submit to each other (Ephesians 5:21).
 
Therefore, husbands and wives should love, respect, encourage, challenge, serve, befriend, and cherish one another, regardless of gender.
 
Summarized from a John Ortberg’s sermon at:
https://menlo.church/series/thats-a-great-question#/modal/message/4893/mlo
 


 基督教重男轻女吗？
 
基督教重男轻女吗？基督教鼓励丈夫管轄妻子吗？
 
上帝是个灵，祂是超越性别的。上帝按照祂的形象造男造女，男女都得到同样的赐福，并且得到同样的呼召来管理祂的创造 （创世记1：27-28）。
 
上帝在人堕落之后，宣告丈夫将管轄他的妻子 （创世记3:16）。 就像死亡一样，这是一个诅咒，也是基督来拯救人要脱离的苦难之一。
 
如果这样那下面的几个问题的答案是什么呢？
•为何男人首先被造？
如果创造的次序决定重要性，那么农场动物的地位应该高于人类。
•为何夏娃是亚当合宜的帮手？（创世记2：18）。
圣经也称上帝为我们的帮助者 （诗篇33:20）。
•为何女人要蒙住她的头？ （哥林多前书11：2-7）。
保罗的建议可能是防止性滥交的一种方式，因为那时的妓女总是露出头来。此外，犹太人在祈祷时不也是戴着披肩遮着头吗？
•为何女人留长发，而男人留短发? （哥林多前书11：6,14,15）。
那是当时的文化。参孙不也是用长发作为服从上帝的标志吗？
•为何说男人是女人的头?  （哥林多前书11：3）。
这样的观念反映社会的规范。文化的改变需要很长时间。
 
当向基督学习。 在那些日子女人照顾家里的事，而男人则专注于学习。 但基督称赞坐在祂脚下学习的马利亚，而不是为祂准备房间的马大（路加福音10：38-42）。
 
当时的社会对女人的最高要求是生儿育女。 但基督根据女人如何生活、是否聆听和遵守神的话来定义女人，并不是由丈夫或儿女来定义她 （ 路加福音11：27-28）。
 
同样地，保罗命令丈夫将身体交给妻子，就像妻子将身体交给丈夫一样 （哥林多前书7：4）。 他支持妇女教导或与会众分享信息（哥林多前书11：5）。保罗还教导夫妻彼此顺服 （以弗所书5:21）。
 
因此，夫妻无论性别，都应该彼此爱护、尊重、鼓励、挑战、服事，亲近和珍惜。