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 ~ Christian Women Can Ignore Male Leadership ~

Myth  ~  As a woman I am accountable only to God.  I am not accountable to male leaders. 

Partial Truth  ~  Women are equal co-heirs in Christ with men (Galatians 3:26-29). 

Truth  ~  All Christians, male and female, are not only under the authority of God but also of their governmental, spiritual leaders, and women to their husbands.

Government:  “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities.  For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.  Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves” (Romans 13:1-3).

Spiritual Leaders:  “Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account.  Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you” (Hebrews 13:17).

Husbands:  “Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear” (1 Peter 3:1-3).

Exception   ~  Responding to authority must always be within God’s commands.  In an extreme example if someone in authority asks you to murder someone it is a clear violation of God’s commands and should not be obeyed.

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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