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Why Do Women Want to Wear the Pants?

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Part 1: Debated Texts on Gender Roles

“Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.” (Gen. 3:16)

Sin brings sparks of conflict to marriage. Connect jumper cables to a battery and you’ll find flickers and flashes when touching red on black. After the Fall, Eve became like the negative-charge, desiring to usurp her husband’s authority. Adam became like the positive-charge, tempted to rule his wife harshly. Put them together and…boom.

But marriage doesn’t guarantee relational explosions. There is hope. A clear understanding of Genesis 3:16 will save husbands and wives from fireworks and heartaches.  

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Who was to Blame for Original Sin?

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Answering 439 Bible Contradictions 

Answer: Eve was guilty for the first sin, but Adam was responsible for original sin.

Problem: First Timothy 2:14 says Eve (not Adam) was deceived into sinning first, but Romans 5:12 says that sin came into the world through Adam (not Eve).

Explanation: First Timothy 2:14 declares: “Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.”

This verse gives the second reason why Paul prohibited women from teaching the Bible to men in the church and exercising authority over them (2:12).

The first reason comes from v. 13: “Adam was formed first.” But Paul, never one to leave his audience short-handed, gives another basis for men-only preachers: Eve was deceived, though “Adam was not”. Eve, being tempted by Satan, sinned first by eating the forbidden fruit (Gn. 3:6). Continue reading →