02.02.07
The Trinity as the Model and Foundation for Male-Female Roles
“Modern Christianity has all but abandoned the roles established for men and women as dictated by the scriptures. It is no longer uncommon to have a church led by a female despite Paul’s instructions for a woman not to teach and to learn silently (1 Timothy 2:11-14). Marriages are plagued with apathetic men who refuse to take on the leadership role of the “head” of the wife as commanded throughout the New Testament (Ephesians 5:21-33). I would like to use this brief article to suggest that the modern movement away from the biblical roles and relationships of men and women not only denies scriptural teachings but also distorts our understanding of the very nature of God. I will argue that it is God’s triune nature and the relationships and roles that exist among the three Persons of the Trinity that form the foundation for the scriptural dictations for male-female relationships.”