GETTING IN TOUCH WITH OUR FEMININE SIDE

Some people think that Christianity is an enemy to feminism.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  Jesus and the early apostles elevated the position of women above that of the surrounding cultures.  Men were told to love their wives sacrificially in the same way Christ loved his woman, the Church.

One of the metaphors to describe God’s view of the church is that of a bride.  We are the bride of Christ.  In ancient cultures of the East, a father would arrange a suitable wife for his son.

Our Father in Heaven arranged that you/we would become the Bride of His Son Jesus.

Women served as missionaries, prophets and deacons in the early days of the Church and throughout history.

Feminism began as a Christian movement to restore women to their god-given place in the church and in society.  Women are not second class citizens in the Kingdom of God.

Each church has its own unique personality.  We can say that it has a personhood.  Scripture often refers to the church as an individual, even though it is a group of people.  One of her descriptions is ‘The Bride of Christ’.