Biblical Womanhood

EQUAL BUT DIFFERENT - PART 1 Outline a) Genesis 1 Created equal in God’s image 1. 2. 3. 4. God created both the man and the woman in His image God created the human race male and female God commanded both the man and the woman to multiply and rule the earth God named the human race ‘man’ b) Genesis 2 Created equal and different 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. God made Adam the central character God created Adam first God formed the woman out of man God created the woman for the man God gave the man the right to name the woman God created the man and woman equal in nature c) Genesis 3 The fall and battle of the sexes 1. Eve’s description 2. Eve’s penalty 3. Adam’s penalty Questions for reflection 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Why do you think feminism has been so popular over the past 60 years? In what ways has it affected society for a)good b)bad? In what ways has it affected the church? How has it affected you? (As a single,married, mother, employee, church member etc) Why is Genesis 1-3 so important? How did God create men and women equal? How did he create us different? Why is the Fall so crucial in understanding gender problems and solutions? Is there anything that excites you about being a woman, after studying these passages?