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Biblical Sexuality, Pt.5 - Sexism (Issue #1)

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This is the fifth post in my discussion of biblical sexuality. In it I shift from developing a theology of sexuality to dealing with the practical issues surrounding that topic. This first of four posts dealing with issues is about sexism. Brief Recap. In the beginning of this blog series (and I know that was a while ago, but things have been busy lately 😝) I set out with the goal of establishing a biblical theology of human sexuality and applying that theology to several specific issues. In developing my theology of this issue, I asked four questions, and I will briefly summarize the answers to them here (feel free to read the original posts - they are linked). My four questions were: What is a human? A human being is the crowning glory of God’s creation, a being made in His own image in order to carry out His intended role as a mediatorial ruler for God on earth.  What is gender?  Gender is part of the image of God in that God, in His infinite wisdom, chose to ha...