Post by Admin on Dec 28, 2014 16:47:44 GMT
We will be discussing a paradigm called "complementarianism" on this board, so we felt we should provide a definition and some background for those who may have never heard the term.
Traditional role religion has always held that the first man and the first woman were created with an equal mandate to rule over all non-human creation together, with no semblance of female subjection to male dominance until the balance of power was shifted to favor the male by the introduction of sin into the world.
In 1987, a new doctrine of men and women, called “complementarian,” challenged traditional role religion by claiming the first couple was created equal in essence only—but not in function.
Many Christians have never heard of the term “complementarian,” but whether they have heard the term or not, they have likely experienced effects of the doctrine within their homes and church fellowships.
The term “complementarian” was coined, in 1987, by a group of evangelical leaders that met in Danvers, Massachusetts and drafted a document defining strict “roles” for men and women. That document is known as the Danvers Statement and has been accepted throughout the world by many Christian denominations.
It was enthusiastically adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention and included in the Baptist Faith and Message 2000.
Within a year, that same group created an inter-denominational, non-profit, organization called, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW). The sole purpose CBMW is to promote female subordination to male headship in all walks of life—within the church, home, and the workplace.
Complementarians of all denominations strictly maintain that although men and women are created equal in their being and personhood, they are created to complement each other via different “roles” in life and in the church, with men always in the leader role and women always in the follower role.
Complementarianism further states that women will be subordinate to men, not only in this earthly existence but in the resurrection as well—throughout all eternity.
Traditional role religion has always held that the first man and the first woman were created with an equal mandate to rule over all non-human creation together, with no semblance of female subjection to male dominance until the balance of power was shifted to favor the male by the introduction of sin into the world.
In 1987, a new doctrine of men and women, called “complementarian,” challenged traditional role religion by claiming the first couple was created equal in essence only—but not in function.
Many Christians have never heard of the term “complementarian,” but whether they have heard the term or not, they have likely experienced effects of the doctrine within their homes and church fellowships.
The term “complementarian” was coined, in 1987, by a group of evangelical leaders that met in Danvers, Massachusetts and drafted a document defining strict “roles” for men and women. That document is known as the Danvers Statement and has been accepted throughout the world by many Christian denominations.
It was enthusiastically adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention and included in the Baptist Faith and Message 2000.
Within a year, that same group created an inter-denominational, non-profit, organization called, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW). The sole purpose CBMW is to promote female subordination to male headship in all walks of life—within the church, home, and the workplace.
Complementarians of all denominations strictly maintain that although men and women are created equal in their being and personhood, they are created to complement each other via different “roles” in life and in the church, with men always in the leader role and women always in the follower role.
Complementarianism further states that women will be subordinate to men, not only in this earthly existence but in the resurrection as well—throughout all eternity.