26: When Jesus
therefore saw his mother and the disciple standing by whom he loved (John) he
said to his mother Madam behold your son 27: Then
said he to the disciple Behold your mother And from that
hour that disciple took her into his own home[1]
[1] Complementarian leaders decry the “Feminization
of the Church” as if they are aghast at some shocking new development in
Christianity, when the truth is, that women have always out-numbered men in
following Christ. The Bible, along with, early Church history reveals that women in
leadership began at the cross and continued for quite some time before misogyny
eventually all but eliminated women from public service to God. The scene at
Jesus’ crucifixion, depicts about a six to one ratio of women to men supporting
the Messiah in his agony. Here, the weaker sex demonstrates an awesome strength
of devotion, while only one male (John) remains openly faithful during this frightful
time (although, after Pentecost, both men and women would [and continue to] equally give their
lives for Christ), but at his death, the cross is surrounded by women who
openly support their Lord. This writer does not find it coincidental that it
was to the one courageous man, who dared to remain with his Messiah to the very end,
that Jesus entrusted the care of his mother.
https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Gender-Slavery-Evangelical-System/dp/0979429323
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