Core Value 7: Gender Roles

God our creator has established a difference in the creation and roles of men and women, which we are not at liberty to change (Genesis 1:27; 1 Corinthians 11:7–9).

• Therefore we affirm the male headship of responsibility in the home and in the church, to be exercised in the spirit of Christlike, sacrificial servanthood (1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:22–33; 1 Timothy 3:1–5).
• We deny that women are inferior to men in value (Galatians 3:28; 1 Corinthians 11:11–12), and we deny that women may serve in leadership roles as pastors or elders (1 Timothy 2:11–14).

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS          

1. How does this statement confront modern culture? Why is it so important?
2. How is male headship defined and qualified in the affirmation?
3. What is the role of the wife in the home?
4. What is the role of women in the church?
5. Why are the two statements of the denial not contradictory?

THE CORE VALUES OF SOLA 5

• Core Value 1: God-Centredness
• Core Value 2: Logic and Reason
• Core Value 3: Authority
• Core Value 4: Sanctity of Life
• Core Value 5: Marriage and Sexuality
• Core Value 6: Discipline
• Core Value 7: Gender Roles
• Core Value 8: Vocation
• Core Value 9: Racial Harmony
• Core Value 10: Creation
• Core Value 11: Animals and the Environment
• Core Value 12: Pluralism
• Core Value 13: Freedom of Religion
• Core Value 14: Evangelism
• Core Value 15: Sufficiency of Scripture
• Core Value 16: Expository Preaching
• Core Value 17: Genuine Christianity
• Core Value 18: Personal Devotion to God
• Core Value 19: Good Works and Social Concern
• Core Value 20: Autonomy and Interdependency
• Core Value 21: The Unity of the Church
• Core Value 22: Liberty of Conscience
• Core Value 23: Hyper-Orthodoxy

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