Cheryl

Paula,

You said:

“I believe it was in Groothuis’ book Good News for Women that she point out that a priest does not represent God to man, but man to God; prophets represent God to man. So the husband as a priest wouldn’t symbolize his being over his wife, but as her equal under God.”

I agree here except for the fact that they say that the husband is the Priest AND the Prophet AND the King. My goodness, if the man is the Priest and Prophet and King in the home, what is he in the church? No wonder so many are jostling for a position of power.

But Jesus tells us that we are not to be in power, but in servanthood. We are all on an equal footing as brothers in Christ and that is the way that Christ mean it to be.