Cheryl Schatz

Gazza,
Thanks for coming back!

The issue is whether God designed men and women for a different function that would give them different “roles” or different marching orders. The same function would be the same rule, both are commanded to be fruitful and multiply so that both are equally in the position of parenthood, both rule over the animals on the land, sea and air. All are the same and show no difference that would make man having the “role” of ruler of one area and the woman the ruler of another area. They were designed in this way to have the same function as ruler.

As far as “role” of mother and father other than the physical differences, God doesn’t define a “role”. What I am getting at is that everything that is given to the man and the woman is given to them both without division. In contrast the very nature of “roles” brings division. The only division that one can get from the passage is that in marriage the man is to be doing the leaving and coming to his wife to cleave to her. But in the area of work and effect of rulership that God gave by design to both, there is no difference at all.

If I have not answered your question the way you need, can you rephrase it so that I can get a handle on what you are asking from me? Thanks again for participating!