Letter #1 to Muriel
In today's Age, the NSW lobby is responding to Muriel:
A 'trajectory' away from Biblical text
It seems that Muriel Porter ("Jesus accepted women. Why can't the Anglicans?", Opinion, 23/9) wants to take the Anglican Church to a point beyond what the words of Scripture say, on a "trajectory" of perceived meaning, at the expense of what many Bible passages clearly state.
While God created men and women equally in his image and both are equally precious to him, at some key points he intends men and women for different responsibilities in the family and the church. This picture of the relationships between men and women is found consistently from the first pages of the Hebrew Bible, through to the New Testament.
I agree with Dr Porter, however, when she says that the gospel of Jesus Christ demands the full equality of men and women in the world and in the church. It does demand equality in our need and access to the forgiveness of Jesus - but it does not demand sameness in all our responsibilities in Christ's church.
Claire Smith, Mosman, NSW
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