Campus Questions Pt. 2

This week we wade into another interesting objection that some people raise against the Christian faith. “Is Christianity against women?”

For centuries some have charged that the Christian faith is not good for women. This week we are going to explore what they might mean and if it's true. Will break down the question into three main parts, Is God himself against women? Is the Bible against women? Is the local church bad for women? As we explore these questions we'll find the posture of God the Bible are consistant, positive, and encouraging— Yet we must take a good hard look at the local church at various times and places and look carefully at what we find here.

Mary at the Tome - from “Standard Bible Story Readers” Illustration - Lillie A. Farris

Anchor Texts:

1 Chronicles 29:10-13 NIV - A Declaration of Who God Truly Is

Genesis 1:26-27 NIV - The Identity of Human Kind

1 TImothy 2:8-11 NIV - Paul writing to Timothy about Women in his Church

Revelation 17:3-6 NIV - Babylon and the Beast

Questions to Ponder:

1. What is the first layer of unpacking the main question of today (Is _____ against women?) (Answer below) Why should we start here?

2. What is the second layer of unpacking the Big question (Is __________ against women?) What is different about this question that the first?

3. What is the third layer of unpacking the big question? (Is ___________ against women?) Why would Pastor Nate describe this layer as a “mixed bag”? Who decided what is good and bad treatment of women on this level?

4. Read 1 Chronicles above. How does having a proper posture of worship and praising the goodness of God help us answer tough challenges to the faith?

5. The women, (the prostitute of Babylon) represents _______. How do the human systems of our day work against what is good for women?

6. The beast represents _____________. Why is it important to recognize we’re not just standing up to human systems, but spiritual systems and cosmic evil?

   answers to the above: 1 God, 2 the BIble, 3 the local church, 5 empire, 6 spiritual evil working in human systems