The Importance of Women in the Primitive Church and the Church of Today
Today we are seeing women, that were always unnapreciated have taken the place of the men as leaders and servers in the Church. Now it is they that are in charge of the most important jobs and they serve with their hearts full of love and humility. After the Second Vatican Council we are in need of men that volunteer to serve, especially in high positions and women are showing us that they too are willing and able to do God’s will.
We can’t be sure what would have happened if the women hadn’t seen the need and taken action. I personally am grateful for these women, because they are the ones teaching catechism to our children. It is they who minister to the poor and the sick. And it is they who take charge in the necessities of our parishes, while we men are so preoccupied with ourselves.
The New Testament Message for Women
Women all over the world should see the Gospel and all of the New Testament as the solution to an age old problem. The message of Jesus is not taken lightly. Jesus is a radical and he was even more in his own time. Women have recieved a complete liberation from sexual discrimination thanks to the words and actions of Jesus Christ. It is for this reason that many cultures around the world don’t want the Bible in the hands of women, because they want to keep them under their control. They know that their wives and daughters would rebel causing many problems for they who are so comfortable in their positions of power, oppressing women.
Jesus teaches that women are equals and that they can do the same as men, sometimes even better. His vision has been preached to the “ends of the earth” giving encouragement to women and it’s important that they all accept his teachings and his doctrine if what they seek is freedom, peace, and happiness in their lives. It is the responsability and obligation of all Christians to proclaim the liberty of the Gospel to all the women in our families. It is also essential that Christian men share this message with our friends and coworkers, because it’s sad to see how much damage an oppressive man can do to his own daughters.
Every woman should be treasured and valued highly. Saint Paul believes this to be so and he asks men “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her (Ephesians 5:25-33).” Even the first generation after the resurrection of Jesus knew this to be true, but without the preaching of the Word and the teaching of the New Testament, women today can’t live the life that they deserve.