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Since men and women have equal access to salvation, they are also joint heirs “of the grace of life” (1 Pet. 3:7). Peter teaches here that both men and women have an equal destiny; both will receive an inheritance on the day of the Lord. The Bible does not teach that women will have a lesser reward than men, that men will somehow rule over women in

The body of Christ is filled with capable women who are eager to serve Christ in the context of the local church, serving under the authority of church leadership. When these women bring their voices and unique gifts to their own communities of believers, the church becomes more and more effective.

The vision God has set for the fulfillment of all time is that his glory will gleam in every nook and cranny of creation. There is a new heavens and a new earth coming, and because Christ is the radiance of God’s glory (Heb. 1:3), Christ will be the sun of this new creation (Rev. 21:23). He will stand upon the earth, and all flesh will see him and

so that Paul is talking about long hair on women and short hair on men throughout the whole passage.

Esther—A Jewish beauty in a Persian king’s harem seems an unlikely biblical heroine. The book about her is the last narrative in Act 2.

Women also appear in the OT as prophets, most notably Miriam (Exod. 15:20–21) and Huldah (2 Kgs. 22:11–20).

When one recognizes the biblical restrictions on women exclusively to involve an office (or specific position or role), it becomes clear there are no tasks or ministry gifts they cannot or should not exercise—including preaching, teaching, evangelizing, pastoring, and so on.