Grudem believes women want to take over: Paganism has entered the Church P/8

                                                      Read Part One HERE

In this post I will compare a statement from Pagan Greek Philospher Aristotle with a statement from Professor Wayne A. Grudem.

Aristotle has said the following:

The male is by nature superior and the female inferior, and the one rules and the other is ruled.

Way A. Grudem has said the following:

In Genesis 3:16c God said to the woman,
"Your desire shall be for your husband."
The word "desire" here, which God gave as a punishment, is not a sexual desire, but an agressive and hostile desire to compete for leadership and to resist Adam's leadership.

In Genesis 3:16d God said to the woman,
"And he shall rule over you."
Adam is going to rule over Eve, but to rule by virtue that he is stronger. Before the Fall, Adam and Eve had a relationship that was beautiful, harmonious, loving and kind, and yet there was a leadership role that Adam had that Eve did not have. Eve was supporting and helping that leadership role.

 My comment:

From the above statements we can learn that Professor Wayne A. Grudem's thinking is very like that of the Pagan Greek Philosopher Aristotle when discussing the roles of men and women. It is very obvious, therefore, that Wayne A. Grudem was very influenced by past cultures in his understanding of the word of God when it is related to that particular subject which in turn will have influenced the view of many believers who follow his teachings.

 

Read Part Nine HERE