No, it most definitely does not.  In fact, Genesis 1:27 affirms that God created both man and woman in His image—thus we share a common dignity and value.  The confusion comes in when we recognize there are obvious differences in our creation.  Those differences, physical, emotional and so forth, indicate God had distinct, complementary purpose in our creation.  In other words, we are equal but different.  Men aren’t women and women aren’t men.  Nor should we try to be.  Instead, we should affirm our distinctives.

Unfortunately our culture equates value with roles.  And so women are often made to feel less valuable because they are distinct.  This is where the drive to ‘make it in a man’s world’ often comes from.  The woman feels she cannot really be considered an equal unless she is climbing the corporate ladder, or earning a similar wage or what not.  Thus, we have the modern family where everyone is busy, everyone is stressed and no one is really happy.  Of course, history is full of men who, ignoring our inherent equality, abused the physical differences in order to dominate the fairer sex.

The solution is embracing our Creator’s design—equal but distinct roles.  Scripture teaches that men and women are of equal value and distinct roles.  You might say we were created like a team—we fulfill different roles, but we cannot succeed without both.

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