{"id":754131,"date":"2025-12-30T09:36:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/?p=754131"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:51:51","slug":"does-the-bible-say-eliminating-gender-roles-is-detrimental-because-it-would-put-people-farther-from-gods-plan-for-humans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/30\/does-the-bible-say-eliminating-gender-roles-is-detrimental-because-it-would-put-people-farther-from-gods-plan-for-humans\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Bible say eliminating gender roles is \u2018detrimental\u2019 because it would put people \u2018farther from God\u2019s plan for humans\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_1Pn5bCdzZva?client=wp&amp;client_version=2.6.0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80px\" frameborder=\"0\" 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complementarianism, which lays out its views in the 1988 Danvers Statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passages where the Bible discusses gender roles include the creation of man and woman in Genesis, Old Testament laws and practices, and New Testament household and congregational roles; those describe cultural roles rather than universal mandates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bible also undercuts the idea of rigid gender roles by emphasizing egalitarianism and featuring prominent women leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TurningPointOU\/status\/1994155547390607771\">this one<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>Oklahoma Watch partners with <a href=\"https:\/\/gigafact.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gigafact<\/a> to produce fact briefs \u2014 bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul><li>Got Questions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotquestions.org\/complementarianism.html\" target=\"_blank\">What is complementarianism?<\/a><\/li><li>Grace Refomed Baptist Church <a href=\"https:\/\/grbc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-Danvers-Statement-on-Biblical-Manhood-and-Womanhood.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood<\/a><\/li><li>Bible Gateway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis%201%3A27&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 1:27<\/a><\/li><li>Bible Gateway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Exodus%2020%3A17%2CDeuteronomy%205%3A21&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">Exodus 20:17, Deuteronomy 5:21<\/a><\/li><li>Bible Gateway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Leviticus%2012&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">Leviticus 12<\/a><\/li><li>Bible Gateway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ephesians%205%3A22-33%2C1%20Peter%203%3A1-7&amp;version=ESV\" 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