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==Letters to Believers==
==Letters to Believers==
In 1 Peter 3 we see the Greek word ''[http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=5293 hupotasso]'', which when applied to non-military situations, referred to a voluntary giving-in, of carrying a burden. Wives are to cooperate with their husbands, and for a [http://www.geocities.com/about_biblical_equality/1stPeter31-7.htm purpose]: to win unbelieving husbands to the Lord. He goes on to urge wives to develop character, the inner person, as did the godly women of old. This same attitude is commanded of husbands toward wives, and husbands are warned that failure to honor their wives as spiritual equals in spite of how society viewed them. He then goes on to urge mutual kindness and support among all believers. The passage in chapter 5 about church leaders expressly states that "lording it over" is wrong by anyone, but that the weak should respect and trust the strong who protect them until they too are strong.
In 1 Peter 3 we see the Greek word ''[http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=5293 hupotasso]'', which when applied to non-military situations, referred to a voluntary giving-in, of carrying a burden. Wives are to cooperate with their husbands, and for a [http://www.geocities.com/about_biblical_equality/1stPeter31-7.htm purpose]: to win unbelieving husbands to the Lord. He goes on to urge wives to develop character, the inner person, as did the godly women of old. This same attitude is commanded of husbands toward wives, and husbands are warned that failure to honor their wives as spiritual equals in spite of how society viewed them would prevent their prayers from being answered. He then goes on to urge mutual kindness and support among all believers. The passage in chapter 5 about church leaders expressly states that "lording it over" is wrong by anyone, but that the weak should respect and trust the strong who protect them until they too are strong.
In several places Paul gives lists of spiritual gifts, but never specifies gender as a criterion. Such gifts, ''not'' "offices", include pastor, teacher, and prophet.
In several places Paul gives lists of spiritual gifts, but never specifies gender as a criterion. Such gifts, ''not'' "offices", include pastor, teacher, and prophet.