By Elimu Assistant Team 
Give six reasons why some Christians are opposed to women’s leadership in the church today. (6mks)
Why some Christians are opposed to women’s leadership in the church today?
- The woman was the first to find sin in the story of Adam and Eve.
- According to Old Testament teaching the woman was considered ritually unclean during her monthly flow.
- Due to African/Jewish cultural influence where women were considered lesser beings.
- Due to the misinterpretation of the second account of the creation story where a woman was created after man and therefore believed to be inferior/subordinate to man/misinterpretation of the Bible.
- God is referred to as a He (Man) and therefore men are held closer to Him in comparison to women.
- In the ability to carry out duties continuously due to interruption (e.g.) pregnancy, childbirth, marital obligations.
- In the ability of women to work under strenuous conditioning/circumstances.
- Based on St Paul’s teaching where he says that women should be silent in church)1 Cori 14:34-36).
- The argument is based on the choosing of the twelve apostles of Jesus where all men were.
