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Complementarianism in the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel

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In looking at the statement on social justice in the gospel available for you to read and sign at statementonsocialjustice .com. Article number 11, Complementarianism. We affirm that God created mankind, both male and female, with inherent biological and personal distinctions between them, and that these created differences are good, proper, and beautiful.

Though there is no difference between men and women before God's law or as recipients of His saving grace, we affirm that God has designed men and women with distinct traits and to fulfill distinct roles.

Marriage, Church Leadership, and God-Ordained Roles

These differences are most clearly defined in marriage and the church, but are not irrelevant in other spheres of life. In marriage, the husband is to lead, love, and safeguard his wife, and the wife is to respect and be submissive to her husband in all things lawful.

In the church, qualified men alone are to lead as pastors, elders, bishops, and preach to and teach the whole congregation. We further affirm that the image of God is expressed most fully and beautifully in human society when men and women walk in obedience to their God-ordained roles and serve according to their God-given gifts.

The Dignity of Men and Women Under God

We deny that the God-ordained differences in men's and women's roles disparage the inherent spiritual worth or value of one over the other, nor do those differences in any way inhibit either men or women from flourishing for the glory of God.

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