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Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread":

The first time that Jesus Christ was crucified, it was men who did it. Their cruelty to Him was horrific.

 

Is it possible that women will be the ones who do it the next time? Is it even possible that they could acquire such unspeakable guilt?

 

In many churches women outnumber men. Are they naturally more righteous? Or is it easier for them to be righteous? Men have always appeared to be abusers of women; their role as Christ-crucifiers has seemed appropriate in their treatment of those who the Bible says are “the weaker sex” (1 Peter 3:7, GNB). Will there naturally be a larger proportion of women saved at last in God’s kingdom, than men? They have suffered more; to be fair will they rejoice more? (But no one earns future happiness in heaven!)

 

The Bible seems clear in saying that “all have sinned [or, all sinned, aorist tense of the Greek verb], and they continue to come short of the glory of God [present continuous tense]” (Rom. 3:23). When women have gotten hold of power in history, some have been outstandingly cruel: Jezebel (1 Kings 19:2) for example, or Athaliah (2 Kings 11:1), or other famous ones in history. The capacity for sin seems to be universal as descendants of Adam.

 

Husbands are commanded, “Love your wives” (Eph. 5:25), but wives are not commanded to love their husbands! They “submit” to them (vs. 22; the same word means one’s attitude toward all believers—be respectful to everyone; see vs. 21). It’s husband who woos and wins—it’s wife who responds.

 

There is no question: we ALL must repent of crucifying the Lord of glory!

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