Paul said it is good for man not to touch a woman. Hey guys live by that motto!
Some of the early Christians took this so seriously that they lived in tower, trees, and caves, to get away from the world.
He gave up marriage as a concession.
There is really no big push for family and children....as much as Christians would like it to be there. Christ loved children but no big push or guidance for family matters, except to put women in their place by stating a chain of command. Oh and women should wash the feet of the saints.
He also said they should remain silent in church and have no authority over man. lol I guess they never heard that old saying, no one is happy unless momma is happy. I don't know how that works in relation to authority. If you look into the history of women in Christian societies, it is a sad thing. Women did not get rights until a few decades ago.
So when Paul sat down and wrote letters to the churches, he said to himself, Here I write scriptures?
Did he? So now they are scriptures?
So why do we menz touch women? Why did Christianity not become celibate if that is the preferred way?
Christianity went on to adopt the belief that women were second rate citizens in religion and society, even though the Bible says there is no difference. Not withstanding she shall be saved in child bearing. Now that is an Idea! Not belief? As it is, and as it always will be, people pick out the scriptures they want to believe in.
Just like you and me, Paul's journey in Christianity was matter of learning. In the end he used women as deaconesses, and commended them. The scriptures are important but sometimes you have to stand back and look at the storyline.
Christ said you have to hate your mother and father to be his disciple....you might want to take that in context.
Common sense and fairness does apply, what is the alternative, cruelty and non-sense! Literal interpretation of the scriptures caused some bad thing for women, we are just now recovering from that non-sense. It is my opinion that Christianity has long suffered without the female presence in voice and leadership. It is my opinion, marriage and family is important, even though I do not have a whole lot of New Testament scriptures to back me up. Where would Christianity be today if women were equal decision makers throughout its history. As much blood shed? As many wars?