Roles of Men and Women - Official WELS position

john wrote:This is still the official WELS position all though you won't find any pastor teaching this doctrine to his members.

So why would this be???????

This is still the official WELS position all though you won't find any pastor teaching this doctrine to his members.

Any further thoughts on this? My understanding has been that women are not to have authority (in an authoritative manner/attitude) over men in society. My understanding has been that it would be wrong for a woman to be President of the United States. Have things changed within WELS in the last 20 years? Was I taught incorrectly?

Here is the link to the official WELS statement


http://www.wels.net/cgi-bin/site.pl?2617&collectionID=795&contentID=659&shortcutID=7839

Women in the World...
"Since the unregenerate world is often cruel, self-centered and even godless, Christian women, who must live and work in that environment, will not have the protection of the Gospel's influence as they do in the Christian home and in the Christian church. In Luke 22:35-36 Jesus told his disciples that they would soon be going out into an environment where they would find it necessary to carry a purse, and even a sword. Christian love and concern will keep us from imposing undue restrictions upon, and binding the consciences of, Christian women when they must go out and live, work, manage their property, fulfill their responsibilities as citizens, support themselves and their families, and defend themselves, in a sinful hostile environment.

In another document on this subject we state that, "We reject the opinion that all women are always subject to all men as an exaggeration of what the Scriptures teach." The roles of man and woman are an application of God's Law, but it is an application which must always be made in love, for as Scripture clearly teaches, "Love is the fulfilling of the Law."

Is this statement than saying that it is or isn't a sin for a WELS woman to be in authority over man in society?

I'm trying to come to a clear understanding of this issue. It was mentioned on BW that I need to understand the difference between the prescriptive and descriptive passages. Thoughts..?