THE HELPER QUESTION

There are some questions that transcend nations, 

congregations and generations. One of such is the woman 

question. Are women subservient to men? Can a woman 

lead a church? Are men and women equal before God? 

Questions…questions…questions.

What makes this situation precarious is that there are as 

many answers as there are sands on the seashore 

depending on who you consider your authority: your 

tradition, religion or family background.

Just like when a professor wrote on the board the following 

words and asked everyone to put the right punctuation:

“A WOMAN WITHOUT HER MAN IS NOTHING”

All the men put the punctuation like this:

A WOMAN, WITHOUT HER MAN, IS NOTHING

But all the women put the punctuation thus:

A WOMAN, WITHOUT HER, MAN IS NOTHING

This shows how interpretations could be very diverse. But

when all is said and done the only authority over a product is

the manual. This product called woman has a manual

written by the manufacturer.