Originally Posted by BrBob

Great post Violet.

A little clarification though. The first on the list (above) is almost innacurate. The word used in Genesis 2:18 is help meet. A help meet is not an assistant or helper, he/she is one who comes along side of a person, a companion and fellow worker. It implies a more equal standing than the words "helper" or "assistant".

I only bring this up because too often there is misunderstanding about the role of women in the family and church. It is not a subordinate position, it is a different position. In a marriage a woman is to submit to the husband and a husband is to submit to the wife. The wife's body belongs to the husband and the husband's body belongs to the wife. There is a balance!

Bob
Spearfish, SD