Debunking the Wednesday and Thursday Crucifixion Theories

There are people who insist that Jesus was crucified on a Wednesday or a Thursday rather than the traditional Friday. There are multiple reasons these options cannot be correct.

To understand this topic, you first need to know that Jewish days begin at sunset rather than midnight. This goes back to the very first day of creation which began in darkness and then God created the light. Evening is first, then morning. This difference from modern conventions is important for understanding the timeline.

The Passover Lamb was always sacrificed in the afternoon of Nisan 14 and roasted in preparation for the Passover feast, which would be eaten after the sun went down (Nisan 15) and must be completed by morning. Jesus ate a supper of unleavened bread with His disciples on the evening of Nisan 14, but this was not the Passover feast and had no lamb. The unleavened bread had to be eaten beginning on the 14th, in preparation for Passover, and thus the 14th was considered the first day of unleavened bread, but not the feast of Passover.

After this supper of unleavened bread on the 14th, Jesus and His disciples went to the garden, and He was arrested. The next day was the Passover feast, and the Jewish leaders did not want to kill Jesus during the feast in case it caused an uproar, so they had to arrest Him before the 15th. He was arrested and tried during the night and sent to the cross in the morning. He died in the middle of the afternoon on Nisan 14, about the time the Passover lambs were being sacrificed. So as they killed their lambs, Christ, the Lamb of God, was dying for their sins. In their rush to get rid of Jesus before the Passover, the Jewish leaders unwittingly fulfilled the very picture of Christ that had been given to their people many centuries before.

That year, the Passover feast (Nisan 15) fell on a Sabbath, so that Sabbath was a high day, as the scripture tells us (John 19:31). They had to bury the body before the sun set. According to the traditional timeline, Jesus was laid in the tomb before the sun set on Friday evening, shortly before the Sabbath (Saturday) began. He rose near dawn on Sunday.

Arguments for a Wednesday or Thursday crucifixion rest on two claims:

A) Jesus said He would be 3 days and nights in the heart of the earth like Jonah was 3 days and nights in the belly of the fish. This is sometimes taken to mean a full 72 hours in the tomb.

B) It is claimed that the Passover was also a "Sabbath" because it was supposed to be a day of rest, thus there were two Sabbaths in the same week due to the Passover. Since Jesus had to be put in the tomb before the Sabbath and then rose right after the Sabbath on a Sunday, they have to claim those were two different days, either back to back (Thursday crucifixion) or with a day between them (Wednesday crucifixion).

Note that the Thursday theory suggests that Jesus died on Thursday afternoon and rose on Sunday morning, meaning He spent parts of Thursday afternoon, all of Friday and Saturday, and the night part of Sunday in the tomb. This wouldn't be a full 72 hours in the tomb, but it is claimed to be parts of 3 days and nights. Meanwhile, the Wednesday theory says it was a full 72 hours, with Jesus being buried minutes before sunset on Wednesday (almost Thursday) and then rising minutes after sunset when it was barely Sunday. Apparently, the earthquake at dawn on Sunday as the women were going to the tomb was totally coincidental, in this view, and had nothing to do with the resurrection itself since Jesus had been resurrected secretly many hours before.

There are several reasons these theories do not work.

1) The concept of 3 days being 72 hours is a very modern concept not found in 1st century Israel. The time from Jesus' burial to resurrection is variously referred to in scripture as "three days," "in three days," or rising "on the third day." These times are all equivalent in Jewish thought and used interchangeably. Any part of a day counts as a day. There are several examples in scripture where someone does something for three days, then stops "on the third day." This happens, for example, with Esther who fasted for three days and then went to the king on the third day. A Thursday crucifixion followed by a Sunday resurrection would no longer be on the third day. It would be on the fourth day by Jewish reckoning. A Wednesday crucifixion would involve a resurrection on the 5th day.

2) The phrase "three days and three nights" is used exactly once in reference to the crucifixion events. This phrase is used by Jesus to make an analogy to Jonah, who was 3 days and 3 nights in the fish. Yet Jesus did not say that He would be 3 days and 3 nights in the tomb. He said in the heart of the earth. This may not be referring solely to the tomb, but to the entire ordeal He suffered with His angst while praying in the garden, the arrest, the trial, the scourging, the crucifixion, and the time in the tomb, which did cover 3 days and 3 nights. It should be noted that Jonah was not dead for 3 days and nights, but spent at least part of His time in the fish praying to God just as Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane before His arrest. So if we take Jonah as an analogy, the time he spent in the fish was a longer period of suffering just as Jesus' suffering did not begin at His burial. Thus, this period of 3 days and nights is not the period that Jesus was dead and buried but likely the length of the entire passion event. In any event, this statement about 3 days and 3 nights must be consistent with the rest of the statements in scripture that Jesus rose on the 3rd day.

3) There is no evidence, in scripture or outside it, that Passover Day was ever called a Sabbath. Thus, there is no evidence that there were two Sabbaths during the Passion week. The text works perfectly well with just one Sabbath, the normal Sabbath (Saturday), which was also the Passover Day (Nisan 15).

4) The two men on the road to Emmaus met Jesus without knowing it and spoke to Him for several hours on Sunday afternoon (Luke 24:13-35). During this conversation, they were reporting that some women had claimed Jesus rose that morning and also that it was now the 3rd day since the events of the crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus. It's not just the wee hours of Sunday morning or the period after sunset the night before that was the 3rd day after Jesus died. Sunday afternoon was still the 3rd day, and they specifically said it was the 3rd day since He was delivered up to be crucified. This can only be true if the crucifixion was on Friday.

5) There are no years in which Nisan 14 falls on a Thursday in the timeframe when Jesus could have died. From AD 28 to AD 36, there are no Thursday options, as shown by astronomical data. The day before Passover (Nisan 14) does fall on a Friday twice - in AD 30 and AD 33. It falls on a Wednesday once in 34 AD. There are no Thursdays in the possible period. There are multiple reasons that 33 AD must have been the year, including the timeline given by Daniel, the historical events involving Pilate and Tiberias, and the historical markers in the scriptures which place the baptism of Jesus in the 15th year of Tiberias (29 AD), followed by a 3.5 year ministry. The timing of Passover in different years completely rules out a Thursday crucifixion and makes Wednesday highly unlikely. This is an independent line of evidence, in addition to the Biblical indications.

6) The consistent testimony of the early church fathers was that Jesus died on a Friday. Everyone who mentions the day of the week agrees that it was a Friday. There are no mentions of a Wednesday or Thursday crucifixion.
7) A Wednesday or Thursday crucifixion would violate Biblical prophecy that the Messiah would not see corruption. According to Jewish understanding, decay of a dead body would begin in earnest 3 days after death. There had been cases of prophets raising the dead shortly after death, such as the case of Elijah raising the young son of the widow of Zarephath. However, it was widely believed that no such restoration of life could happen after decay had begun to set in after 3 days. This is the main reason that Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead on the 4th day (John 11) was so astounding and set off the sequence of events that led to the Jewish leaders being desperate to kill Jesus. No one expected it to be possible to raise someone after 3 days. They even mentioned that it was the 4th day, and thus Lazarus would stink. His body was already decaying. No prophet had ever been able to raise the dead on the 4th day or after. Jesus did it specifically to prove that He was God, not a mere prophet. He was showing His disciples who He was because He was headed to the cross. He needed them to know that He could rise from the dead, as He had foretold. The raising of Lazarus was an important evidence of His power and authority. So here we see that corruption of the body begins in earnest at 3 days. Yet Psalm 16:10 prophesied that the Holy One (Messiah) would not see corruption. This passage is also quoted in the New Testament as prophecy of Jesus' resurrection (Acts 2 and 13). Thus, the Messiah would have to be raised from the dead before a full 3 days had passed since death. Arguably, a full 72 hours in the tomb (plus the hours between death and burial) would violate this prophecy by having the body of Jesus begin decay. A resurrection on the 3rd day, with death from Friday evening to Sunday morning, would fulfill the prophecy.

Several of these lines of evidence are very strong refutations of the Wednesday and Thursday theories by themselves, but the cumulative case here is tremendous. Jesus was definitely crucified on a Friday. It is the only option which fits all the Biblical details, the historical evidence, the astronomical data, and the prophecy in the Old Testament. It's time to put the alternate theories aside in the dust heap where they belong.

Gluten Free Millet Bread

This is a soft and very satisfying gluten-free bread that makes great sandwiches, especially grilled cheese, and is also great to eat with honey and butter or toasted with jam. It can be made with freshly milled flour or store-bought. Our whole family loves it. I usually double the recipe and make 2 loaves at a time.








1 cup warm milk
2 tsp active dry yeast (or instant yeast)
1 TBSP honey or sugar
1 cup millet flour
1-1/4 cup gluten free flour blend (I use Bob's Red Mill 1-to-1 flour)
1/4 cup almond flour
2 tsp xanthan gum
1-1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar or lemon juice)
1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
3 eggs

Combine the warm milk, yeast, and honey or sugar in a large bowl. Leave for 15 minutes until the yeast activates and the mixture becomes foamy. 

Mix together the flours, xanthan gum, and salt in a small bowl. Set aside. 

Add the vinegar, oil, and eggs to the yeast mixture and stir to combine. Add the flour mixture and mix well. Continue mixing vigorously for 2-3 minutes to help the xanthan gum develop.

Pour dough into a greased 9x5 loaf pan and smooth the top. Lightly butter the top of the dough or spray with cooking spray to prevent drying. Allow to rise for 45-60 minutes in a warm place until the dough has risen to the top of the loaf pan or nearly doubled in size. Preheat the oven toward the end of the rising period to 350 degrees F. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the middle of the loaf reads 200F.

Remove the loaf from the pan and place on a cooling rack until completely cool before slicing. Enjoy!

The Creeping Influx of Female Teachers in the Church

In conservative churches, we know that women are not to be pastors. Most conservative churches will never select a woman as pastor and probably not even youth pastor or any pastor title. Scripture is very clear that pastors or bishops are to be men of proper character and reputation and with the ability to teach because this is their primary role.

1 Timothy 3:1-7 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Titus 1:5-9 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

Obviously, women cannot fulfill the requirement to be a pastor in the church. There are also many other reasons in scripture that the pastorate is limited to men. However, the official title of pastor is not the only thing limited to men in scripture. The scripture also forbids a woman to teach in the church congregation.

1 Timothy 2:11-12 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

1 Corinthians 14:34-35 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

Now, we know that, in context, this is talking about women speaking publicly, in a teaching role of the church, not merely a woman saying anything to anyone in a church building. There were no church buildings in the 1st century. The church is the gathering of believers, not a building. So this is not saying women can’t speak a word in a church building.

Women are also described in scripture as singing, prophesying, and praying in the church gathering, but women are forbidden to take a teaching role in the church gathering—to be the one discerning and teaching doctrine with the authority of the church. One woman speaking to another person in a home or a business or wherever else about what scripture says does not have the authority of the church, and thus she is not forbidden to speak in these situations. All believers, whether male or female, are instructed to share the gospel and to love sound doctrine. However, the teaching role of the church is another level that has a grave authority and responsibility which is to be carried by qualified men.

2 Timothy 2:1-2 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

The teaching role in the church, according scripture, is to be performed by qualified men, not by women. I don’t see any exception given in scripture if we form a special class of only women. A gathering of the church to be taught doctrine should have male teachers.

Now, the reason that many conservative churches have traditionally allowed women to teach if they’re only teaching women is that it is often believed that the real problem is that women should not be teaching men. It is certainly true that women should not be teaching men doctrine in the church. But scripture doesn’t say that women can teach in the church gathering if it’s an audience of women. It says that women are not to teach, and that the teachers in the church are to be faithful men. In short, both men and women need to be taught by qualified male teachers. I think we have let tradition overshadow the text of scripture in this matter.

So, where do women learn the specific things that relate to women? There is certainly a need for women to be taught things specific to their roles as daughters, wives, mothers, and similarly womanly tasks. The scripture provides for this need.

Titus 2:3-5 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Here we see that the older women of good character are to teach the younger women these specific female-related topics. This is not carte blanche for a woman to teach other women every doctrine of the scriptures. What the older women are to teach is listed for us.

1. To be sober. This could include staying away from alcohol and drugs as well as to be serious rather than emotional or flighty or foolish.
2. To love their husbands. Helping a young woman understand how to love her husband is something we need the more experienced wives to teach because it doesn’t necessarily come naturally. Happily married mentor figures are a huge help in solving marriage conflicts.
3. To love their children. Loving our children, such as applying the loving discipline they need and being the careful nurturers of their hearts and bodies, is something we need to learn. The older women are a valuable resource here.
4. To be discreet. Discretion is a moral skill that needs to be taught. How not to draw attention to ourselves, not to display all of our lives to the world, not to share private matters, when to speak and when to be silent—these are things the younger women must learn.
5. To be chaste. Chastity is hugely important, both before and after marriage. We need older women to teach the younger women to save sex for marriage and to be faithful to their husbands.
6. To be keepers at home. Keeping a home is an important and also difficult task. The knowledge and skill necessary to cook, clean, train children, and make a home a beautiful and inviting sanctuary for our families is something we learn primarily from other women. The importance of prioritizing our calling in the home is something the world won’t tell us, but the church women should.
7. To be good. We all need encouragement to live a holy life, including from older women.
8. To be obedient to their own husbands. It’s not just that a woman is to love her husband, but she is also to submit to his authority as head of the home. This is something older women are to teach the younger women. It doesn’t come naturally. We have to learn it.

Note that all of these topics which the older women are to teach are practical matters about how a woman is to live out God’s will for her life in her home and her family. They are not the overall doctrine of the church on salvation, baptism, morality, and so on. It would be extremely awkward and probably not very effective for a man to try to teach a woman how to be a better woman, so we need women to teach these things precisely because they are practical matters that are learned with experience. We learn from those with more experience who have evidence of godly character.

Also note that the scripture does not say that any woman or group of women should have a position of teacher to women. In the book of Titus, the Apostle Paul is instructing a pastor named Titus on what he is to teach his congregation. One of those things is that the older women (plural) are to teach the younger women these specific things. It doesn’t say Titus should have his wife teach the other women. In fact, the pastor’s wife has a responsibility to the pastor as her husband, but not to the church. She has no position in the church (despite our traditions). She will not give an account to God for guiding or teaching the church. Her husband will because he has the office of pastor.

In general, these female topics to be taught by the older women of the church seem to be the kind of thing a woman might help other women to learn while they’re visiting together, working together in their community, or while one is mentoring the other, not necessarily in an official class of the church. I suppose one could argue that it could be done in a Sunday School class as an occasional thing. Perhaps that is the case. But if so, the class should focus solely on the topics that women are allowed to teach, if it is taught by a woman. The normal teaching of the church on matters of doctrine should be done by faithful men. This doctrinal teaching is needed by both men and women, so women should not miss out on it. Women are not lesser Christians. They need doctrine too.

It has been my experience that these scriptural instructions on teaching in the church are widely ignored in most of the Western churches today. Many churches are letting women be pastors, which is obviously wrong, but even the more conservative churches often have their own women’s groups which form essentially a parallel female church, led by what amounts to female elders. This is not only incorrect in form, but often leads to further problems. I have seen great errors arise from this.

For example, women have a naturally more emotional nature. That’s not a bad thing as we were designed this way to be nurturers and relational helps to our husbands. But when it comes to letting women be the source of doctrinal teaching for the other women, this can lead to all kinds of false doctrine being taught and reinforced in women’s groups because they tend to follow their feelings. Women can also be too nice, which can lead them not to confront false teaching when it occurs. This is one of the many reasons that God gave the role of bishop to men and not to women. We need bold, fearless shepherds to dispel the wolves. I think we must be careful not to fall prey to the comfortable and common errors of our time. Female doctrinal teachers are a scourge on the church today.

There are so many things we women can do in the church. There are so many things that godly women do need to teach other women, as scripture has commanded. But we need to recognize our place. We can discuss any theology with one another as equals, as I am doing with my readers now. We can exhort and encourage one another to live a holy life and to follow the scriptures. We can and should share the gospel with unbelievers. We should teach and disciple our children. We can be prayer warriors. We can do good for our communities. But we are not to have a teaching role or position in the church gathering to teach doctrine with the authority of the church. That is role for qualified men.

This is a topic I have studied carefully, and I believe scripture has given us instructions on this matter that don’t match the way many churches today are operating. Even many well-known, very conservative churches that are otherwise great have slipped in this area. Our culture pushes us toward feminism, and it’s easy to compromise (sometimes without even realizing it). Please consider this prayerfully.

Apologetics Resources for Parents

These are some apologetics resources that we have used with our family and that I recommend.

• Cold Case Christianity and God’s Crime Scene by J. Warner Wallace (and the kids’ versions of both for younger children)
• Evidence for the Bible video series by Mike Winger – FREE on YouTube 
• Expedition Bible videos from Joel Kramer on archaeological evidence for the Bible – FREE on YouTube 
• Where God Came Down by Joel Kramer
• Drive Thru History video series – The Gospels, Acts to Revelation, and To the Ends of the Earth are the relevant seasons covering Biblical topics – FREE on Tubi TV
• How We Got the Bible by Neil Lightfoot
• Know What You Believe by Paul Little for a great overview of basic Bible doctrines
• On Guard and Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig
• Creation.com for abundant free articles on many topics, especially creation science
• By Design by Jonathan Sarfati on evidence for God as Designer and against evolution
• Evolution’s Achilles Heels edited by Robert Carter for evidence against evolution
• Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side by Natasha Crain
• Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Greg Koukl

How to use these resources can vary, depending on your child’s age, the type of resource, and the questions they are asking.

Video resources work well to watch and discuss as a family. Even younger children can learn a lot this way. We watch apologetics videos on Sunday evenings while eating dinner and then discuss them with our children. You can assign video content to kids, but it works better when parents are engaging with their children. Parents can explain concepts that might be a bit over their children's heads so that they understand the information better.

For some older children or teens, you could hand them a book and let them read it. If they’re self-motivated and want to learn, this can work. It’s still important for parents to engage with the material and be ready to discuss it more or to look for more resources on specific topics.

Regardless of whether your child can read or watch resources on their own, it is VITAL that parents read and watch relevant resources and then prepare to have conversations about these topics with their children. There is no substitute for informed, active parenting on this matter. Your child will naturally look to you for answers about the big questions of life. If you can’t provide objective evidence for your beliefs, they may decide that your faith has no evidential basis and reject it. Parents have a sacred duty to know the reasons for their faith and to share them actively and regularly with their children.

1 Peter 3:15 – But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

Ephesians 6:4 – And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 6:5-7 – And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Fight the Cultural Current toward Feminism

The effect of culture on a person's thinking and values is profound. It can be hard to overcome. We're all products of our culture in various ways. We're often harsh on the antebellum slave holders for supporting such an overtly wicked practice, but they were influenced by the teaching of their time, including the teaching from their churches. Rather than feel morally superior, it's important to examine our own ideology to see where we may be leaving the teaching of the Bible to follow the norms and ideas of our culture.

 
This is a lifelong process of examination. If you don't actively root out unbiblical ideas, you will drift with the cultural current. Drifting is the default state if you're not paddling upstream. Standing against the culture requires work. It requires being unpopular with your friends who are drifting along and fitting in. It means finding friends who are willing to join you as you work to renew your mind with Biblical truth.

 
One area where I see a LOT of Christians compromising with the world is feminism. It has crept into everything, including nearly all churches. Women are leaving their homes and children to seek careers, disregarding the God-given authority of their husbands, and even pushing their way into church leadership. It's sneaky. It's packaged to sound like it's good. It's "empowerment" and "ministry" and "setting a good example for our daughters" and "being a witness in public schools." These are the lipstick on the pig. They're rationalization for not obeying God's instructions.

 
Titus 2:3-5
Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.

 
Did you catch that? When women disobey this passage and leave their God-given role, they cause the word of God to be dishonored. That's very serious.

 
Yet so many women outsource the discipleship of their own children to non-Christian strangers for hours every day (public schools) and leave the ordering of their own household to seek acclaim in the business world or popularity in the church for their "ministry." If you're a mother with young children still at home, the primary ministry to which God has called you is the discipleship and care for your very own children. Never give that up for anything! If you want to do something important for God, there it is. You have a ready-made ministry in your own home. No one can have the influence you have there. You're replaceable in the workforce. You're replaceable in church ministry. No one can replace you in the lives of your children.

 
Of course, this ministry of discipling our own children is HARD! There are several things against us.

 
First of all, raising children takes a lot of work. It can be exhausting and emotionally draining. And there's not a lot of immediate gratification. Kids rarely say thank you for all the training you put into them, and they will shortly undo the housework you just finished. They will push your buttons and test your patience. Parenting is not for the faint-hearted. In the office, you get applause for your finished project. In the church, you get applause for your ministry. At home, not so much. Wiping runny noses and making dinner and vacuuming the floor (again) don't seem so adventurous or important, and yet they're a lot of hard work. It's easy to think our efforts would produce more return somewhere else.

Second, we have our own fallen nature to fight. We all tend to want what we don't have. We all tend to find it easier to do the wrong thing. So the man who was called to be the provider and leader often finds this calling to be difficult and burdensome. Meanwhile, the woman who was called to keep the home and care for children and submit to her husband finds this calling burdensome. They each feel the other has the better role precisely because of the curse. Doing our own role requires fighting our own desires sometimes. We tend to think God made a mistake and we can fix it. It seems easier and more pleasant doing it our way.

 
Third, there's the allure of money. A career brings in money, and money is extremely useful. It can give us things we want, and sometimes things we truly need. It's very difficult to live on one income. It's a sacrifice because our society is built around double incomes and luxury. There's social pressure to make more and have more. There's the rising cost of everything.

 
Fourth, there's the social pressure of the culture which says women should break the glass ceiling and pursue high-powered careers. If a woman cooks food in a restaurant, that's esteemed as a great career. If a woman works as a secretary, handling scheduling and appointments and filing paperwork and paying bills for a boss, that's a good use of her time. If a woman cares for small children all day in a daycare, that's laudable work. If a woman works as a cleaning lady, cleaning homes and businesses, she's doing important work. If a woman teaches children their ABCs or multiplication tables in a school, that's such an important career. But if she does all that and more for her own husband and children in her own home, that's drudgery and beneath her. She needs to escape that life and join the exciting career world. This is what our culture tells us.

 
The culture also pushes egalitarianism, treating men and women as having identical and interchangeable roles. In the church, this turns into women taking church leadership roles, wanting to be pastors and teachers. This is often pushed as a good thing despite the teaching of scripture, which must be explained away with appeals to ancient culture or translation mistakes rather than simply obeying it.

 
With all these factors against us, it's difficult to stand firm on what God's word teaches. It's easy to drift. Doing the right thing takes determination to be obedient to God, no matter the cost. And it will cost you. It may cost you in lost income, lost dreams, lost friends, lost popularity, lost sleep, and much more. So why do it if it costs so much? Because obedience to God is worth it. He will reward you. There is no better place to be than in the center of God's will. Count the cost. Then choose to be obedient. Fight the current. Stand for Jesus.