The Father, Son and Spirit are equal, but they are different, and they are one. In the same way, a man and a woman are different, though they are equal, and in marriage covenant, they become one. What we see, then, in Genesis is that God creates the male and female and that makes them equal. A woman does not need to be able to carry a fire hose up a ladder as well as a man to be equal to him. Likewise, a man does not need to give birth to children to be equal to a woman, praise be to God.
There is this myth that men and women must be exactly alike to be equal. But here’s the funny distinction: the men are not trying to be like the women, but the women are trying to be like the men and earn their approval. Ladies: God made you in his image and likeness. Your identity comes in God creating you and Christ redeeming you. You don’t have to prove anything.
~Mark Driscoll
