Nowhere Is It Written

The Church has long been plagued by traditions of men that have nothing to do with the Word of God. Many have claimed that “God designed men to lead and women to follow,” but nowhere is it written in the original scriptures of the Bible.

These ideas come from human pride, cultural bias, and misinterpretations that have distorted God’s original Kingdom design. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture reveals that both men and women were created to rule, reign, and steward creation together.

We were not designed for hierarchy but harmony — not domination but co-leadership under Christ, our only Head of the Body.

1. Nowhere Is It Written That Men Are the Sole Leaders

Leadership is not a “calling” reserved for men — it is the responsibility and privilege of every person who chose citizenship in Jesus’ Kingdom.

Jesus said, “You are the light of the world… you are the salt of the earth.” Every follower of Christ is called to lead by example — to influence the world through servanthood, truth, and love. Jesus never taught male hierarchy or exclusive male leadership; He came to dismantle every oppressive, worldly system that exalts one over another.

True leadership in the Kingdom of God requires spiritual maturity, Christlike character, and humility — not gender. Nowhere in Scripture does God say that men are to be “in charge” or that they alone bear responsibility for their families. Authority in God’s Kingdom comes from obedience to King Jesus, not from birth order, physical strength, or pagan traditions or philosophies.

Nowhere does the Bible suggest that men possess superior leadership ability. In fact, research consistently shows that women excel in transformational leadership — the very model of servant leadership embodied by Jesus Himself.

Confident, humble, Spirit-led men have no problem co-leading with women. Only the insecure, prideful, or controlling feel threatened by shared authority, because it exposes the idols of power and dominance they cling to.

Those filled with the Spirit understand this truth: where one is weak, another is strong. We lead together — each according to the strengths, callings, and spiritual gifts given by God. The Kingdom we belong to is spiritual, not physical – not worldly , and its leadership is based on grace, spiritual gifting, fruits of the Spirit, and obedience to King Jesus— not gender.

2. Nowhere Does Scripture Say Men Must Provide While Women are the housemaids.

God gave both Adam and Eve the same commission: "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and govern it. ”From the very beginning, provision, stewardship, and dominion were shared responsibilities.

Men can nurture, cook, and tend a home just as women can build, teach, and lead. Parenting is not a gender role — it is a sacred trust that reflects God’s heart when freely chosen. God did not create men or women for parenthood as an obligation; He gave them free will.

Legalistic interpretations that demand rigid roles come from the same spirit that bound the Pharisees — not from Jesus, who called them a brood of vipers for twisting God’s words into burdens.

When a couple chooses to have children, both are equally capable of nurturing, guiding, and loving them. Both bear the image of God. Anything that tells men not to nurture or women not to lead is learned from pagan culture — not from Scripture.

A man’s serving has nothing to do with his income or employment. Jesus’ serving had nothing to do with His carpentry. His greatness was revealed not in His profession, but in His humility, compassion, liberation - setting the captives free, and obedience to the Father.

Likewise, true manhood and womanhood are not defined by a paycheck, position, or pagan role — but by Christlike servanthood toward one another and obedience to King Jesus.

When the Church or culture imposes rigid gender roles and denies shared authority, it is not faith — it is fear. God’s design empowers collaboration, not competition.

3. Nowhere Is It Written That Men Bear Spiritual Responsibility for Their Families

Every believer has direct access to God through Christ. Nowhere does Scripture say a man is the “spiritual priest” of his wife or family — Christ alone is our High Priest and Mediator.

Each of us will give an account before God for our own obedience and faithfulness to the King (Romans 14:12). The Holy Spirit indwells sons and daughters equally, teaching, guiding, and empowering all for ministry.

To claim spiritual authority over others — to stand in a place God never assigned — is not leadership, it is idolatry. To claim that men or husbands are “the” leader of the home or church, that belongs only to Christ is blasphemy.

No one may take the place of the King and call it righteousness. When men try to assume Christ’s role as the spiritual “covering” for their wives or families, they place themselves on a throne that belongs to Jesus alone.

Male “headship” is nowhere to be found in the Bible. If God had created headship, He would have sent the angel to Joseph or Mary’s father, not directly to her. The word “head” or “kephale” used for husbands actually means origin or source not leader or authority. The only “headship” belongs to the Head of the Body — Christ Himself.

4. Nowhere Does Scripture Teach That Women Are “Too Emotional” or “Easily Deceived”

Emotions are not a flaw — they are part of God’s image in us. Jesus Himself wept, burned with righteous anger, felt compassion, and rejoiced. Emotion is not a sign of weakness but of divine design. To feel deeply is to reflect the heart of God.

People often point to Eve’s deception as proof that women are unfit to lead, yet the text tells a different story. Eve was deceived, but Adam sinned with full understanding. Rebellion is worse in God’s eyes than deception. Eve’s deception did not make her untrustworthy — Adam’s willful rebellion did. And instead of taking responsibility, he blamed both God and Eve. That was not leadership; it was betrayal.

To continually demean, silence, or exclude the King’s daughters is to repeat the same deception the enemy used in Eden — a lie that undermines God’s design and handicaps the Body of Christ.

Yet even after the Fall, God never silenced or sidelined His daughters. He raised them up:

• Deborah judged and led a nation

.• Huldah prophesied truth to kings

.• Mary carried the Messiah in her womb

.• Priscilla taught the Word with accuracy and authority.

• Junia was honored as an apostle

.• Phoebe served as a trusted leader in the early Church.

Hell fears women who understand their identity, authority, and calling in Christ. Women who walk in resurrection power are unstoppable forces of truth, freedom, and restoration in the Kingdom of God.

5. Nowhere Is It Written That Women Cannot Lead or Teach

The same Spirit that empowered Peter, Paul, and John also empowered Deborah, Priscilla, and Phoebe.

God never said women cannot teach men — human interpreters twisted Paul’s situational letters into permanent laws. Throughout Scripture, women lead, teach, prophesy, and influence nations with God’s full approval.

To deny women’s leadership is to deny the Holy Spirit’s work through them. If the Spirit chooses, who can forbid? The gifts of God are not determined by gender, they are available to all who want them, sons and daughters alike.

Modern research confirms what Scripture has shown all along: women consistently score higher than men in the majority of transformational leadership skills — empathy, communication, collaboration, and emotional intelligence — the very qualities that define the servant leadership style of Jesus.

Whenever attempts are made to erase the powerful women of Scripture or history, it reflects pride, and a desire for control, not God’s design. God calls us to celebrate the full Body, where both men and women lead together, each according to their spiritual gifts.

God’s Spirit is poured out on all flesh (Acts 2:17–18). The Holy Spirit does not anoint based on chromosomes, but on calling, character, and surrender to Him.

6. Nowhere Does Scripture Say Men Were Created First to Rule

The order of creation does not establish hierarchy. In the same chapter that describes Eve’s formation, God declares both male and female His image-bearers. Eve was not made to serve man but to stand beside him as an ezer kenegdo—a phrase used of God Himself as our Power, Strength, and Deliverer. Kenegdo means “corresponding to,” an equal counterpart, not a subordinate assistant.

Being created first never guaranteed superiority—if it did, animals would outrank humans. Throughout Scripture, God repeatedly chooses the younger over the firstborn: Jacob over Esau, David over his brothers, Gideon, Solomon, and many others. God overturns human hierarchy again and again.

Much of the Old Testament reflects the patriarchal cultures of the pagan world—systems Jesus came to confront and dismantle. He came to set captives free, to lift the oppressed, and to reveal the heart of the Father.

Domination and control entered only after sin. They were the tragic result of human rebellion, not God’s design. In Christ, God restores His original intention: equality, unity, and mutual honor as one body in Him.

7. Nowhere Does Scripture Teach That Women Must Be Silent or Hidden

When Paul instructed the women in Corinth to “be silent,” he was addressing a specific situation of disorder in that particular church — not issuing a universal command for all women in all times. The same Paul who addressed disorder also gave instructions for how women should pray and prophesy publicly (1 Corinthians 11:5). He expected women to speak, minister, and operate in the gifts of the Spirit.

And Scripture goes even further: women were the first evangelists of the resurrection — personally commissioned by Jesus to “go and tell.” Heaven trusted them with the most important message in human history.

The Church often silences women — but Christ sends them.

When women are muted, a full expression of God’s image is hidden from the world. The Kingdom cannot function as God intended when half the Body is told to be quiet. Hell celebrates a silenced woman because a silenced woman cannot speak truth, prophecy destiny, or declare freedom.

But the Kingdom of God advances when His daughters take their rightful place seated with Him, (Ephesians, 2:6)  a place of authority — visible, vocal, Spirit-filled, and unstoppable.

8. God’s True Design: Co-Leadership in the Kingdom

From the beginning, God’s vision was partnership:

“Let them rule.” (Genesis 1:26)

Leadership in the Kingdom is based on citizenship, not gender — on obedience to King Jesus, not position.

In Christ, there is no male or female hierarchy (Galatians 3:28). We lead together, serve together, and reflect God’s image together.

Those who resist co-leadership reveal the real issue — not theology but pride. True confidence, and spiritual maturity have no fear of shared power, because in God’s Kingdom, power is not to dominate but to serve and set free.

The prideful fight for control; the humble walk in unity as one Body.

Conclusion: The Truth That Sets Us Free

We must understand why we have more than 60 English Bible translations. No translation is 100% precise, and many interpretations have been filtered through Roman–Greco philosophies that never came from Jesus’ teachings.

Nowhere in Scripture does God declare that one gender was created to lead or to bear responsibility for the other. What is written is this:

“You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation.” (1 Peter 2:9)

Royal priesthood is not a male title — it is a Kingdom identity.

It is a spiritual Kingdom not a physical one. In Christ, sons and daughters reign together.

God’s Kingdom is not built on hierarchy but on harmony; not on dominance but on divine partnership. To claim superiority over another image-bearer is not order — it is self-exaltation. It is idolatry dressed as theology.

The truth sets us free — and free people know how to lead together.

To learn more about how God’s Spiritual Kingdom functions on earth get my book Life in God’s Kingdom, How to Manifest Heaven on Earth.- at Mighty4Jesus.com

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Be free to be mighty for Jesus.

In freedom and might,

Jeannette