Rethinking ministry roles for women in Christ Ray Barnett How to order Excerpt Does the Bible really say that women should remain silent? Must all women silently submit to all men? Arguments based on words and phrases abound. However, a subject as significant as the silencing of fifty percent of all believers for all time needs a far stronger foundation than a finely tuned argument based on one or two verses. The discussion needs to begin with the Gospel In particular, it needs to address the serious question of why it is that men can be free from every stain of Adam's sin and yet Christ apparently cannot free women from Eve's deception or sin. Women In Christ has the Gospel at its foundation. It re-examines the Biblical texts and the various arguments with the one core issue in mind: What does redemption mean for women?