Fred,
I think i get the point you are trying to make, but...
Whilst it is true that there is a sense in which the government is a 'bigger' or 'higher' authority than the employer, i think the bible does present the role of the 'Master' or employer as just as legitimate and God-ordained a realm of authority as the government. Now there are practical reasons why the government has 'more' authority ( you generally can't resign from your nation), but the authority of the employer is no less real.
In any case, i am not sure what difference it would make to the question of 'is it SINFUL for women to hold authority'. Take the passage from 1 TIm that was much discussed in this thread. It say women are not to ursup authority from men. If we hold that it applies to all of life, i do not see how we could consistently say it applies to government but not the workforce.
However, if we ask 'it is not sinful, but is it WISE' then i think you may have a point. Government does have a bigger impact and bigger responsibilities (generally) as compared to employment. I read though the article from VF that andrew posted above and the idea of God lamenting that his people are led by women and children is something i did not consider whilst participating in this thread.
I think i get the point you are trying to make, but...
Whilst it is true that there is a sense in which the government is a 'bigger' or 'higher' authority than the employer, i think the bible does present the role of the 'Master' or employer as just as legitimate and God-ordained a realm of authority as the government. Now there are practical reasons why the government has 'more' authority ( you generally can't resign from your nation), but the authority of the employer is no less real.
In any case, i am not sure what difference it would make to the question of 'is it SINFUL for women to hold authority'. Take the passage from 1 TIm that was much discussed in this thread. It say women are not to ursup authority from men. If we hold that it applies to all of life, i do not see how we could consistently say it applies to government but not the workforce.
However, if we ask 'it is not sinful, but is it WISE' then i think you may have a point. Government does have a bigger impact and bigger responsibilities (generally) as compared to employment. I read though the article from VF that andrew posted above and the idea of God lamenting that his people are led by women and children is something i did not consider whilst participating in this thread.