In Depth:  Wayne Grudem

I believe that distinctions in masculine and feminine roles are ordained by God as part of the created order, and should find an echo in every human heart.

Further I think Adam's headship in marriage was established by God before the Fall, and was not a result of sin.

In response to the article by Dr. Fraser, Wayne Grudem sent this reply concerning linguistics and Bible translation in a gender-sensitive society.

While we have already changed the Colorado Springs translation guidelines to account for the problem with 'brothers' that Dr. Fraser mentions, I don't entirely agree with his arguments on generic 'he'. Perhaps it is true that people are more likely to think of a man in a sentence such as: 'If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him and he with me . . .'