Many Christian women are torn between how the church has taught traditional gender roles and the liberty they see secular society afford to women. But what if the church's conventional teachings on the place of women aren't really biblical at all?<br><br><br><br><I>On Purpose</I> is a serious study on the verses in the Bible that have often been interpreted to define the role of women in the church at home and in the workplace. Each chapter focuses on a single passage considering what it meant to the original recipients understanding each author's intent and applying its true meaning in today's cultural setting. With each chapter Julie Coleman thoroughly reveals how the timeless principles in the Bible actually teach freedom for women. In fact when rightly understood these verses are a wake-up call that we are handicapping the church's role on earth by limiting women unnecessarily. Instead men and women should be working side by side for the advancement of the kingdom of God.<br><br><br><br>Written without anger or judgment and with no agenda but to delve deep into the Bible <I>On Purpose</I> is an enlightening study offering a fresh scriptural perspective. It's time to set women free to answer God's call on their lives—and set the church free to function the way God truly desires.
