Women have been allowed to become Navy SEALs since 2016, but in the ten years since, none has successfully completed the training pipeline. Why? Because God made women “the weaker vessel” (1 Peter 3:7). When Peter says this, he has no desire to denigrate women; in the very next phrase he emphasizes their equality (though not equivalence!) as fellow “heirs with you of the grace of life.” He is simply making an observation rooted in reality. This isn’t a command (Peter doesn’t say women should be the weaker vessel) but a fact — a fact that brings with it a command and a warning.
No More Deadbeat Dads
