A listener named Beth writes in,

Hi, Pastor John,

I'm a woman who enjoys being a woman.

I have no desire to be a man or to compete

to be better than men at being masculine.

For a couple of years now,

I have felt drawn to police work as a vocation.

I am unmarried and should I become married

in my husband's object,

I would discontinue work as a police officer.

At this point, my question is a question of principle.

Can a single Christian woman who is a complementarian

become a police officer?

I love Beth's spirit

and I hope I can be of help

without telling her what she should do.

Exactly.

Here's how I've approached these kinds of issues

because police officer is just one of so many

questions that arise.

If you want to be a godly man or woman

and walk in paths of relationships

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