Our world is very confused about the roles of men and women and this is particularly true in the United States and even in our more conservative churches. And while there is a lot of complexity in this topic, there are some basic scriptural commands and decrees of God that help frame the issue.
In this episode we want to discuss how God created men and women to be different and how God is glorified through those differences. While both are created in God’s image and are equal in Christ, God made their roles to demonstrate the relationship between Christ and the church, to show the nature of the gospel, and to glorify his name and nature.
Men and woman are not the same and anyone who tries to pretend that they are is fighting against God. God says it in the beginning and again throughout scripture: “Man is not made from woman, but woman from man. Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.” Scripture also declares plainly that man is the head of woman. These are true sayings and the fact that our society has labored so hard to make them offensive should confirm for us what Paul taught us: that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
The church of Jesus Christ must not be ashamed of the truth of God’s word. Our families, our churches, our communities, and our nations are suffering because we allow such awful lies to be spoken and celebrated while we fear to proclaim the truth. May the church repent and may God be glorified. Please join us as we discuss this topic.
Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2024/01/how-god-created-men-and-women-different-ep-150-audio/
Timecodes
00:00:00 Generalities
00:03:46 Creation
00:13:53 Specialization vs General
00:29:39 Dominion as Combat
00:38:13 Long vs Short Term
00:49:10 Men’s Conflict vs Women’s Conflict
01:00:08 Repetition
01:12:01 Security vs Risk Taking
01:21:28 Looking vs Being Looked At
01:29:32 Submission vs Strength
01:38:08 Fear vs Apathy