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The Quest for Biblical Manhood
Session 13 A Definition of Manhood
For my part, I have no hesitation in saying that although the American Woman never leaves her domestic sphere, and is in some respects very dependent within in, nowhere does she enjoy a higher station. If anyone asks me what I think the chief cause of the extra-ordinary prosperity and growing power of this nation, I should answer that it is due to the superiority of their women.
- Alexis De Tockville, French Sociologist, mid 1800s
Sociologist Stephen Clark, from Yale University, specializes in gender issues, says, “The Feminst movement…devalues the thing that women most greatly desire to do – to be a wife and a mother. The effect of the Feminist movement has largely left women to feel the disadvantage of being female more acutely and so puts them under greater pressure to compete with men. The movement that is supposed to make women feel good about themselves actually encourages them to deny this basic instinct and to go out and pursue and compete with men. And most women feel a significant amount of frustration about that.
If you don’t believe that, listen to the feminist movement. Simone De Voyyer, one of the outspoken leaders of feminist movement, said, ‘No woman should be authorized to stay home and raise her children. Women should not even have a choice. Precisely because if they have such a choice, too many women will make it.’”
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
A. Women are the NURTURES of life. Where that core contribution is honored, society prospers.
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
A. Women are the NURTURES of life. Where that core contribution is honored, society prospers. 1. 1 Timothy 2:15
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
A. Women are the NURTURES of life. Where that core contribution is honored, society prospers. 1. 1 Timothy 2:15
2. “Women are HAPPIEST, not when given position and power, but when the creative contributions of the MATERNAL role are upheld.” –Margaret Mead
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
B. Men are the bearers of DESTINY. As men GO, so goes society.
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
B. Men are the bearers of DESTINY. As men GO, so goes society. 1. Genesis 2-3: The man was created by God with a unique SOCIAL and SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP in mind.
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
B. Men are the bearers of DESTINY. As men GO, so goes society. 1. Genesis 2-3: The man was created by God with a unique SOCIAL and SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP in mind. 2. Defection from this leadership spells trouble not just for the man, but for EVERYONE INVOLVED.
II. TWO MEN / TWO MASCULINITIES
II. TWO MEN / TWO MASCULINITIES
A. Adam and Jesus Christ
II. TWO MEN / TWO MASCULINITIES
A. Adam and Jesus Christ 1. 1 Corinthians 15:45-49
II. TWO MEN / TWO MASCULINITIES
A. Adam and Jesus Christ 1. 1 Corinthians 15:45-49 2. “Adam and Christ stand over against each other, as two great figures at the entrance of two worlds, two creations, the old and the new .... And in their actions and fate lies the decision for all who belong to them, because all men are comprehended in them.” -- Theologian Hermann Ridderbos
II. TWO MEN / TWO MASCULINITIES
B. They are the leaders of two distinct spiritual destinies. Romans 5:12-19
FIRST ADAM REPRESENTS
SECOND ADAM REPRESENTS
FIRST ADAM REPRESENTS
SECOND ADAM REPRESENTS
Manhood set on Natural (Earthly) Course
Manhood set on Heavenly Course
FIRST ADAM REPRESENTS
SECOND ADAM REPRESENTS
Manhood set on Natural (Earthly) Course
Manhood set on Heavenly Course
Manhood Governed on Instinct and Reaction
Manhood Based on Revelation – Not Instinct
FIRST ADAM REPRESENTS
SECOND ADAM REPRESENTS
Manhood set on Natural (Earthly) Course
Manhood set on Heavenly Course
Manhood Governed on Instinct and Reaction
Manhood Based on Revelation – Not Instinct
Manhood that Draws Life From Others (Takers)
Manhood Based on Life-Giving (Giver)
FIRST ADAM REPRESENTS
SECOND ADAM REPRESENTS
Manhood set on Natural (Earthly) Course
Manhood set on Heavenly Course
Manhood Governed on Instinct and Reaction
Manhood Based on Revelation – Not Instinct
Manhood that Draws Life From Others (Takers)
Manhood Based on Life-Giving (Giver)
Manhood Without Transcendent Meaning
Manhood With a Transcendent Meaning
III. THE FOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM AND CHRIST.
III. THE FOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM AND CHRIST. A. The first Adam fell into passivity; the second Adam REJECTED PASSIVITY.
III. THE FOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM AND CHRIST. A. The first Adam fell into passivity; the second Adam REJECTED PASSIVITY. B. The first Adam disregarded his responsibilities; the second Adam ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY.
III. THE FOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM AND CHRIST. A. The first Adam fell into passivity; the second Adam REJECTED PASSIVITY. B. The first Adam disregarded his responsibilities; the second Adam ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY. 1. For a WILL to obey.
III. THE FOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM AND CHRIST. A. The first Adam fell into passivity; the second Adam REJECTED PASSIVITY. B. The first Adam disregarded his responsibilities; the second Adam ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY. 1. For a WILL to obey. 2. For a WORK to do.
III. THE FOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM AND CHRIST. A. The first Adam fell into passivity; the second Adam REJECTED PASSIVITY. B. The first Adam disregarded his responsibilities; the second Adam ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY. 1. For a WILL to obey. 2. For a WORK to do. 3. For a WOMAN to love.
Small Group Discussion
1. What is your reaction to the core contributions of men and women... Women are the nurturers of life. Men are the bearers of destiny. 2. Discuss the differences in the two Adams. Do they fairly represent the choices a man has in a masculine identity? 3. How does this discussion on the first and second Adam help you in seeing your masculinity more clearly? Where are you like the first Adam? Where are you like the second?
The Quest for Biblical Manhood
Session 13 A Definition of Manhood
For my part, I have no hesitation in saying that although the American Woman never leaves her domestic sphere, and is in some respects very dependent within in, nowhere does she enjoy a higher station. If anyone asks me what I think the chief cause of the extra-ordinary prosperity and growing power of this nation, I should answer that it is due to the superiority of their women.
- Alexis De Tockville, French Sociologist, mid 1800s
Sociologist Stephen Clark, from Yale University, specializes in gender issues, says, “The Feminst movement…devalues the thing that women most greatly desire to do – to be a wife and a mother. The effect of the Feminist movement has largely left women to feel the disadvantage of being female more acutely and so puts them under greater pressure to compete with men. The movement that is supposed to make women feel good about themselves actually encourages them to deny this basic instinct and to go out and pursue and compete with men. And most women feel a significant amount of frustration about that.
If you don’t believe that, listen to the feminist movement. Simone De Voyyer, one of the outspoken leaders of feminist movement, said, ‘No woman should be authorized to stay home and raise her children. Women should not even have a choice. Precisely because if they have such a choice, too many women will make it.’”
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
A. Women are the NURTURES of life. Where that core contribution is honored, society prospers.
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
A. Women are the NURTURES of life. Where that core contribution is honored, society prospers. 1. 1 Timothy 2:15
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
A. Women are the NURTURES of life. Where that core contribution is honored, society prospers. 1. 1 Timothy 2:15
2. “Women are HAPPIEST, not when given position and power, but when the creative contributions of the MATERNAL role are upheld.” –Margaret Mead
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
B. Men are the bearers of DESTINY. As men GO, so goes society.
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
B. Men are the bearers of DESTINY. As men GO, so goes society. 1. Genesis 2-3: The man was created by God with a unique SOCIAL and SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP in mind.
I. CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM HISTORY AND THE SCRIPTURES
B. Men are the bearers of DESTINY. As men GO, so goes society. 1. Genesis 2-3: The man was created by God with a unique SOCIAL and SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP in mind. 2. Defection from this leadership spells trouble not just for the man, but for EVERYONE INVOLVED.
II. TWO MEN / TWO MASCULINITIES
II. TWO MEN / TWO MASCULINITIES
A. Adam and Jesus Christ
II. TWO MEN / TWO MASCULINITIES
A. Adam and Jesus Christ 1. 1 Corinthians 15:45-49
II. TWO MEN / TWO MASCULINITIES
A. Adam and Jesus Christ 1. 1 Corinthians 15:45-49 2. “Adam and Christ stand over against each other, as two great figures at the entrance of two worlds, two creations, the old and the new .... And in their actions and fate lies the decision for all who belong to them, because all men are comprehended in them.” -- Theologian Hermann Ridderbos
II. TWO MEN / TWO MASCULINITIES
B. They are the leaders of two distinct spiritual destinies. Romans 5:12-19
FIRST ADAM REPRESENTS
SECOND ADAM REPRESENTS
FIRST ADAM REPRESENTS
SECOND ADAM REPRESENTS
Manhood set on Natural (Earthly) Course
Manhood set on Heavenly Course
FIRST ADAM REPRESENTS
SECOND ADAM REPRESENTS
Manhood set on Natural (Earthly) Course
Manhood set on Heavenly Course
Manhood Governed on Instinct and Reaction
Manhood Based on Revelation – Not Instinct
FIRST ADAM REPRESENTS
SECOND ADAM REPRESENTS
Manhood set on Natural (Earthly) Course
Manhood set on Heavenly Course
Manhood Governed on Instinct and Reaction
Manhood Based on Revelation – Not Instinct
Manhood that Draws Life From Others (Takers)
Manhood Based on Life-Giving (Giver)
FIRST ADAM REPRESENTS
SECOND ADAM REPRESENTS
Manhood set on Natural (Earthly) Course
Manhood set on Heavenly Course
Manhood Governed on Instinct and Reaction
Manhood Based on Revelation – Not Instinct
Manhood that Draws Life From Others (Takers)
Manhood Based on Life-Giving (Giver)
Manhood Without Transcendent Meaning
Manhood With a Transcendent Meaning
III. THE FOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM AND CHRIST.
III. THE FOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM AND CHRIST. A. The first Adam fell into passivity; the second Adam REJECTED PASSIVITY.
III. THE FOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM AND CHRIST. A. The first Adam fell into passivity; the second Adam REJECTED PASSIVITY. B. The first Adam disregarded his responsibilities; the second Adam ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY.
III. THE FOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM AND CHRIST. A. The first Adam fell into passivity; the second Adam REJECTED PASSIVITY. B. The first Adam disregarded his responsibilities; the second Adam ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY. 1. For a WILL to obey.
III. THE FOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM AND CHRIST. A. The first Adam fell into passivity; the second Adam REJECTED PASSIVITY. B. The first Adam disregarded his responsibilities; the second Adam ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY. 1. For a WILL to obey. 2. For a WORK to do.
III. THE FOUR DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM AND CHRIST. A. The first Adam fell into passivity; the second Adam REJECTED PASSIVITY. B. The first Adam disregarded his responsibilities; the second Adam ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY. 1. For a WILL to obey. 2. For a WORK to do. 3. For a WOMAN to love.
Small Group Discussion
1. What is your reaction to the core contributions of men and women... Women are the nurturers of life. Men are the bearers of destiny. 2. Discuss the differences in the two Adams. Do they fairly represent the choices a man has in a masculine identity? 3. How does this discussion on the first and second Adam help you in seeing your masculinity more clearly? Where are you like the first Adam? Where are you like the second?
