Family
Men, the second significant area of our culture for which we need to stand up is…FAMILY
Many of the problems that exist in the families have to do with problems of identity. Contrary to what our culture has tried to communicate, Men and Women are Different…very different!
The feminist movement has been so successful in emasculating men that when it comes time for them to find a man for themselves, they can’t. All they can find is men who are poor versions of women. Women are not softer versions of men. We are both very different.
Men, DO NOT---DO NOT believe for a second that men and women are the same. Again, you have to be insane to buy the radical feminist drivel that men and women are essentially equal. Just watch little boys and girls play on a playground. Listen to the things boys and girls talk about. Or here’s a news flash, just consider the anatomy. Guess what? Very different!
And much of this thinking about women and men has affected a huge cultural shift in not only our thinking, but how we do things. For instance, many of our police and fire departments have changed the physical requirements just to allow women to get in. We have no business changing what were apparently well thought out strength requirements just to accommodate women.
What about our military which now has the subtle “Don’t ask; don’t tell” policy. All of this is because of some wrong thinking about men and women. We need to be aware of many of these subtle changes (and some not so subtle) occurring in our culture and stand up to them! The constant pounding by what used to be radical groups is succeeding in breaking down the values of our culture. It ranges from women’s groups to environmentalist groups to liberal legal organizations. They are no longer radical, they are considered mainstream.
There are two very important things that men must do relative to women and their families to take their stones back. First, stop capitulating to women or, more accurately, feminist thinking. Stand up.
Not only are women not softer versions of men, Men are not “harder” versions of women. Once again, our culture is giving “permission” to men to act like women. There is a constant call for men to find there feminine side. Again, men, stand up for who you were designed to be!
Men Have Been Designed For A Purpose
Men need to honor their wives and daughters. Men have been designed to be the primary providers and protectors of society. The Bible is very clear on this point. The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Tim 5:7-8: "If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."
Men, your sense of self and value MUST be derived from God. Use your head…and I don’t mean your little head. That’s another problem. If you buy into the culture’s definition of masculinity as sexual conquest, you get seduced from a commitment to your family and into the pursuit of self-satisfaction.
That pursuit leads to all sorts of relational difficulties and the destruction of families. Affairs. Pornography. That’s the culture’s way of sucking you in. CULTURE IS WRONG! God is right! Your role is to love your wife just as Christ loved the church. You are to love her enough to die for her (Eph. 5:25). Remember, it was not the nails that held Christ to the cross; it was his great love for us. That is the kind of love you are to have for your wife and your family.
Watch out for your family. Guard them. Protect them. Many female teachers in elementary schools are trying to get little boys to act like little girls. They want them to sit still for hours and only use their brains. There is no question our boys need to use their brains. But they are not little girls. Remember…men and women (boys and girls) are different! Boys need to use their bodies in addition to using their brains.
So men, honor your wives and daughters. Respect women. But do not forget, men and women are different. Not better or worse than each other…just different. Train your boys to be men. Much of the tension and hostility in our culture is directly related to men and women being dissatisfied with their God-given roles. Understand those roles and honor your wife and raise your children accordingly.
Men, TAKE YOUR STONES BACK! That is what differentiates you from women…and God designed it that way!
As I have already said, the underpinning for this movement is FAITH. The foundation for the FAMILY is faith. Faith is also the foundation for our…
Men, the second significant area of our culture for which we need to stand up is…FAMILY
Many of the problems that exist in the families have to do with problems of identity. Contrary to what our culture has tried to communicate, Men and Women are Different…very different!
The feminist movement has been so successful in emasculating men that when it comes time for them to find a man for themselves, they can’t. All they can find is men who are poor versions of women. Women are not softer versions of men. We are both very different.
Men, DO NOT---DO NOT believe for a second that men and women are the same. Again, you have to be insane to buy the radical feminist drivel that men and women are essentially equal. Just watch little boys and girls play on a playground. Listen to the things boys and girls talk about. Or here’s a news flash, just consider the anatomy. Guess what? Very different!
And much of this thinking about women and men has affected a huge cultural shift in not only our thinking, but how we do things. For instance, many of our police and fire departments have changed the physical requirements just to allow women to get in. We have no business changing what were apparently well thought out strength requirements just to accommodate women.
What about our military which now has the subtle “Don’t ask; don’t tell” policy. All of this is because of some wrong thinking about men and women. We need to be aware of many of these subtle changes (and some not so subtle) occurring in our culture and stand up to them! The constant pounding by what used to be radical groups is succeeding in breaking down the values of our culture. It ranges from women’s groups to environmentalist groups to liberal legal organizations. They are no longer radical, they are considered mainstream. There are two very important things that men must do relative to women and their families to take their stones back. First, stop capitulating to women or, more accurately, feminist thinking. Stand up.
Not only are women not softer versions of men, Men are not “harder” versions of women. Once again, our culture is giving “permission” to men to act like women. There is a constant call for men to find there feminine side. Again, men, stand up for who you were designed to be!
Men Have Been Designed For A Purpose
Men need to honor their wives and daughters. Men have been designed to be the primary providers and protectors of society. The Bible is very clear on this point. The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Tim 5:7-8: "If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."
Men, your sense of self and value MUST be derived from God. Use your head…and I don’t mean your little head. That’s another problem. If you buy into the culture’s definition of masculinity as sexual conquest, you get seduced from a commitment to your family and into the pursuit of self-satisfaction.
That pursuit leads to all sorts of relational difficulties and the destruction of families. Affairs. Pornography. That’s the culture’s way of sucking you in. CULTURE IS WRONG! God is right! Your role is to love your wife just as Christ loved the church. You are to love her enough to die for her (Eph. 5:25). Remember, it was not the nails that held Christ to the cross; it was his great love for us. That is the kind of love you are to have for your wife and your family.Watch out for your family. Guard them. Protect them. Many female teachers in elementary schools are trying to get little boys to act like little girls. They want them to sit still for hours and only use their brains. There is no question our boys need to use their brains. But they are not little girls. Remember…men and women (boys and girls) are different! Boys need to use their bodies in addition to using their brains.
So men, honor your wives and daughters. Respect women. But do not forget, men and women are different. Not better or worse than each other…just different. Train your boys to be men. Much of the tension and hostility in our culture is directly related to men and women being dissatisfied with their God-given roles. Understand those roles and honor your wife and raise your children accordingly.
Men, TAKE YOUR STONES BACK! That is what differentiates you from women…and God designed it that way!
As I have already said, the underpinning for this movement is FAITH. The foundation for the FAMILY is faith. Faith is also the foundation for our…