05.16.07
Confused about gender roles?
So many people in our world are confused about gender and the ‘proper’ roles and responsibilities of men and women. Some see great differences between the sexes, but the trend in our day is to deny any distinctions or differences of roles, labeling them as a product of society or culture.
What does God say about this? Does the Bible indicate that God has established various responsibilities and roles to male and female? He certainly does, from Genesis to Revelation, but unfortunately many well-meaning but “issue driven” religious people have ignored or distorted the scriptures to develop an egalitarian perspective on the sexes.
Fortunately, there is a great website dedicated to clearly explaining what the scriptures truly express on our God given roles and responsibilities. You can access them by clicking here or from the links section on the right of this page. They are the ‘Council on Biblical manhood and womanhood”. These godly men and women have waded through the issues and rightly apply scripture to the society in which we live today.
Make no mistake, these are not simple issues. We are constantly bombarded by the media and our culture to accept any and all forms of sexual expression. Our children are taught in school that there are no proper roles for men and women, and that there are no ’standard’ forms of families or relationships. We are told by sociologists and psychiatrists that our gender is not determined by our physical makeup, but by what we choose to be.
I encourage you to check out this excellent website that lovingly presents the Biblical model that God has established. I also encourage you to carefully examine the Bible passages that are used to present various view on these issues, and pray that God, by His Holy Spirit will give you wisdom and insight to comprehend how He has formed us and how He desires us to live in the relationships and roles that please Him.
God bless you in your journey!
John Daley said,
October 21, 2007 at 2:36 am
Who are you and why don’t we hang out??? I was very encouraged to read some of your writings and want to know more about your church. I am a part of several Christian communites and would love to know more about yours so I can recommend it to others. I will be attending Southern Seminary in the fall of 08 …
Pastor Bill said,
October 24, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Hey John,
Thanks for your interest in our website and Church! We have a Southern Seminary graduate and current teacher at Southern currently attending and serving with HPBC. Send me an email or call me for more info about our church and ministry in the Hyde Park area.
hpbcrillo@yahoo.com