John Eldredge in his book Wild at Heart writes, “Society at large can’t make up its mind about men. Having spent the last thirty years redefining masculinity into something more sensitive, safe, manageable and well, feminine, it now berates men for not being men… ‘Where are all the real men?’ is regular fare for talk shows and new books. ‘You asked them to be women’, I want to say. The result is a gender confusion never experienced at such a wide level in the history of the world.”
[Q] Do you agree with Eldredge’s assessment? Where have you observed gender/role confusion? Pastor John Piper in an article on manhood and womanhood writes, “My experience has been that it is rare indeed to find a young couple who have a clear vision of what it means to be a Christian husband and a Christian wife” (www.desiringGod.org). What advise would you give a young couple who desired to discover their roles?
[Q] What insight from the message His and Hers: Role Chaos impacted you the most?
Read Genesis 2:15-25.
[Q] How does this passage show the equality of manhood and womanhood?
[Q] John Eldredge observes, “Eve was created within the lush beauty of Eden’s garden. But Adam, if you’ll remember was created outside the Garden, in the wilderness.” How are differences between manhood and womanhood highlighted in this passage?
[Q] Proverbs 14:1a says, “The wise woman builds her house…” What does this proverb reveal about a woman’s desire to nurture? How is this evidence of being an “image bearer”? What are the characteristics of nurture? Wives, do you see these characteristics in yourself? Husbands, where do observes these characteristics in your wife?
[Q] If married, what kind of marriage would you say your marriage most closely resembles at this time? Would your spouse agree or disagree disagree with your assessment?
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