Bible Study Do men step up to the plate or let their family down?

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RE: Men as head of household

If it worked out the way God intended it would be fine...however most men just will not live Godly and a break down in the family structure happens. An ungodly man can not lead his family. As we all know, there are more women in chruch on Sunday morning, then men....a lot more.

Just as Christ is the head of the church, so is man to be head of the local church and the head of his house....I have no problem with this, if the man steps up and takes his rightful place, always putting God as his head...and treats his family the way he should...as God intended.....so many men interpret this to mean they can abuse their wife and family.....that was never what God intended....

it doesn't mean that women can not have a say in the church affairs, it just means that they should go through their husband and let him be the spokesman for the family, if he is a Godly man....

If the husband dies, then she turns to her eldest male relative to care for her...but as we all know,,,this rarely works out...most brothers-in-law, that I know, would never step in and assume the responsibility of his abandoned or dead brother's wife and children...

If the men did what they were supposed to do, and assumed the responsibility, we wouldn't have a problem....most women can't depend on relatives, so they end up being the Head of the House,,,which is not the way God intended the family structure to be.


Thank God for those who do.... :)
 
I try to follow God's instructions on this but I am far from perfect at it.

Just as Christ is the head of the church, so is man to be head of the local church and the head of his house....I have no problem with this, if the man steps up and takes his rightful place, always putting God as his head...and treats his family the way he should...as God intended.....so many men interpret this to mean they can abuse their wife and family.....that was never what God intended....
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This reminds me of a book I was asked to review "10 Lies the Church tell Women" by Lee Grady. I have read the book once to get an overview of what the author has to say. I am now reading it again taking notes and researching the scriptures he sites. Basic gist is he advocates women being allowed to hold any position a man can hold and one of the reasons he gives is men have twisted scripture as an excuse for abusing their wives. I hope to start a topic on this (for accountability reasons) as I get further along.

Back to the topic at hand.

I agree with what you are saying and I am personally doing my best to get better in this area. Luckily my lovely wife will put me back in my place if I get to far out of God's will. :)

God Bless,
Norm
 
God never said we couldn't strongly express our opinion at home. :D
 
God never said we couldn't strongly express our opinion at home. :D
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Yeah but did he say you could use a frying pan :-D

Just kidding.

But men are thick headed at times (myself included) and we need a Godly woman to help keep us in check.
 
Yeah but did he say you could use a frying pan
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Absolutely,,but only if it contains Southern Fried Chicken...the best way to get a man to see your POV.... :-D
 
Eve777 said:
Yeah but did he say you could use a frying pan
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Absolutely,,but only if it contains Southern Fried Chicken...the best way to get a man to see your POV.... :-D
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Oh, I see. Usurp the household authority by killing him with cholestorol. :-D :wink:
 
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