I have chosen to spend some of my time this term studying the Biblical view of Men and Women. I chose to look at this area for a number of reasons, the main one being that it is a serious area of contention in the western Church today and as such I wanted to be sure of my views on the matter and more importantly sure that my views agree with the Bible. I also chose to study manhood and womanhood because I am a Christian guy, and as such the Bibles definition of a man applies to me and I should seek to be the kind of man that the Bible says I should be. This is I think especially important in todays western Church climate where there are many more women in Church and masculinity is under attack from the culture around us.<\/p>\n
This morning I listened to a great sermon on Ephesians 5:15-33 by Russell D. Moore (pick it up here<\/a>) in which I was reminded of something really essential that I often forget. A large part of what Moore had to say was that we often read passages like this and think “ah, so Christ’s relationship to the Church is a picture of what marriage should be like”. The reality is that Paul is saying something very different, he is in fact saying something more like “marriage is a picture of what Christ and the Church are like”.<\/p>\n This shift in focus from God picturing life for us to us picturing God for others is an immense thing. We go from a self centered perspective of asking God how he can help our situations to a totally outward looking evangelistic perspective of our lives. When we think like this, the real question is no longer “What can you do for me God?”, but instead we ask “How can I show you to others God?”.<\/p>\n I am reminded of a great song by Tree63 which sets out not only this wonderful attitude towards God, but clearly explains why this is an appropriate attitude if we have understood the gospel!<\/p>\n I haven’t been the same What can I do for You my Lord? Up to Your cross I crawled Free at last I’m free I have chosen to spend some of my time this term studying the Biblical view of Men and Women. I chose to look at this area for a number of reasons, the main one being that it is a serious … Continue reading
\nLook what You’ve done for me
\nYour blood has set me free
\nJesus my Lord look what You’ve done for me<\/p>\n
\nEver since that day I called Your name
\nYahweh
\nYahweh Look What You’ve done for me<\/p>\n
\nI want You to know my heart is Yours
\nIt’s not a question of what You can do for me
\nBut what can I do for You my Lord?<\/p>\n
\nNow I am standing teen feet tall
\nJesus my saviour look what You’ve done for me<\/p>\n
\nI owe You my life completely
\nYahweh
\nYahweh look what You’ve done for me<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"