A Godly Home Following God’s Wisdom
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A Godly Home Following God’s
Wisdom
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Introduction
Psalm 127:1“Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it.”
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IntroductionProverbs 24:3-4
“Through wisdom a house is built, and by
understanding it is established. By knowledge the rooms are filled with all
precious and pleasant riches.”
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IntroductionProverbs 3:33
“The curse of the Lord is on the house of the
wicked, but He blesses the home of the just.”
Why is American society in decline?
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Introduction
God’s wisdom is contrary to the wisdom of men, and will
seem foolish to most. But along the way, and certainly in the end, we will see the
fruit of His blessings. By faith we must see
them now.
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God’s CreationGen. 1:26-27 – “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”
Both men & women reflect the image of God.
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Created For God’s Glory
Isaiah 43:7 – “Everyone who is called by My name, and whom I have created for My glory, whom I have formed, even whom I have made.”
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Commanded to Fill the Earth with Godly
ChildrenGen. 1:28 – “God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth…’”Malachi 2:15 – “He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.”
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Man’s ProblemGenesis 2:18 – “Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
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Man Needs A HelperHelp - “to surround, i.e., protect or aid… succor” (Strong)“…help has a strong implication of advance toward a goal” (Webster).
Man needs a true helper – someone to work by his side to
help him glorify God.
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Man Needs A HelperMeet – “fit, in harmony in mood and spirit, suitable, suited to one’s needs” (Webster)God knew exactly how to meet
man’s needs with one who complemented man in just the
right ways.
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Made from Man’s SideWhy didn’t God make
woman from the ground?
God’s answer is in 1 Corinthians 11:7-9
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1 Corinthians 11:7-9
“woman is the glory of man. For man does not
originate from woman, but woman from man; for indeed man was not
created for the woman’s sake, but woman for the
man’s sake.”
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Made from Man’s SideJust as man’s origin from
dust shows what his God-glorifying work is
centered around, so the woman’s origin from man’s flesh shows what her God-
glorifying work is centered around.
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Named Her “Woman”Genesis 2:22-23 – “And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the
man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called
Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”
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Named Her “Woman”• Adam received her with
enthusiasm.• Adam cherished her as his own
flesh.• Adam was given the right to
name her, thus showing himself as her head.
• Adam acknowledged her female-ness.(literally, “she-man” or “womb-man”
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1 Corinthians 11:11-12“However, in the Lord, neither is
woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. For as
the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his
birth through the woman; and all things
originate from God.”
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One FleshGenesis 2:24 – “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall
cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
Matthew 19:6 – “So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man
separate.”
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God’s Punishments at the Fall are Related to the Woman’s and the Man’s Primary Roles.
Genesis 3:16-19
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Three Arguments AgainstMale Headship TodayJesus restored what was lost at the fall (Gal. 3:28).
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In Affirming Man’s Role of Headship,
Paul Appealed to the Order of Creation.
1 Tim. 2:12-131 Cor. 11:7-9
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1 Timothy 2:12-13“But I do not allow a woman to teach or to
exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. For it was Adam who was first created, and
then Eve….”
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1 Corinthians 11:7-9“For a man ought not to have his head
covered, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of
man. For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man; for indeed man was not created for the
woman’s sake, but woman for the man’s sake. Therefore a woman ought to have a
symbol of authority on her head…”
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Three Arguments AgainstMale Headship TodayJesus restored what was lost at the fall (Gal. 3:28).
Paul instructions were culturally-based and have no application to
today.
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1 Corinthians 11:3“But I want you to know
that the head of every man is Christ, the head of
woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.”When? Just in that
culture?
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Three Arguments AgainstMale Headship TodayJesus restored what was lost at the fall (Gal. 3:28).
Paul instructions were culturally-based and have no application to
today.Having been educated as a
Pharisee, Paul was a chauvinist.
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The man reflects the glory of God by subjecting himself
to God as he performs his role as head of the home.
The woman reflects the glory of her husband by subjecting
herself to him as she performs her role as his helper.
Conclusion
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Will You Become A Christian?
Hear The Gospel (Rom. 10:17)
Believe in Jesus as the Son of God (John 8:24)
Repent of Your Sins (Acts 17:30)
Confess Jesus as the Son of God (Acts 8:37)
Be Baptized for Forgiveness of Sins (Acts 2:38)
Live Faithfully Until You Die (Rev. 2:10)