The Glory of Men and Women Lies in Their Unbridgeable Differences
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An excellent article here by CT managing editor, Mark Galli, on the good and God-designed differences between men and women.
posted by JT at Thursday, July 12, 2007
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Great article--and in CT of all places! And I loved that he bashed the seemingly ubiquitous use today of married guys saying "we are pregnant." WE are NOT pregnant! Phenomenal.
How timely Justin. I posted earlier today on the same subject in reference to a billboard ad in NY. My post was entitled, The Death of God Blessed Sexuality and is found here: www.twoinstitutions.org The ad was entitled Times Square Pastor Fights Bare Bottomed Billboard and is found here: www.christianpost.com Its sickening what satan and the culture are doing to erase Biblical femininity and masculinity.
As a raging egalitarian, I'd like to say that I thought the article was fantastic!!
What wisdom our Maker displayed when he created us male and female!
-Daniel-
Daniel
Just curious what a "raging egalitarian" is? How is it different then a regular egalitarian?
No difference--just lots more umph. If you know what I mean...
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Galli says:
Better than the language of equality, I believe, is the language of fulfillment. "God created man in his image, male and female he created them." That is, we do not reflect the divine image when we try to duplicate or co-opt or replace each other. It's only when we participate with each other, with all our differences as male and female—as married couples, as friends, as co-workers—that we begin to fill out the image of the Triune God who created us.
Can it be an orthodox Christian position that our reflection of God's image is dependent on whether how we fill out gender roles? I find that assertion rather disturbing.
I often find that articles which proclaim authoritatively what the differences between men and women are fail to take into account how people of different sexes behave and interact in other cultures. What Galli says may be true of American men and women, but it doesn't at all fit my experience of Nigerian men and women. Nigerian mothers do not freely dispense hugs and cuddles and praise. They are every bit as involved - often more so - in setting and enforcing disciplinary rules for the household as Nigerian fathers. Nigerian mothers are not particularly 'nurturing' - especially compared to American mothers, or even American fathers for that matter. I do wish people would refrain from generalizing their cultural experiences into universal axioms.
What is particularly odd is the attribution of female characteristics to Christ. He modeled meekness and service.
Does this article declare the androgynous Jesus? I think it does very neatly. Was that the intent. I thought the article wasa a spoof actually - it was so off.
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