Welcome to The Guy's Guide to Christian Living! This episode we discuss different facets of what Biblical Manhood/Masculinity is, and how that affects how men are supposed to carry themselves throughout day-to-day life.
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TGG Episode 1 Show Notes
- Start off the episode’s introduction by reading 1 Corinthians 16:13. And posing some questions for the listeners to think about while listening. “What does it mean to ‘act like a man’” and “From the Bible’s perspective, what does it mean to be a man?”
- Remember that when reading a verse like this to start, it doesn’t matter if I am reading out of context. Because, the context of the verse is something we can discuss when going over that verse and/or others like it.
- Once intro is finished, Cullen will ask something like “What is masculinity and does the Bible present a portrait of the ideal manly man?
- Does the Bible conflict with your view of manliness?
- Some things to maybe think about: there are a lot of different men who play big roles throughout the story of the Bible. Some were great because they humbled themselves (Jesus), others were great because they were mighty warriors who slayed their enemies to protect Israel (King David). Why does the Bible seem to give praise to both types? Who are we supposed to become
- o What about men who have a sort of identity crisis because they read these biblical stories, yet they are very different from those guys? More feminine (not an insult) guys, for example.
- Does the Bible support the idea of gendered roles, family and otherwise?
- Is it a good or bad thing to have roles that you are obligated to fill simply because of who you are? I didn’t get to choose whether I was born a boy or girl, it just happened. So, why should I conform to these restrictions?
- There are many articles written by people who believe gender roles do more harm than good to a society. How can we respond to this, or is it simply a case of “you live how you choose and I’ll just follow the Bible?
- There are several Bible verses that might be good to read on how each member of a family should act, and what their specific “roles” might entail.
- There are verses that say things like “In Christ there is no male or female, we are all one”.
- Does this go against gendered roles.
- If all people are equal, then do these roles make a husband and wife inherently unequal?
- Do fathers have to be the providers of the family? What if they are stay-at-home?
- I find that men often joke that it’s their wives that “wear the pants” and are in charge of the household. Is that the wrong way to be thinking about family life? Having this discussion feels so archaic compared to our modern culture. It feels so ancient and out-of-touch.
- Saying “the man is the head of the household” almost feels.. Wrong.
- Scriptures to read and meditate on:
- 1 Corinthians 16
- Ephesians 5
- 1 Timothy 2-3
