The Guy's Guide to Christian Living
This is a podcast dedicated to Christian men trying to figure out their way through life. We discuss many topics ranging from men-specific (what biblical fatherhood looks like) to general issues regarding Christianity (do we follow the old testament laws or not?) If there is one thing that we want to get across, it's that we are all in this together. Come figure out this weird thing called life with us. It'll sure be a journey. Let's do this.
The Guy's Guide to Christian Living
TGG Episode 3: Does the Bible Promote Inequality Between Men and Women?
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Cullen Wainwright and Trevor Gentry
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Episode 3
Welcome to The Guy's Guide to Christian Living! On this episode Cullen and Trevor have thought-provoking conversations on gender roles in the family as well as the church, some choices a father has to make, and they also discuss the topics brought up in Episode 2!
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Passages to read and meditate over:
Galatians 3
Ephesians 5
1 Timothy 2
Show Script:
- 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?
- Cullen will present some 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?
- What gender roles might be good for us to follow and what ones might we ignore?
- Men as church leaders.
- Does a female pastor mean that that church is going against what the Bible preaches?
- What kind of person is called to be a leader in the church? Is it only strong-willed manly men who can withstand any trouble?
- If not, then let’s break down the different types of church leaders.
- If a man puts his family first, does that mean that he is neglecting others who may be hurting in the world?
- If men are called to both care for their families and also the world around us, how can we strike a healthy balance between these?
- Ex. Trevor, your daughter has been wanting a bicycle for a long time, and so you go to the store and spend $150 on a new bike for her birthday, did you just neglect a homeless person who could've used that money?
- Likewise, you spent an extra hour at work because there was a college student struggling with their faith and they've been wanting to talk to you, but that means that you and your wife don't get to watch the show you've been wanting to, and spending that time together. Are you in the wrong there?
- If men are called to both care for their families and also the world around us, how can we strike a healthy balance between these?
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