Different by design

Yesterday, Brent Detwiler preached at our church on the subject of biblical manhood and womanhood (listen to the sermon). Here are some resources for digging deeper into this topic:

1. In 2004, Wayne Grudem spoke on “Men & Women: Similarities and Differences” at the New Attitude conference. The MP3 of this message is available for free download at the Sovereign Grace Store.
2. The evangelical Council For Biblical Manhood and Womanhood has a wealth of resources available at their website. These include articles, sermons, and even full-length books available for free online. The book Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood is perhaps their most well-known work.
3. John Piper has a number of sermons and articles on this subject available at Desiring God.
4. Ligon Duncan’s church also has a number of sermons and other resources available.

Our church’s position on gender roles — complementarianism — is unpopular in some parts of today’s evangelical church. We are convinced it is biblical, but we must always be striving to move from conviction to application, and to do so carefully. There is such a thing as an ungodly leadership and an ungodly submission. If you have any questions or concerns, your home group leader and pastors are happy to speak with you.

Lastly, a fitting poem, “Comparisons”:

If I set the sun beside the moon,
And if I set the land beside the sea,
And if I set the town beside the country,
And if I set the man beside the woman,
I suppose some fool would talk about one being better.

— G. K. Chesterton

Scott