In this morning's message he presented the Bible's core teaching on manhood and outlined the destruction the church is facing in the wake of the militant feminist attacks of the 1960s. These attacks have resulted in the fruit we see around us today: Boys have become effeminate, girls have been masculinized, we see abortion, delayed and confused marriages, an epidemic of unprotected women, plummeting birth rates, the normalization of single parent homes, and the acceptance of sodomy. Voddie pointed out that not only is the nation of American seeing the total destruction which feminism brings, but the Church of God as well, because the feminized men have slunk away from the pulpits and the women have embraced the burden of leadership.

 

Voddie then went right to the crux of the Scripture’s sufficient teaching on manhood: Genesis 2. Adam, before the Fall, was committed to God-honoring work. He was committed to obey God’s law. And he was committed to a family.

 

Why do we have to defend the Biblical doctrine of manhood and womanhood? When Christ wants to illustrate His relationship to the Church, he points to the human institution of marriage as the picture. Marriages that do not portray the relationship between Christ and the Church detract from the gospel. We absolutely cannot redefine the roles of men and women without giving the lie to Scripture. Secondly, parenting practices that do not train boys to be masculine and girls to be feminine do not prepare boys and girls to be husbands and wives who model the relationship between Christ and His bride.

 

Voddie closed with the hope for healing the brokenness of manhood. All the areas attacked by radical feminism are addressed clearly in the Scriptures. We can know what has caused us to slip from our moorings and how to get back. “When we have the scriptures, we have everything we need. I don't write the mail, I just deliver it. If you have a problem, take it up with the author.” Praise God that is Word is sufficient!