Quote 3383
So it is with patriarchy. Male rule is natural, and so it is inevitable—but when it is not governed by God's law, it will be wicked. Because it is natural, it cannot be destroyed—but it can be twisted.
Michael Foster
It\'s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity (pp. 5). Canon Press.Other Quotes from the Author & Topic
For churches, feminine social instincts are inversely proportional to ensuring orthodoxy. When women rule, orthodoxy withers. Because of their desire for everyone to play nice, they are very likely to approve and endorse flatterers, hirelings, soft men—and equally likely to disapprove and ostracize truth-tellers, shepherds, tough men.Good to be a Man, 91
Men who are hooked up like junkies to the dopamine drip of virtual fornication and fake dominion are worthless for the task of being fruitful in real life and imposing genuine order on their worlds.It\'s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity (pp. 8). Canon Press.
Men were made to rule. They always have and always will. Nothing can change that. Nothing will. It is not a question of whether men will be ruling, but which ones and how. This is what patriarchy is: the natural rulership of men. The term comes from Greek and means simply "father rule." It\'s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity (pp. 1-2). Canon Press.
false teachers are experts at being agreeable. This goes back to Eden, when the smooth-talking serpent shrewdly singled out Eve as the easier target for his silver tongue.Good to be a Man, 90
When women hold power in a church—whether officially or unofficially—two things tend to happen: They strive to include anyone agreeable, regardless of error. They strive to exclude anyone disagreeable, regardless of orthodoxy.Good to be a Man, 89
The enemy of our day is not male versus female (misogyny), or female versus male (misandry). The enemy of our day is androgyny—humanity, spurred on by the devil, versus sexual distinctions. The devil hates fruitfulness. When the sexes complement and cooperate, the result is a world full of God's image-bearers.Good to be a Man, 52
There is no hint in the Bible that your aggressive instincts are a result of the fall. You are not, in other words, a defective woman. Your desire to conquer and to subdue, to hew down and to build up, to form and to shape, has nothing to do with the curse. It is man's natural, pre-fall, created purpose. You yearn to bend the world to your will because Adam was created to bend the world to his will. Where things go wrong is not with our natural yearnings, but with our wills themselves. Adam was made to exercise his will on behalf of God.It\'s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity (pp. 25). Canon Press.
The reason that God creates man on the earth, according to Genesis, is for productive, representative rulership. This is what it means to exercise dominion: to fruitfully order the world in God's stead.It\'s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity (pp. 20). Canon Press.
Because as a man goes, so goes his household; as a household goes, so goes the Church; and as the Church goes, so goes society.It\'s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity (pp. 16). Canon Press.
Technological and environmental shifts have resulted in men having such low testosterone levels that their grip strength is weaker than that of women from a generation ago. The ubiquity of porn has led to erectile dysfunction in men not even out of their twenties. Social media and dating apps have made the "relational marketplace" so extraordinarily competitive that some men just give upIt\'s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity (pp. 11-12). Canon Press.
We are living in a world of fatherless males who don't know how to rebuild the walls of society. They have become clueless bastards. They know how to build, explore, and conquer—in video games. They must turn to YouTube to learn how to jump-start a car, tie a half-Windsor knot, and do a push-up. Social skills are even harder for them. They scour the internet to learn how to stand up for themselves, make friends, and talk to women. The knowledge that is normally transmitted from father to son has been lost. They have to rediscover it for themselves.It\'s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity (pp. 11). Canon Press.
Nations are headed by men because they are made up of households that are headed by men. In the same way, before there were churches, there was the original worshipping family—headed by Adam. Churches are headed by men because they are made up of households that are headed by men. Indeed, a man may not rule in the Church unless he can manage his own household well—for how else can he be competent for the greater task of managing the household of faith (1 Tim. 3:4)?It\'s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity (pp. 3). Canon Press.
Housewives depend on their husbands for "mile-markers" to avoid getting discouraged.
Let me explain.
I ran a 10k a few years back, and there weren't any mile-markers until the third mile, which is about halfway through the 6.2 miles you are running.
When I saw that marker, I realized I had been pacing myself wrong and still had a long way to go.
It was discouraging, but I changed my approach and finished the race.
Having a marker every half mile from the beginning would have been more encouraging.
Similarly, a housewife's life can feel like running a 10k without mile markers.
It's easy to think you're not making progress and are miles away from the finish line.
I've found that it is helpful to routinely remind my wife how the work she is doing in a particular area is moving us towards the "finish line" in that area.
I want her to see that her efforts are accomplishing something, preventing her from losing heart and helping her pace herself.
For example...
If her goal is to get the house in order, remind her that being 50% done is a significant achievement, and you appreciate it.
If her goal is to help a child read well, remind her that the child is making progress and can read some words.
By identifying the finish line, you can come up with mile markers.
This is why a man must know where he's leading his family.
Top Authors
1. Charles Spurgeon (115)
2. J.C. Ryle (111)
3. Thomas Watson (108)
4. John Calvin (83)
5. John Piper (82)
6. J.I. Packer (76)
7. George Swinnock (69)
8. Louis Berkhof (62)
9. A.W. Pink (60)
10. C.S. Lewis (51)
11. Francis Schaeffer (48)
12. Gerald Bray (47)
13. B.B. Warfield (45)
14. John Owen (44)
15. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (43)
16. Tim Keller (42)
17. Joe Boot (42)
18. Abraham Kuyper (40)
19. John Flavel (38)
20. Thomas Brooks (36)
2. J.C. Ryle (111)
3. Thomas Watson (108)
4. John Calvin (83)
5. John Piper (82)
6. J.I. Packer (76)
7. George Swinnock (69)
8. Louis Berkhof (62)
9. A.W. Pink (60)
10. C.S. Lewis (51)
11. Francis Schaeffer (48)
12. Gerald Bray (47)
13. B.B. Warfield (45)
14. John Owen (44)
15. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (43)
16. Tim Keller (42)
17. Joe Boot (42)
18. Abraham Kuyper (40)
19. John Flavel (38)
20. Thomas Brooks (36)
Top Topics
1. Sin (161)2. Prayer (117)
3. Scripture (106)
4. Preaching (103)
5. Faith (94)
6. Gospel (76)
7. Church (65)
8. Suffering (63)
9. Law (58)
10. Justification (49)
11. Truth (47)
12. Salvation (40)
13. Love (36)
14. Theology (36)
15. Grace (34)
16. Creation (33)
17. Children (31)
18. Holiness (31)
19. Sanctification (31)
20. Apologetics (30)
21. Fear (30)
22. Unbelief (30)
23. Marriage (29)
24. Pride (28)
25. Christ (27)
26. Government (27)