50 Crucial Questions About Manhood and Womanhood by John Piper and Wayne Grudem.pdf

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1、Chapter2ANOVERVIEWOFCENTRALCONCERNS:QUESTIONSANDANSWERSJohnPiperandWayneGrudemThischapteroffersanoverviewofthevisionofmanhoodandwomanhoodpresentedinthisbookwithcogentsummaryresponsestothemostcommonobjections.Becauseeveryefforttoansweronequestion(onthisoranyimportantissue)begetsnewq

2、uestions,thelistofquestionshereisnotexhaustive.Nonetheless,wehopetogiveenoughtrajectoriesthatreaderscantracktheflightofourintentiontoitsappointedtarget:thegoodofthechurch,globalmission,andthegloryofGod.1.Whydoyouregardtheissueofmaleandfemalerolesassoimportant?Weareconcernednotmerel

3、ywiththebehavioralrolesofmenandwomenbutalsowiththeunderlyingnatureofmanhoodandwomanhoodthemselves.Biblicaltruthandclarityinthismatterareimportantbecauseerrorandconfusionoversexualidentityleadsto:(1)marriagepatternsthatdonotportraytherelationshipbetweenChristandthe1church(Ephesians5

4、:31-32);(2)parentingpracticesthatdonottrainboystobemasculineorgirlstobefeminine;(3)homosexualtendenciesandincreasingattemptstojustifyhomosexualalliances(seequestion41);(4)patternsofunbiblicalfemaleleadershipinthechurchthatreflectandpromotetheconfusionoverthetruemeaningofmanhoodandw

5、omanhood.God’sgiftofcomplementarymanhoodandwomanhoodwasexhilaratingfromthebeginning(Genesis2:23).Itispreciousbeyondestimation.Buttodayitisesteemedlightlyandisvanishingliketherainforestsweneedbutdon’tlove.WebelievethatwhatisatstakeinhumansexualityistheveryfabricoflifeasGodwillsittob

6、efortheholinessofHispeopleandfortheirsavingmissiontotheworld.(Seethe“Rationale”oftheDanversStatementinAppendixTwo.)2.Whatdoyoumean(inquestion1)by“unbiblicalfemaleleadershipinthechurch”?WearepersuadedthattheBibleteachesthatonlymenshouldbepastorsandelders.Thatis,menshouldbearprimaryr

7、esponsibilityforChristlikeleadershipandteachinginthechurch.Soitisunbiblical,webelieve,andthereforedetrimental,forwomentoassumethisrole.(Seequestion13.)3.WhereintheBibledoyougettheideathatonlymenshouldbethepastorsandeldersofthechurch?Themostexplicittextsrelatingdirectlytotheleadersh

8、ipofmeninthechurchare1Timo