Torchie

The role & functions of man & woman have been confused and shaped by today’s media and culture. Unless we truly understand the role & functions by God’s design, we wouldn’t be able to live life with its fullest potential!

God created, not merely two persons–Adam and Eve, nor a husband and wife, but the first male and female of their kind, who represented their respective sex that would be the model for their descendants. Not just two individual persons, but the first of the two distinct genders that make up the human race. In creating Adam, God made the male sex. In creating Eve, God made the female sex.

Genesis 2 reveals God-intended role and functions for Adam and Eve as male & female. Though Adam and Even were created with the same purpose that was to represent God (created in God’s image & likeness) and steward over God’s creation (rule together with God), male and female are yet different in their role and functions.

Adam was designed with a role of leadership in taking responsibilities over God’s creation as God put him to work and take care of the Eden garden as well as entrusted him to give names to all the animals He created. He had been entrusted with tasks and responsibilities to be a provider and protector over God’s creation including the Woman, Eve. Above all else, he was charged to obey God and His commands, which should be a hallmark of every man’s character, Obedience to God. Adam is meant to exercise spiritual leadership.

Eve was given to Adam as his helper. God said there was no other suitable helper to be found for Adam. Eve was given as God’s gift to Adam in the role of companionship. She was his mate, friend, supporter and co-labourer. Though Adam and Eve were equally created in the eyes of God, they had different roles and functions to play in order to experience life in its fullest!

This Friday we are going to consider some of today’s myths about marriage. God wants us to have a successful relationship and marriage. Come and find out more about what marriage should be by God’s design as we are wrapping up our current sermon series, The Art of Love!

See you there!