{"id":2509,"date":"2017-06-21T14:09:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T12:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w3.sonofcarey.com\/?p=2509"},"modified":"2017-06-21T14:09:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T12:09:36","slug":"35-reasons-men-should-be-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonofcarey.com\/?p=2509","title":{"rendered":"35 Reasons Men Should Be Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Male leadership in the Creation account<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Adam was formed first. 2:7<\/li>\n
  2. Adam was employed by God, not Eve. 2:15<\/li>\n
  3. Adam received God\u2019s commandment. 2:17<\/li>\n
  4. Adam received a helper; he was not the helper. 2:18<\/li>\n
  5. Adam named Eve. 2:23<\/li>\n
  6. Adam is mentioned as the active agent in the new home. 2:24<\/li>\n
  7. Adam is always mentioned first or he alone is mentioned. 2:25; 3:8, 22, 24<\/li>\n
  8. Adam receives a heavier punishment than Eve. 3:17-19<\/li>\n
  9. Adam names his wife again. 3:20<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Male leadership in the OT
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    1. God speaks much more about men and to men than women. Fathers are referenced 517 times in Scripture; mothers 9 times; men 1,652; women 188 times. Son 4,863; daughter 567.<\/li>\n
    2. Scripture calls Jehovah the God of the patriarchs 17 times, but never the God of the matriarchs.<\/li>\n
    3. All the priests were men.<\/li>\n
    4. All the judges except one were men.<\/li>\n
    5. All the kings were men.<\/li>\n
    6. All the writers of Scripture were men.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Male leadership in the NT<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. God is the Father.<\/li>\n
      2. Jesus is the Son.<\/li>\n
      3. The Holy Spirit is masculine. John 16:13<\/li>\n
      4. All the angels are referred to as men including Satan. Rev. 12:7<\/li>\n
      5. All the apostles were men.<\/li>\n
      6. All the deacons and evangelists in the church were men.<\/li>\n
      7. God forbids women from being pastors. 1 Tim. 2:11-14; 3:2<\/li>\n
      8. Women are forbidden from speaking in tongues in the church. 1 Cor. 14:34<\/li>\n
      9. Men are expected to be able to teach their wives. 1 Cor. 14:35<\/li>\n
      10. Men bear responsibility for raising their children. Eph. 6:4<\/li>\n
      11. Sin is passed through men, not women. Rom. 5:12<\/li>\n
      12. The leadership and submission within the Trinity illustrates the leadership and submission within society. 1 Cor. 11:3<\/li>\n
      13. The man is specifically called the head. 1 Cor. 11:3<\/li>\n
      14. The Holy Spirit instructs women repeatedly to submit which implies that men must lead. Eph. 5:22; Col. 3:18; 1 Pet. 3:1-6<\/li>\n
      15. As men relate to their wives, they picture Christ\u2019s relationship to the church. Eph. 5:32<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Male leadership in history, biology, and psychology<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Men have usually been the leaders of society throughout all cultures and all time periods.<\/li>\n
        2. Men have usually been the leaders of the church throughout all cultures over 2,000 years.<\/li>\n
        3. Men are generally stronger physically.<\/li>\n
        4. Motherhood usually discourages women from being leaders outside the influence they have on their children.<\/li>\n
        5. Men usually have more ambition and willingness to take risks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n