The Quest for Authentic Manhood Genesis and Manhood, Part 1 Session 15

The Quest for Authentic ManhoodThe Quest for Authentic Manhood

Genesis and Manhood, Genesis and Manhood, Part 1Part 1

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A.A. Myth is not synonymous withMyth is not synonymous with fiction.fiction.

THE GENESIS “MYTH”


A.A. Myth is not synonymous withMyth is not synonymous with fiction.fiction.

““Any real or fictitious story that appeals to Any real or fictitious story that appeals to the consciousness the consciousness

of people by embodying of people by embodying ideals or realities.” ideals or realities.”

Webster’sWebster’s


A.A. Myth is not synonymous withMyth is not synonymous with fiction.fiction.B. A real myth explains and measures ourB. A real myth explains and measures our

reality.reality.C. The “myth” of Genesis explains C. The “myth” of Genesis explains

and measuresand measures manhood, manhood, both in both in its originalits original ideals ideals and in its ongoingand in its ongoing fallenness.fallenness.

D. Genesis describes our ancestral roots.

GENESISGENESIS

Genesis describes our ancestral roots.

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A.A. It speaks of male and femaleIt speaks of male and female value.value.

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Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let image, according to Our likeness; and let

them rule over the fish of the sea and them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over cattle and over all the earth, and over

every creeping thing that creeps on the every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” And God created man in His own earth.” And God created man in His own

image, image, in the image of God He created him; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.male and female He created them.

Genesis 1:26-27Genesis 1:26-27

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A.A. It speaks of male and femaleIt speaks of male and female value.value.

1. Image1. Image

2. Equally endowed / equally valuable2. Equally endowed / equally valuable

3. Unique and special3. Unique and special

B. It speaks of male and femaleB. It speaks of male and female calling.calling.

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And God blessed them; and God said to And God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that the sky, and over every living thing that

moves on the earth.”moves on the earth.”

Genesis 1:28Genesis 1:28

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B. It speaks of male and femaleB. It speaks of male and female calling.calling.

1. “Be fruitful / multiply / fill the earth”1. “Be fruitful / multiply / fill the earth”

2. “Subdue the earth”2. “Subdue the earth”

3. “Rule over the earth”3. “Rule over the earth”

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C. It “hints” at a very important socialC. It “hints” at a very important social structure.structure.

Then God said, Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, “Let Us make man in Our image,

according to Our likeness ...” according to Our likeness ...” And God created man in His own image, And God created man in His own image,

in the image of God He created him; in the image of God He created him; male and female male and female He created them.He created them.


He created them male and female, and He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them “Man” He blessed them and named them “Man”

in the day when in the day when they were created.they were created.


A. Notice … Adam was createdA. Notice … Adam was created first.first.

GENESIS 2 - MANHOOD

Then the Lord God formed man of dust Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his from the ground, and breathed into his

nostrils the breath of life; nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.and man became a living being.


But I do not allow a woman to teach or But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to exercise authority over a man, but to

remain quiet. For it was Adam who was remain quiet. For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve.first created, and then Eve.

I Timothy 2:12-13I Timothy 2:12-13

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B. Notice … Adam is given anB. Notice … Adam is given an occupa-tion occupa-tion andand responsibility responsibility before Eve’s creation.before Eve’s creation.

Then the Lord God took the man Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to and put him into the garden of Eden to

cultivate it and keep it.cultivate it and keep it.


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B. Notice … Adam is given anB. Notice … Adam is given an occupa-tion occupa-tion andand responsibility responsibility before Eve’s creation.before Eve’s creation.

C. Notice … Adam is instructed by God with C. Notice … Adam is instructed by God with the responsibility ofthe responsibility of leading leading with Hiswith His Word.Word.

And the Lord God commanded the man, And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the may eat freely; but from the tree of the

knowledge of good knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in and evil you shall not eat, for in

the day that you eat from it the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.”you shall surely die.”


Husbands, love your wives … Husbands, love your wives … with the Word.with the Word.

Ephesians 5:25-26Ephesians 5:25-26

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D. Notice … Adam D. Notice … Adam names names the animals, the animals, a signal of his leadership overa signal of his leadership over creation. creation.

And out of the ground the Lord God And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky; and brought them to the bird of the sky; and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and man to see what he would call them; and

whatever whatever the man called a living creature, the man called a living creature,

that was its name.that was its name.


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D. Notice … Adam D. Notice … Adam names names the animals, the animals, a signal of his leadership overa signal of his leadership over creation. creation.

E. Notice … Adam is given a E. Notice … Adam is given a “helper “helper suitable for him,” suitable for him,” a title that offers a title that offers further evidence of God’s original core further evidence of God’s original core social identity for the man and the social identity for the man and the woman.woman.

Then the Lord God said, Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”a helper suitable for him.”


But I want you to understand that Christ But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, is the head of every man,

and the man is the head of a woman, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.and God is the head of Christ.

I Corinthians 11:3I Corinthians 11:3

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