Men and Women in the Church: A Short, Biblical, Practical Introduction
Overview
There is much at stake in God making humanity male and female. Created for one another yet distinct from each other, a man and a woman are not interchangeable—they are designed to function according to a divine fittedness. But when this design is misunderstood, ignored, or abused, there are dire consequences.
Men and women—in marriage especially, but in the rest of life as well—complement one another. And this biblical truth has enduring, cosmic significance. From start to finish, the biblical storyline—and the design of creation itself—depends upon the distinction between male and female. Men and Women in the Church is about the divinely designed complementarity of men and women as it applies to life in general and especially ministry in the church.
- Explores the distinction between male and female
- Examines the divinely designed complementarity of men and women
- Addresses common questions and objections
Part 1: Biblical Exploration
- A Very Good Place to Start (Genesis 1–3)
- Patterns that Preach (Old Testament Survey)
- Revolution and Repetition (Jesus and the Gospels)
- Of Heads and Hair (1 Corinthians 11:2–6; 14:33–35)
- A Marriage Made in Heaven (Ephesians 5:22–33)
- The Heart of the Matter (1 Timothy 2:8–15)
- Leaders, Servants, and Life Together (1 Timothy 3:1–13)
Part 2: Questions and Application
- Common Objections
- Male Elders, but Woman Preachers?
- Growing Up as Boys and Girls
Top Highlights
“Eleventh, in marriage, the man leaves his family and holds fast to his wife.” (Page 29)
“Fourth, within this joint rule, the man and woman were given different tasks and created in different realms.” (Page 26)
“Ninth, the man and the woman were created in different ways” (Page 29)
“First, the man and the woman were both created in the image of God.” (Page 25)
“Fourteenth, the man and the woman experience the curse in different ways, each in their fundamental area of responsibility.” (Page 31)
- Title: Men and Women in the Church: A Short, Biblical, Practical Introduction
- Author: Kevin DeYoung
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 170
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Sex role › Biblical teaching; Sex role › Religious aspects--Christianity; Men (Christian theology); Women › Religious aspects--Christianity
- ISBNs: 9781433566530, 9781433566561, 9781433566547, 9781433566554, 1433566532, 1433566567, 1433566540, 1433566559
- Resource ID: LLS:MNWMNPRCNTRDCTN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:35:11Z
Kevin DeYoung is an American Christian Reformed Evangelical theologian and author. DeYoung is senior pastor at University Reformed Church (RCA) in East Lansing, Michigan and a member of and blogger for The Gospel Coalition. DeYoung is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen books including the 2009 and 2010 Christianity Today Book Award winners Why We’re Not Emergent, and Why We Love the Church. His most recent work, Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem, is the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association 2014 Christian Book of the Year.