WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:16.379 So please do ask if you need one. So let's jump in and just read Genesis 2, okay? Just Genesis 2. We'll skip a few verses, I'll tell you when. But Genesis 2. So open up your Bibles there. It's on page 2. 00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:24.060 Genesis 2. Let's start from verse 5. 00:00:24.059 --> 00:00:46.719 When no bush of the field was yet in the land, and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground, and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground, then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. 00:00:46.719 --> 00:01:00.960 And the man became a living creature. And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he put man whom he had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. 00:01:01.500 --> 00:01:06.019 The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 00:01:06.019 --> 00:01:07.619 And then verse 15. 00:01:08.579 --> 00:01:13.500 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 00:01:14.259 --> 00:01:16.399 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, 00:01:17.000 --> 00:01:26.079 You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die. 00:01:26.920 --> 00:01:28.199 Then the Lord God said, 00:01:28.739 --> 00:01:31.539 It is not good that the man should be alone. 00:01:32.239 --> 00:01:34.500 I will make him a helper fit for him. 00:01:34.500 --> 00:01:42.599 Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. 00:01:43.280 --> 00:01:46.859 And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 00:01:47.500 --> 00:01:52.319 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. 00:01:52.980 --> 00:01:55.879 But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. 00:01:57.039 --> 00:02:00.980 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man. 00:02:00.980 --> 00:02:05.480 And while he slept, took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 00:02:06.040 --> 00:02:11.460 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man, he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 00:02:12.200 --> 00:02:13.120 Then the man said, 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:18.719 This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:22.759 She shall be called woman because she was taken out of man. 00:02:23.740 --> 00:02:29.480 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife and they shall become one flesh. 00:02:30.200 --> 00:02:33.259 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. 00:02:33.259 --> 00:02:36.639 This is the word of God. 00:02:38.439 --> 00:02:44.139 Did you see, did you notice in what we just read, there was a wedding in that passage. 00:02:44.639 --> 00:02:45.659 So verse 22. 00:02:46.840 --> 00:02:48.819 God brings the woman to the man. 00:02:49.340 --> 00:02:50.799 The man delights in the woman. 00:02:50.939 --> 00:02:51.699 He says a poem. 00:02:52.199 --> 00:02:53.639 At last, bone of my bones. 00:02:54.560 --> 00:02:55.519 Then verse 24. 00:02:55.520 --> 00:03:02.480 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife and they shall become one flesh. 00:03:04.040 --> 00:03:05.340 Do you recognize those words? 00:03:05.900 --> 00:03:07.740 We use those words at weddings, don't we? 00:03:08.160 --> 00:03:09.780 Paul Levy in the last wedding that was here. 00:03:09.900 --> 00:03:10.920 He said those words. 00:03:11.840 --> 00:03:14.260 And that's because what we have in front of us is a wedding. 00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:19.219 Jesus even quotes these words in Matthew 19 to talk about marriage. 00:03:19.900 --> 00:03:20.100 Okay. 00:03:20.099 --> 00:03:24.319 Jesus looks back at Genesis 2 and says, yeah, this is the wedding. 00:03:24.479 --> 00:03:25.840 This is the first wedding. 00:03:27.560 --> 00:03:32.340 Here in Genesis 2 in the garden was Adam and Eve's actual wedding day. 00:03:32.799 --> 00:03:37.299 If you want a soundtrack for this, you can put wedding bells over these last few verses. 00:03:38.359 --> 00:03:40.379 And so marriage, let's be clear on this. 00:03:40.740 --> 00:03:43.579 Marriage is not something we invented as society. 00:03:44.680 --> 00:03:46.579 No, marriage was there from the beginning. 00:03:46.580 --> 00:03:51.380 And this, like all we've been seeing, this is the blueprint for marriage. 00:03:52.480 --> 00:03:54.980 And it's tied to our calling as male and female. 00:03:55.120 --> 00:03:59.740 Man is to form and women is to fill in all of life. 00:04:00.320 --> 00:04:01.620 And they're to do this together. 00:04:01.760 --> 00:04:04.480 And this is most clearly seen in marriage. 00:04:05.720 --> 00:04:07.380 It's all of life, as we saw last week. 00:04:07.480 --> 00:04:10.180 But actually, it's most clearly seen in marriage. 00:04:11.180 --> 00:04:14.000 And so I want us to look at this marriage blueprint today. 00:04:14.140 --> 00:04:16.020 And I want us to see what marriage is all about. 00:04:17.240 --> 00:04:20.099 What it really means to be husband and wife. 00:04:22.539 --> 00:04:24.959 And our culture is confused about this, isn't it? 00:04:25.259 --> 00:04:27.800 Confused about men and women and the idea of marriage. 00:04:28.219 --> 00:04:30.360 And are there any roles in marriage? 00:04:31.639 --> 00:04:33.079 And so we need to look at this blueprint. 00:04:33.279 --> 00:04:38.219 And when we do, we see another difference and complementing between men and women. 00:04:38.220 --> 00:04:47.540 Between Adam and Eve, there was a difference in responsibility, in leadership, and in authority. 00:04:48.820 --> 00:04:50.900 And so I just want us to unpack those things. 00:04:51.040 --> 00:04:52.360 So let's just look at this blueprint. 00:04:52.580 --> 00:04:53.800 And the first thing we see is this. 00:04:54.240 --> 00:04:56.140 Adam had responsibility for Eve. 00:04:56.260 --> 00:04:57.660 This is sub-point A. 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:00.140 Adam had responsibility for Eve. 00:05:00.139 --> 00:05:09.479 So, as we saw last week, Adam, and only Adam, was told to work and keep the garden, wasn't he? 00:05:09.519 --> 00:05:10.419 Look at verse 15. 00:05:11.099 --> 00:05:12.219 It was just told to Adam. 00:05:12.620 --> 00:05:13.479 That's his domain. 00:05:13.480 --> 00:05:14.460 That's his task. 00:05:15.400 --> 00:05:18.660 And the word keep there, it means protect and guard. 00:05:19.480 --> 00:05:24.840 So whatever is in the garden, he's the one to protect it, including Eve. 00:05:24.920 --> 00:05:26.040 Eve's in the garden, right? 00:05:26.840 --> 00:05:29.840 Eve was not called to protect, strictly speaking. 00:05:29.839 --> 00:05:33.259 Explicitly that that is Adam's calling. 00:05:34.619 --> 00:05:37.060 And that's what we see in the way Eve was made. 00:05:37.639 --> 00:05:39.359 She was taken from Adam's side. 00:05:39.479 --> 00:05:41.239 So I quoted Matthew Henry last week. 00:05:41.719 --> 00:05:43.219 He kind of sums up the imagery well. 00:05:43.899 --> 00:05:48.819 Eve was not taken out of Adam's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, 00:05:49.079 --> 00:05:53.819 but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, 00:05:54.359 --> 00:05:56.419 and near his heart to be loved by him. 00:05:56.420 --> 00:06:01.220 And all this is related to man being made first. 00:06:01.480 --> 00:06:03.360 Remember, Adam was made first, then Eve. 00:06:04.120 --> 00:06:08.020 He's there first to form and protect. 00:06:08.939 --> 00:06:13.180 And then Eve arrives, and then she is protected by Adam, 00:06:13.460 --> 00:06:16.840 and she's allowed to flourish and fill the garden. 00:06:18.460 --> 00:06:19.600 And this is the blueprint. 00:06:20.759 --> 00:06:25.280 God has designed man to have responsibility for woman, 00:06:25.279 --> 00:06:29.000 to protect her, to shield her. 00:06:29.179 --> 00:06:31.039 And that especially goes for marriage. 00:06:32.179 --> 00:06:38.919 A husband is to protect and sacrifice and physically guard, spiritually guard his wife. 00:06:39.899 --> 00:06:43.939 So if a burglar came into the garden, what should Adam do? 00:06:44.639 --> 00:06:46.199 He should go get his baseball bat, right? 00:06:46.199 --> 00:06:51.620 Or if Satan came into the garden, what should Adam do? 00:06:52.860 --> 00:06:56.159 Well, let's think about that next week, because Satan did come into the garden. 00:06:57.420 --> 00:07:02.319 But for now, just see that there is a special responsibility given to man. 00:07:02.459 --> 00:07:05.180 Adam had responsibility for Eve. 00:07:05.800 --> 00:07:07.980 That's the dynamic in the blueprint. 00:07:08.740 --> 00:07:10.980 But within this blueprint, there's another difference. 00:07:10.980 --> 00:07:11.879 It's point B. 00:07:12.800 --> 00:07:14.780 Adam had leadership over Eve. 00:07:15.780 --> 00:07:17.540 Adam had leadership over Eve. 00:07:17.600 --> 00:07:21.520 Now, I want you to look up some of these verses in your little discussion box. 00:07:22.160 --> 00:07:23.080 Answer these questions. 00:07:23.319 --> 00:07:25.400 And for now, we're just gathering data. 00:07:25.520 --> 00:07:26.319 Just answer these questions. 00:07:26.400 --> 00:07:27.220 It shouldn't take too long. 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:28.600 I'll give you a minute or two. 00:07:28.960 --> 00:07:31.340 So break out into groups and answer these questions. 00:07:31.339 --> 00:08:01.319 Thank you. 00:08:01.339 --> 00:08:31.319 Thank you. 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:32.039 00:08:32.039 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--> 00:10:17.579 Was Eve the only one that ate? 00:10:19.299 --> 00:10:21.079 And then she gave some to Adam. 00:10:22.439 --> 00:10:23.019 Say again? 00:10:23.179 --> 00:10:25.879 Who was standing right there the whole time. 00:10:25.979 --> 00:10:26.279 Exactly. 00:10:26.479 --> 00:10:27.479 So both ate. 00:10:27.620 --> 00:10:28.879 Both broke this commandment. 00:10:28.979 --> 00:10:29.139 Okay? 00:10:30.139 --> 00:10:33.100 When the command was broken, who did God look for? 00:10:34.779 --> 00:10:35.220 Marius. 00:10:36.480 --> 00:10:37.199 Adam, right. 00:10:37.659 --> 00:10:38.559 Where are you? 00:10:38.699 --> 00:10:39.039 Adam. 00:10:39.519 --> 00:10:40.620 He comes straight for Adam. 00:10:41.279 --> 00:10:42.620 And now Romans 5.12. 00:10:42.659 --> 00:10:45.080 Who does the Bible say is responsible for the fall? 00:10:47.899 --> 00:10:48.379 Fernando. 00:10:49.179 --> 00:10:49.580 Adam. 00:10:49.819 --> 00:10:50.019 Right. 00:10:50.019 --> 00:10:53.960 Through one man came sin and death. 00:10:54.179 --> 00:10:54.360 Right? 00:10:55.759 --> 00:11:00.279 And so as we see this, there's an interesting dynamic between men and women. 00:11:00.740 --> 00:11:00.840 Yeah. 00:11:01.679 --> 00:11:03.939 God gives the command to Adam. 00:11:04.980 --> 00:11:08.340 He was the one responsible to lead his wife in godliness. 00:11:08.340 --> 00:11:10.340 To obey this command. 00:11:11.420 --> 00:11:13.519 And so Adam was given the command. 00:11:13.639 --> 00:11:18.780 And of course, that means Adam would have had to teach it to Eve. 00:11:19.000 --> 00:11:19.220 Right? 00:11:19.399 --> 00:11:21.740 It would have been passed down onto her from him. 00:11:22.120 --> 00:11:23.680 Because Eve knows of this command. 00:11:23.759 --> 00:11:24.940 She quotes it to Satan. 00:11:25.620 --> 00:11:27.540 But it was given to Adam directly. 00:11:28.560 --> 00:11:31.100 And both broke the command, didn't they? 00:11:31.720 --> 00:11:32.800 But both ate. 00:11:33.840 --> 00:11:34.780 Eve ate first. 00:11:34.780 --> 00:11:37.560 But when God comes down in judgment, 00:11:38.340 --> 00:11:39.139 who does he look for? 00:11:39.700 --> 00:11:40.740 He looks for Adam. 00:11:41.879 --> 00:11:43.500 And he addresses Adam. 00:11:44.519 --> 00:11:45.840 Adam is the one to go to. 00:11:45.960 --> 00:11:48.160 And so, who does Romans 5 say is responsible? 00:11:49.139 --> 00:11:49.759 It's Adam. 00:11:51.139 --> 00:11:53.820 Sin came into the world through one man, not one woman. 00:11:55.800 --> 00:11:58.160 And so, in this marriage dynamic, 00:11:58.540 --> 00:12:00.420 Adam and Eve are not identical. 00:12:01.420 --> 00:12:03.360 They're of the same worth and dignity. 00:12:03.759 --> 00:12:04.200 Absolutely. 00:12:05.100 --> 00:12:07.019 But there is a different function. 00:12:07.019 --> 00:12:10.259 Adam is in a leadership role. 00:12:10.879 --> 00:12:12.559 A representative role. 00:12:12.699 --> 00:12:15.439 He represents her and his household. 00:12:16.579 --> 00:12:21.699 And he has the responsibility and the leadership over the welfare of Eve. 00:12:21.980 --> 00:12:23.480 And not the other way around. 00:12:24.779 --> 00:12:26.460 Adam had leadership over Eve. 00:12:27.000 --> 00:12:30.960 Which is to say, Adam had authority over Eve. 00:12:31.699 --> 00:12:33.079 Adam had authority over Eve. 00:12:33.080 --> 00:12:34.520 This is a sub-point C. 00:12:35.960 --> 00:12:37.280 As with all leadership, 00:12:38.120 --> 00:12:39.660 there is a difference of authority. 00:12:40.740 --> 00:12:43.580 Now, we'll see this more as we open up the New Testament in a moment. 00:12:43.740 --> 00:12:48.639 But something in Genesis suggests that there is a difference of authority. 00:12:49.940 --> 00:12:51.639 Because, and this is key, 00:12:51.960 --> 00:12:53.580 Adam names Eve. 00:12:53.580 --> 00:12:58.720 Do you notice, in chapter 2, verse 19 and 20, 00:12:59.180 --> 00:13:00.920 Adam names the animals, doesn't he? 00:13:02.580 --> 00:13:04.920 And naming it is quite a significant act. 00:13:05.700 --> 00:13:08.720 You can't name something you don't have authority over. 00:13:09.820 --> 00:13:13.060 Well, Adam has authority over the animals, 00:13:13.059 --> 00:13:14.219 and so he names them. 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:18.959 But also, he names Eve, doesn't he? 00:13:19.419 --> 00:13:20.699 So look at verse 23. 00:13:22.099 --> 00:13:22.919 What does Adam say? 00:13:23.019 --> 00:13:24.239 She shall be called woman. 00:13:25.559 --> 00:13:28.919 And at the end of chapter 3, in the fall, 00:13:29.679 --> 00:13:30.139 he says, 00:13:30.619 --> 00:13:33.419 the man called his wife's name Eve. 00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:36.199 He names her. 00:13:36.200 --> 00:13:38.420 In marriage, 00:13:39.000 --> 00:13:41.820 Adam has been given a particular responsibility, 00:13:43.180 --> 00:13:44.440 a particular leadership, 00:13:44.660 --> 00:13:46.600 and therefore a particular authority. 00:13:47.820 --> 00:13:50.220 He was to lead and protect 00:13:50.220 --> 00:13:53.940 and sacrifice for and represent his wife. 00:13:55.140 --> 00:13:57.500 And that does mean an authority. 00:13:58.860 --> 00:14:00.200 Now, authority, 00:14:00.520 --> 00:14:01.879 we don't like that word, do we? 00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:04.600 We often associate it 00:14:04.600 --> 00:14:07.159 with being domineering 00:14:07.159 --> 00:14:08.559 or crushing 00:14:08.559 --> 00:14:11.259 or even being abusive, don't we? 00:14:12.480 --> 00:14:13.379 But remember, 00:14:14.340 --> 00:14:16.500 that is bad use of authority. 00:14:17.700 --> 00:14:19.899 This, this is the blueprint. 00:14:20.059 --> 00:14:21.200 This is good authority. 00:14:22.399 --> 00:14:25.200 Just like Adam's protection over Eve 00:14:25.200 --> 00:14:27.100 is not a bad protection. 00:14:27.220 --> 00:14:27.940 It's wise. 00:14:28.120 --> 00:14:28.720 It's good. 00:14:28.820 --> 00:14:30.399 It helps Eve flourish. 00:14:30.399 --> 00:14:33.340 Well, this authority structure 00:14:33.340 --> 00:14:34.199 and leadership 00:14:34.199 --> 00:14:37.459 is designed to make Adam and Eve 00:14:37.459 --> 00:14:40.079 thrive and flourish 00:14:40.079 --> 00:14:42.299 and enjoy life even more. 00:14:43.720 --> 00:14:44.779 And in fact, 00:14:45.659 --> 00:14:47.039 the fall happened 00:14:47.039 --> 00:14:49.459 when all this responsibility 00:14:49.459 --> 00:14:51.459 and leadership and authority, 00:14:52.079 --> 00:14:53.039 the fall happened 00:14:53.039 --> 00:14:54.159 when all this was flipped. 00:14:55.139 --> 00:14:55.460 So, 00:14:56.039 --> 00:14:58.659 how did God design Adam and Eve 00:14:58.659 --> 00:14:59.340 and creation? 00:14:59.340 --> 00:15:00.820 what was that order? 00:15:01.620 --> 00:15:02.460 So, in creation, 00:15:03.460 --> 00:15:08.759 Adam was made first 00:15:08.759 --> 00:15:12.960 and then he was to be 00:15:12.960 --> 00:15:14.399 leader 00:15:14.399 --> 00:15:16.320 over Eve. 00:15:19.180 --> 00:15:19.500 Remember, 00:15:19.580 --> 00:15:20.460 I'm not saying better, 00:15:20.780 --> 00:15:21.480 I can say better, 00:15:21.560 --> 00:15:22.340 but both images 00:15:22.340 --> 00:15:22.940 have got both 00:15:22.940 --> 00:15:24.240 of equal worth and dignity. 00:15:24.240 --> 00:15:26.440 but there is an order 00:15:26.440 --> 00:15:27.399 of leadership 00:15:27.399 --> 00:15:29.139 and then both of them together, 00:15:29.680 --> 00:15:31.299 they would have dominion 00:15:31.299 --> 00:15:32.779 over creation. 00:15:33.720 --> 00:15:34.060 Draw a little 00:15:34.060 --> 00:15:36.060 slow there. 00:15:36.299 --> 00:15:36.440 Right? 00:15:37.419 --> 00:15:37.980 You see that? 00:15:38.340 --> 00:15:39.320 So, Adam, Eve, 00:15:39.399 --> 00:15:40.120 and then creation. 00:15:41.240 --> 00:15:41.680 But, 00:15:41.680 --> 00:15:42.600 but they're ruling 00:15:42.600 --> 00:15:43.560 over creation together. 00:15:45.879 --> 00:15:46.320 So, 00:15:46.399 --> 00:15:47.940 so God has designed 00:15:47.940 --> 00:15:49.680 an order 00:15:49.680 --> 00:15:50.139 into creation 00:15:50.139 --> 00:15:50.680 like this. 00:15:50.679 --> 00:15:52.500 but look what happens 00:15:52.500 --> 00:15:52.919 in the fall. 00:15:53.039 --> 00:15:54.179 Let's just quickly scan 00:15:54.179 --> 00:15:55.000 through chapter three 00:15:55.000 --> 00:15:55.500 in the fall. 00:15:56.919 --> 00:15:58.199 Who leads 00:15:58.199 --> 00:15:59.819 this whole event 00:15:59.819 --> 00:16:00.359 of the fall? 00:16:00.939 --> 00:16:01.959 Who kind of triggers 00:16:01.959 --> 00:16:02.379 it all? 00:16:03.359 --> 00:16:04.239 Who's the voice 00:16:04.239 --> 00:16:05.299 that is listened to 00:16:05.299 --> 00:16:06.179 that kind of gives 00:16:06.179 --> 00:16:07.139 all the commands? 00:16:08.219 --> 00:16:08.659 It's, 00:16:08.659 --> 00:16:10.239 it's the serpents, 00:16:10.359 --> 00:16:10.659 isn't it? 00:16:12.399 --> 00:16:13.659 He triggers it all. 00:16:16.579 --> 00:16:17.019 Right? 00:16:17.019 --> 00:16:20.559 And who does he address 00:16:20.559 --> 00:16:21.319 in the marriage? 00:16:21.579 --> 00:16:22.419 Who does all this 00:16:22.419 --> 00:16:23.639 conversation happen with 00:16:23.639 --> 00:16:25.620 that Satan, 00:16:25.779 --> 00:16:26.679 the serpents, 00:16:27.179 --> 00:16:28.079 speaks to? 00:16:29.779 --> 00:16:30.379 Eve. 00:16:32.439 --> 00:16:33.039 Right? 00:16:34.840 --> 00:16:36.079 Who's leading the marriage? 00:16:36.259 --> 00:16:37.199 It's Eve. 00:16:37.919 --> 00:16:38.879 And who is there 00:16:38.879 --> 00:16:40.139 watching the whole time 00:16:40.139 --> 00:16:41.759 and just follows along? 00:16:43.519 --> 00:16:44.000 It's Adam. 00:16:44.000 --> 00:16:44.139 Adam. 00:16:47.019 --> 00:16:54.840 God has designed 00:16:54.840 --> 00:16:56.779 a leadership dynamic 00:16:56.779 --> 00:16:58.379 in marriage 00:16:58.379 --> 00:17:01.079 and the fall happens 00:17:01.079 --> 00:17:02.840 when, 00:17:02.840 --> 00:17:05.839 when it's broken, 00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:07.059 when it's flipped. 00:17:08.200 --> 00:17:09.119 And humanity 00:17:09.119 --> 00:17:10.339 does not flourish 00:17:10.339 --> 00:17:11.599 when this order 00:17:11.599 --> 00:17:12.359 is flipped. 00:17:14.180 --> 00:17:14.660 And we can, 00:17:14.799 --> 00:17:16.000 we can summarize 00:17:16.000 --> 00:17:16.660 this dynamic 00:17:16.660 --> 00:17:18.300 as headship. 00:17:19.360 --> 00:17:19.840 Headship. 00:17:20.259 --> 00:17:20.700 So there's 00:17:20.700 --> 00:17:21.420 sub point B, 00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:22.300 D, sorry. 00:17:22.700 --> 00:17:23.259 In marriage, 00:17:23.340 --> 00:17:23.800 the husband 00:17:23.800 --> 00:17:24.740 is head 00:17:24.740 --> 00:17:25.660 over his wife. 00:17:27.660 --> 00:17:28.620 The husband, 00:17:29.140 --> 00:17:30.060 we can say, 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:31.060 has headship 00:17:31.060 --> 00:17:31.759 over his wife. 00:17:33.040 --> 00:17:34.460 And so headship, 00:17:35.019 --> 00:17:35.500 however, 00:17:36.120 --> 00:17:36.640 whatever your, 00:17:36.700 --> 00:17:37.460 your views of it 00:17:37.460 --> 00:17:38.180 or experience of it 00:17:38.180 --> 00:17:38.660 at all, 00:17:39.320 --> 00:17:40.100 headship 00:17:40.100 --> 00:17:41.320 is not part 00:17:41.320 --> 00:17:41.880 of the fall. 00:17:42.880 --> 00:17:43.740 Bad headship 00:17:43.740 --> 00:17:44.519 is part of the fall. 00:17:44.640 --> 00:17:45.759 We'll see that next week. 00:17:45.759 --> 00:17:46.859 But can we see 00:17:46.859 --> 00:17:47.839 pre-fall, 00:17:48.519 --> 00:17:49.579 while we're still 00:17:49.579 --> 00:17:50.180 in the blueprint, 00:17:50.319 --> 00:17:51.359 while things are still 00:17:51.359 --> 00:17:52.299 very good, 00:17:53.099 --> 00:17:53.579 pre-fall, 00:17:53.740 --> 00:17:55.079 there is an order 00:17:55.079 --> 00:17:56.119 and authority 00:17:56.119 --> 00:17:57.940 built into creation 00:17:57.940 --> 00:17:59.319 and marriage. 00:18:00.519 --> 00:18:01.779 God has designed 00:18:01.779 --> 00:18:02.420 the husband 00:18:02.420 --> 00:18:02.879 to be 00:18:02.879 --> 00:18:04.240 head of the wife. 00:18:05.359 --> 00:18:06.180 It's there 00:18:06.180 --> 00:18:06.740 in the blueprint. 00:18:06.980 --> 00:18:07.980 And this is how 00:18:07.980 --> 00:18:09.039 marriage 00:18:09.039 --> 00:18:09.940 and humanity 00:18:09.940 --> 00:18:10.660 flourishes. 00:18:10.660 --> 00:18:13.140 But we get 00:18:13.140 --> 00:18:13.759 most clarity 00:18:13.759 --> 00:18:14.120 over this 00:18:14.120 --> 00:18:14.860 when we enter 00:18:14.860 --> 00:18:15.759 the New Testament 00:18:15.759 --> 00:18:17.980 because the Apostle 00:18:17.980 --> 00:18:18.460 Paul, 00:18:18.940 --> 00:18:19.740 in Ephesians 5, 00:18:19.820 --> 00:18:21.120 he shows us 00:18:21.120 --> 00:18:22.380 there is an 00:18:22.380 --> 00:18:22.960 even more 00:18:22.960 --> 00:18:24.279 beautiful reason 00:18:24.279 --> 00:18:25.640 behind this idea 00:18:25.640 --> 00:18:26.180 of headship. 00:18:26.540 --> 00:18:27.100 So let's turn 00:18:27.100 --> 00:18:27.980 to Ephesians 5 00:18:27.980 --> 00:18:28.960 and let's just 00:18:28.960 --> 00:18:29.740 read this passage. 00:18:29.880 --> 00:18:30.600 Ephesians 5, 00:18:30.920 --> 00:18:32.140 22 to 33. 00:18:32.140 --> 00:18:42.660 Ephesians 5. 00:18:45.140 --> 00:18:46.420 It's on page 00:18:46.420 --> 00:18:48.060 978. 00:18:51.580 --> 00:18:52.720 So let's read 00:18:52.720 --> 00:18:53.500 verses 22 00:18:53.500 --> 00:18:55.000 to 33. 00:18:55.680 --> 00:18:56.500 Ephesians 5. 00:18:59.940 --> 00:19:00.500 Wives, 00:19:00.500 --> 00:19:01.619 so I'll wait 00:19:01.619 --> 00:19:02.079 for you to turn 00:19:02.079 --> 00:19:02.299 there. 00:19:03.059 --> 00:19:03.799 Ephesians 5, 00:19:03.980 --> 00:19:04.880 starting verse 22. 00:19:05.240 --> 00:19:06.220 It's on page 978. 00:19:09.299 --> 00:19:09.700 Wives, 00:19:09.799 --> 00:19:10.579 submit to your 00:19:10.579 --> 00:19:11.160 own husbands 00:19:11.160 --> 00:19:12.240 as to the Lord. 00:19:12.799 --> 00:19:13.319 For the husband 00:19:13.319 --> 00:19:13.880 is the head 00:19:13.880 --> 00:19:14.339 of the wife, 00:19:14.400 --> 00:19:15.119 even as Christ 00:19:15.119 --> 00:19:16.000 is head of the church, 00:19:16.140 --> 00:19:16.619 his body, 00:19:17.099 --> 00:19:17.920 and is himself 00:19:17.920 --> 00:19:18.700 its saviour. 00:19:18.819 --> 00:19:19.140 Did you notice 00:19:19.140 --> 00:19:19.839 the word head there? 00:19:20.819 --> 00:19:21.779 Now as the church 00:19:21.779 --> 00:19:22.579 submits to Christ, 00:19:22.660 --> 00:19:23.680 so also wives 00:19:23.680 --> 00:19:24.500 should submit 00:19:24.500 --> 00:19:25.099 in everything 00:19:25.099 --> 00:19:25.839 to their husbands. 00:19:26.720 --> 00:19:27.119 Husbands, 00:19:27.259 --> 00:19:27.900 love your wives 00:19:27.900 --> 00:19:28.599 as Christ loved 00:19:28.599 --> 00:19:28.960 the church 00:19:28.960 --> 00:19:29.680 and gave himself 00:19:29.680 --> 00:19:30.319 up for her. 00:19:30.500 --> 00:19:31.240 That he might 00:19:31.240 --> 00:19:32.039 sanctify her, 00:19:32.160 --> 00:19:32.900 having cleansed her 00:19:32.900 --> 00:19:33.400 by the washing 00:19:33.400 --> 00:19:33.859 of water 00:19:33.859 --> 00:19:34.519 with the word, 00:19:35.099 --> 00:19:35.779 so that he might 00:19:35.779 --> 00:19:36.480 present the church 00:19:36.480 --> 00:19:36.960 to himself 00:19:36.960 --> 00:19:37.839 in splendour, 00:19:38.079 --> 00:19:39.240 without spot 00:19:39.240 --> 00:19:39.779 or wrinkle 00:19:39.779 --> 00:19:40.579 or any such thing 00:19:40.579 --> 00:19:41.299 that she might be 00:19:41.299 --> 00:19:42.680 holy and without 00:19:42.680 --> 00:19:43.279 blemish. 00:19:44.099 --> 00:19:44.940 In the same way, 00:19:45.039 --> 00:19:45.740 husbands should 00:19:45.740 --> 00:19:46.660 love their wives 00:19:46.660 --> 00:19:48.059 as their own bodies. 00:19:48.799 --> 00:19:49.839 He who loves his wife 00:19:49.839 --> 00:19:50.559 loves himself. 00:19:51.279 --> 00:19:52.099 For no one ever 00:19:52.099 --> 00:19:52.980 hated his own flesh, 00:19:53.019 --> 00:19:53.660 but nourishes 00:19:53.660 --> 00:19:54.759 and cherishes it 00:19:54.759 --> 00:19:56.099 just as Christ 00:19:56.099 --> 00:19:56.960 does the church, 00:19:57.619 --> 00:19:58.279 because we are 00:19:58.279 --> 00:19:59.099 members of his body. 00:19:59.099 --> 00:20:00.339 Therefore, 00:20:00.639 --> 00:20:01.399 a man shall leave 00:20:01.399 --> 00:20:02.339 his father and mother 00:20:02.339 --> 00:20:02.959 and hold fast 00:20:02.959 --> 00:20:03.459 to his wife, 00:20:03.659 --> 00:20:04.419 and the two 00:20:04.419 --> 00:20:05.519 shall become one flesh. 00:20:06.039 --> 00:20:07.259 This mystery is profound, 00:20:07.359 --> 00:20:08.519 and I'm saying 00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:09.980 that it refers 00:20:09.980 --> 00:20:11.039 to Christ 00:20:11.039 --> 00:20:12.219 and the church. 00:20:13.339 --> 00:20:13.719 However, 00:20:13.819 --> 00:20:14.619 let each one of you 00:20:14.619 --> 00:20:15.259 love his wife 00:20:15.259 --> 00:20:15.819 as himself, 00:20:16.079 --> 00:20:17.399 and let the wife 00:20:17.399 --> 00:20:18.259 see that she 00:20:18.259 --> 00:20:19.240 respects her husband. 00:20:19.240 --> 00:20:22.500 So, 00:20:22.700 --> 00:20:24.140 Genesis 2 00:20:24.140 --> 00:20:24.980 that we've just seen, 00:20:25.140 --> 00:20:26.140 that is our blueprint 00:20:26.140 --> 00:20:26.940 for marriage. 00:20:27.220 --> 00:20:28.160 That is the model, 00:20:28.740 --> 00:20:29.460 but actually, 00:20:29.759 --> 00:20:31.000 there is a deeper 00:20:31.000 --> 00:20:32.480 and more ultimate model. 00:20:33.480 --> 00:20:34.460 It's Christ 00:20:34.460 --> 00:20:35.259 and the church. 00:20:35.319 --> 00:20:35.819 Did you see that 00:20:35.819 --> 00:20:36.480 in verse 31? 00:20:37.480 --> 00:20:37.779 Therefore, 00:20:37.940 --> 00:20:38.980 a man shall leave 00:20:38.980 --> 00:20:40.079 his father and mother 00:20:40.079 --> 00:20:40.660 and hold fast 00:20:40.660 --> 00:20:41.240 to his wife, 00:20:41.539 --> 00:20:42.039 and the two 00:20:42.039 --> 00:20:42.880 shall become one flesh. 00:20:43.299 --> 00:20:44.240 Recognize that verse. 00:20:44.380 --> 00:20:44.799 Marriage. 00:20:44.799 --> 00:20:45.000 marriage. 00:20:45.819 --> 00:20:47.059 This mystery 00:20:47.059 --> 00:20:47.839 of marriage 00:20:47.839 --> 00:20:48.700 is profound, 00:20:49.180 --> 00:20:50.940 and I am saying 00:20:50.940 --> 00:20:52.619 that it refers 00:20:52.619 --> 00:20:53.639 to Christ 00:20:53.639 --> 00:20:54.559 and the church. 00:20:55.759 --> 00:20:56.519 Do you see 00:20:56.519 --> 00:20:57.099 what he's saying here? 00:20:57.159 --> 00:20:58.099 The relationship 00:20:58.099 --> 00:20:59.180 between Christ 00:20:59.180 --> 00:21:00.379 and the church, 00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:01.759 that is the 00:21:01.759 --> 00:21:03.180 marriage blueprint 00:21:03.180 --> 00:21:05.059 which all 00:21:05.059 --> 00:21:05.720 other marriages 00:21:05.720 --> 00:21:06.480 are based on. 00:21:06.960 --> 00:21:07.099 So, 00:21:07.139 --> 00:21:07.819 think of it like this. 00:21:09.019 --> 00:21:09.319 So, 00:21:09.419 --> 00:21:10.220 if you have Christ, 00:21:10.220 --> 00:21:18.740 Christ is married 00:21:18.740 --> 00:21:19.819 to the church, 00:21:20.140 --> 00:21:20.980 to his bride. 00:21:26.259 --> 00:21:26.779 So, 00:21:26.880 --> 00:21:27.380 that is the 00:21:27.380 --> 00:21:28.299 ultimate marriage, 00:21:28.360 --> 00:21:28.600 right? 00:21:29.380 --> 00:21:30.620 And from that, 00:21:31.240 --> 00:21:34.200 from that, 00:21:34.319 --> 00:21:35.460 all other marriages 00:21:35.460 --> 00:21:37.079 are based on it. 00:21:37.079 --> 00:21:37.140 Right? 00:21:40.220 --> 00:21:42.740 There you go. 00:21:42.779 --> 00:21:43.500 That's me and Bethany. 00:21:43.680 --> 00:21:44.039 There you go. 00:21:46.519 --> 00:21:47.100 And so, 00:21:47.600 --> 00:21:48.700 if that's the model, 00:21:48.900 --> 00:21:49.539 and that's what 00:21:49.539 --> 00:21:50.680 all other marriages 00:21:50.680 --> 00:21:51.779 flow from 00:21:51.779 --> 00:21:52.440 and model 00:21:52.440 --> 00:21:53.980 and are kind of 00:21:53.980 --> 00:21:54.779 patterned after, 00:21:55.860 --> 00:21:56.680 that means 00:21:56.680 --> 00:21:57.579 there is 00:21:57.579 --> 00:21:58.779 a profound 00:21:58.779 --> 00:21:59.700 calling 00:21:59.700 --> 00:22:01.240 and design 00:22:01.240 --> 00:22:01.839 for the husband. 00:22:02.539 --> 00:22:02.660 So, 00:22:02.660 --> 00:22:03.640 so verse 25, 00:22:04.420 --> 00:22:05.160 husbands, 00:22:05.920 --> 00:22:07.279 love your wives 00:22:07.279 --> 00:22:08.299 as Christ 00:22:08.299 --> 00:22:09.579 loved the church. 00:22:10.220 --> 00:22:10.860 And gave 00:22:10.860 --> 00:22:11.740 himself up 00:22:11.740 --> 00:22:12.140 for her. 00:22:13.600 --> 00:22:14.279 Husbands 00:22:14.279 --> 00:22:15.259 are to be 00:22:15.259 --> 00:22:16.680 to their wives 00:22:16.680 --> 00:22:18.579 like Christ 00:22:18.579 --> 00:22:19.019 is 00:22:19.019 --> 00:22:20.360 to the church. 00:22:23.400 --> 00:22:24.160 And what 00:22:24.160 --> 00:22:24.720 does Christ 00:22:24.720 --> 00:22:25.259 do for his 00:22:25.259 --> 00:22:26.120 church for us? 00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:27.420 Well, 00:22:27.460 --> 00:22:28.339 he leads us. 00:22:28.779 --> 00:22:29.880 He represents 00:22:29.880 --> 00:22:30.339 us. 00:22:30.420 --> 00:22:31.019 He teaches 00:22:31.019 --> 00:22:31.299 us. 00:22:31.400 --> 00:22:32.059 He nourishes 00:22:32.059 --> 00:22:32.339 us. 00:22:32.420 --> 00:22:33.059 He protects 00:22:33.059 --> 00:22:33.339 us. 00:22:33.400 --> 00:22:33.960 He loves 00:22:33.960 --> 00:22:34.339 us. 00:22:34.779 --> 00:22:35.940 He sacrificed 00:22:35.940 --> 00:22:36.720 himself for 00:22:36.720 --> 00:22:37.000 us. 00:22:38.079 --> 00:22:39.360 He bled 00:22:39.359 --> 00:22:39.479 us. 00:22:39.479 --> 00:22:40.559 So that 00:22:40.559 --> 00:22:40.959 we would 00:22:40.959 --> 00:22:41.339 live. 00:22:42.859 --> 00:22:43.799 And a 00:22:43.799 --> 00:22:44.339 husband's 00:22:44.339 --> 00:22:44.879 leadership 00:22:44.879 --> 00:22:46.619 is to 00:22:46.619 --> 00:22:47.399 reflect that. 00:22:48.359 --> 00:22:49.059 A husband's 00:22:49.059 --> 00:22:49.899 leadership and 00:22:49.899 --> 00:22:51.079 authority is 00:22:51.079 --> 00:22:51.759 not about 00:22:51.759 --> 00:22:52.839 getting his 00:22:52.839 --> 00:22:53.199 way, 00:22:53.699 --> 00:22:54.219 not about 00:22:54.219 --> 00:22:55.159 domineering or 00:22:55.159 --> 00:22:55.759 crushing his 00:22:55.759 --> 00:22:56.240 wife or 00:22:56.240 --> 00:22:57.039 demanding whatever 00:22:57.039 --> 00:22:57.819 he wants. 00:22:58.419 --> 00:22:58.559 No, 00:22:58.659 --> 00:22:59.479 it is a 00:22:59.479 --> 00:23:01.579 self-sacrificial, 00:23:02.099 --> 00:23:02.500 loving 00:23:02.500 --> 00:23:03.379 leadership. 00:23:03.380 --> 00:23:05.080 And it's 00:23:05.080 --> 00:23:05.380 with a 00:23:05.380 --> 00:23:05.980 purpose. 00:23:06.600 --> 00:23:07.260 Verse 27, 00:23:08.360 --> 00:23:08.720 he does 00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:09.840 all this so 00:23:09.840 --> 00:23:10.460 that he 00:23:10.460 --> 00:23:11.320 might present 00:23:11.320 --> 00:23:11.920 the church 00:23:11.920 --> 00:23:12.520 to himself 00:23:12.520 --> 00:23:13.420 in splendor 00:23:13.420 --> 00:23:14.960 without spot 00:23:14.960 --> 00:23:15.420 or wrinkle 00:23:15.420 --> 00:23:15.700 or any 00:23:15.700 --> 00:23:16.160 such thing 00:23:16.160 --> 00:23:16.560 that she 00:23:16.560 --> 00:23:17.020 might be 00:23:17.020 --> 00:23:18.200 holy and 00:23:18.200 --> 00:23:18.460 without 00:23:18.460 --> 00:23:19.000 blemish. 00:23:20.680 --> 00:23:21.480 That is 00:23:21.480 --> 00:23:22.640 Christ's 00:23:22.640 --> 00:23:23.280 purpose in 00:23:23.280 --> 00:23:23.580 all his 00:23:23.580 --> 00:23:23.980 love for 00:23:23.980 --> 00:23:24.340 us. 00:23:25.000 --> 00:23:25.680 And that 00:23:25.680 --> 00:23:26.140 is the 00:23:26.140 --> 00:23:26.540 husband's 00:23:26.540 --> 00:23:27.200 goal in 00:23:27.200 --> 00:23:27.700 all his 00:23:27.700 --> 00:23:28.340 leadership and 00:23:28.340 --> 00:23:28.600 love for 00:23:28.600 --> 00:23:28.980 his wife. 00:23:29.160 --> 00:23:29.580 Husbands, 00:23:30.200 --> 00:23:30.640 let me speak 00:23:30.640 --> 00:23:30.820 to the 00:23:30.820 --> 00:23:31.160 husbands in 00:23:31.160 --> 00:23:31.460 the room, 00:23:31.460 --> 00:23:32.920 our big 00:23:32.920 --> 00:23:33.559 goal in 00:23:33.559 --> 00:23:35.019 marriage is 00:23:35.019 --> 00:23:35.500 to make 00:23:35.500 --> 00:23:36.299 our wives 00:23:36.299 --> 00:23:38.100 holy and 00:23:38.100 --> 00:23:38.400 without 00:23:38.400 --> 00:23:38.920 blemish. 00:23:40.059 --> 00:23:40.759 That means 00:23:40.759 --> 00:23:41.559 spiritually 00:23:41.559 --> 00:23:42.240 beautiful. 00:23:43.180 --> 00:23:44.039 We are to 00:23:44.039 --> 00:23:44.819 take onto 00:23:44.819 --> 00:23:45.799 our shoulders 00:23:45.799 --> 00:23:47.140 the leadership 00:23:47.140 --> 00:23:47.500 of the 00:23:47.500 --> 00:23:48.120 marriage so 00:23:48.120 --> 00:23:48.579 that our 00:23:48.579 --> 00:23:49.940 wives will 00:23:49.940 --> 00:23:50.779 love Jesus 00:23:50.779 --> 00:23:51.220 more and 00:23:51.220 --> 00:23:51.480 more. 00:23:53.000 --> 00:23:53.799 Because that 00:23:53.799 --> 00:23:54.100 is what 00:23:54.100 --> 00:23:54.720 Jesus is 00:23:54.720 --> 00:23:55.200 doing for 00:23:55.200 --> 00:23:55.600 us. 00:23:56.420 --> 00:23:56.860 And that 00:23:56.860 --> 00:23:57.360 will mean, 00:23:57.480 --> 00:23:58.220 let's think 00:23:58.220 --> 00:23:58.779 practical things, 00:23:58.819 --> 00:23:58.960 that will 00:23:58.960 --> 00:23:59.480 mean praying 00:23:59.480 --> 00:23:59.920 for her, 00:24:00.799 --> 00:24:01.360 reading the 00:24:01.359 --> 00:24:01.779 Bible with 00:24:01.779 --> 00:24:01.919 her, 00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:02.659 maybe doing 00:24:02.659 --> 00:24:03.139 the dishes 00:24:03.139 --> 00:24:03.899 so that 00:24:03.899 --> 00:24:04.240 she can 00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:04.779 spend time 00:24:04.779 --> 00:24:05.219 reading, 00:24:06.159 --> 00:24:07.099 doing all 00:24:07.099 --> 00:24:07.500 that you 00:24:07.500 --> 00:24:08.000 can to 00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:08.539 make Sunday 00:24:08.539 --> 00:24:09.139 a joy for 00:24:09.139 --> 00:24:09.379 her, 00:24:09.939 --> 00:24:10.819 whatever it 00:24:10.819 --> 00:24:11.219 is. 00:24:12.639 --> 00:24:13.199 And that 00:24:13.199 --> 00:24:14.359 means also 00:24:14.359 --> 00:24:16.439 a wife has 00:24:16.439 --> 00:24:16.859 a special 00:24:16.859 --> 00:24:17.519 calling too. 00:24:17.659 --> 00:24:18.159 Verse 22, 00:24:19.399 --> 00:24:19.899 wives, 00:24:20.039 --> 00:24:20.579 submit to 00:24:20.579 --> 00:24:20.959 your own 00:24:20.959 --> 00:24:21.699 husbands as 00:24:21.699 --> 00:24:22.039 to the 00:24:22.039 --> 00:24:22.359 Lord. 00:24:24.240 --> 00:24:25.079 This is 00:24:25.079 --> 00:24:25.439 God's 00:24:25.439 --> 00:24:26.039 beautiful 00:24:26.039 --> 00:24:27.019 design and 00:24:27.019 --> 00:24:27.599 purpose for 00:24:27.599 --> 00:24:28.139 a wife 00:24:28.139 --> 00:24:29.439 in marriage. 00:24:29.440 --> 00:24:29.480 marriage. 00:24:30.360 --> 00:24:31.019 It's to 00:24:31.019 --> 00:24:31.820 follow the 00:24:31.820 --> 00:24:32.500 leadership that 00:24:32.500 --> 00:24:32.779 God has 00:24:32.779 --> 00:24:33.259 given you. 00:24:34.320 --> 00:24:35.100 It's to 00:24:35.100 --> 00:24:35.740 submit, 00:24:36.000 --> 00:24:36.360 it's to 00:24:36.360 --> 00:24:37.559 be under 00:24:37.559 --> 00:24:38.120 the love 00:24:38.120 --> 00:24:38.420 of your 00:24:38.420 --> 00:24:38.820 husband. 00:24:39.759 --> 00:24:40.420 So just 00:24:40.420 --> 00:24:41.039 like Adam 00:24:41.039 --> 00:24:41.580 was to 00:24:41.580 --> 00:24:42.080 protect 00:24:42.080 --> 00:24:42.799 Eve at 00:24:42.799 --> 00:24:43.519 his side, 00:24:43.900 --> 00:24:44.340 well the 00:24:44.340 --> 00:24:44.980 wife is 00:24:44.980 --> 00:24:46.180 to willingly 00:24:46.180 --> 00:24:47.320 stand by 00:24:47.320 --> 00:24:48.080 her husband's 00:24:48.080 --> 00:24:48.539 side and 00:24:48.539 --> 00:24:49.660 be protected, 00:24:50.420 --> 00:24:51.380 be led, 00:24:51.559 --> 00:24:52.259 be made 00:24:52.259 --> 00:24:52.779 beautiful. 00:24:52.779 --> 00:24:56.160 And the 00:24:56.160 --> 00:24:56.319 word 00:24:56.319 --> 00:24:56.899 submission 00:24:56.899 --> 00:24:57.660 makes us 00:24:57.660 --> 00:24:58.180 flinch, 00:24:58.279 --> 00:24:58.660 doesn't it? 00:24:59.619 --> 00:25:00.079 Society 00:25:00.079 --> 00:25:00.539 doesn't like 00:25:00.539 --> 00:25:01.019 this word, 00:25:02.099 --> 00:25:02.839 but we 00:25:02.839 --> 00:25:03.220 need to 00:25:03.220 --> 00:25:03.539 see the 00:25:03.539 --> 00:25:03.980 beauty in 00:25:03.980 --> 00:25:04.119 it. 00:25:05.339 --> 00:25:05.940 It's when 00:25:05.940 --> 00:25:06.639 husbands and 00:25:06.639 --> 00:25:07.200 wives do 00:25:07.200 --> 00:25:07.500 this, 00:25:07.619 --> 00:25:08.460 not only 00:25:08.460 --> 00:25:09.279 is this 00:25:09.279 --> 00:25:09.599 where we 00:25:09.599 --> 00:25:10.220 flourish in 00:25:10.220 --> 00:25:10.379 our 00:25:10.379 --> 00:25:10.879 creative 00:25:10.879 --> 00:25:11.619 design, 00:25:14.019 --> 00:25:15.299 not only 00:25:15.299 --> 00:25:15.539 is this 00:25:15.539 --> 00:25:15.819 where we 00:25:15.819 --> 00:25:16.220 flourish in 00:25:16.220 --> 00:25:16.339 our 00:25:16.339 --> 00:25:16.619 creative 00:25:16.619 --> 00:25:16.799 design, 00:25:16.879 --> 00:25:17.259 but this 00:25:17.259 --> 00:25:17.559 is where 00:25:17.559 --> 00:25:19.299 we reflect 00:25:19.299 --> 00:25:19.899 something 00:25:19.899 --> 00:25:21.000 incomparably 00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:21.440 glorious. 00:25:22.700 --> 00:25:23.160 We 00:25:23.160 --> 00:25:24.220 reflect 00:25:24.220 --> 00:25:25.099 Christ and 00:25:25.099 --> 00:25:25.559 the church 00:25:25.559 --> 00:25:25.859 when we 00:25:25.859 --> 00:25:26.319 do this. 00:25:27.920 --> 00:25:28.180 And so 00:25:28.180 --> 00:25:28.759 God didn't 00:25:28.759 --> 00:25:29.039 think, 00:25:29.140 --> 00:25:29.299 oh, 00:25:30.160 --> 00:25:30.839 there's this 00:25:30.839 --> 00:25:31.180 thing called 00:25:31.180 --> 00:25:32.640 marriage down 00:25:32.640 --> 00:25:33.000 there on 00:25:33.000 --> 00:25:33.359 earth, 00:25:33.579 --> 00:25:34.440 that kind 00:25:34.440 --> 00:25:34.819 of looks 00:25:34.819 --> 00:25:35.180 like the 00:25:35.180 --> 00:25:35.839 gospel that 00:25:35.839 --> 00:25:36.259 I've got 00:25:36.259 --> 00:25:36.759 planned up 00:25:36.759 --> 00:25:37.079 in my 00:25:37.079 --> 00:25:37.380 head. 00:25:37.980 --> 00:25:38.279 I tell you 00:25:38.279 --> 00:25:38.380 what, 00:25:38.420 --> 00:25:38.680 I'm going 00:25:38.680 --> 00:25:39.400 to make 00:25:39.400 --> 00:25:40.059 Christ and 00:25:40.059 --> 00:25:40.859 the church 00:25:40.859 --> 00:25:41.799 be modelled 00:25:41.799 --> 00:25:42.400 after that 00:25:42.400 --> 00:25:42.839 thing called 00:25:42.839 --> 00:25:43.420 marriage down 00:25:43.420 --> 00:25:43.720 there. 00:25:44.779 --> 00:25:45.160 No, 00:25:45.819 --> 00:25:46.519 God has 00:25:46.519 --> 00:25:47.599 always planned 00:25:47.599 --> 00:25:48.259 Christ and 00:25:48.259 --> 00:25:49.000 his church. 00:25:49.880 --> 00:25:50.420 And he 00:25:50.420 --> 00:25:50.660 said, 00:25:50.660 --> 00:25:51.300 I'm going 00:25:51.300 --> 00:25:51.680 to model 00:25:51.680 --> 00:25:52.380 marriage 00:25:52.380 --> 00:25:53.400 after that. 00:25:54.680 --> 00:25:55.440 I want 00:25:55.440 --> 00:25:56.519 marriage on 00:25:56.519 --> 00:25:56.980 earth to 00:25:56.980 --> 00:25:57.759 reflect this 00:25:57.759 --> 00:25:58.120 heavenly 00:25:58.120 --> 00:25:58.720 marriage. 00:26:00.460 --> 00:26:01.120 And so 00:26:01.120 --> 00:26:01.860 all this 00:26:01.860 --> 00:26:02.400 that Paul 00:26:02.400 --> 00:26:02.800 is saying 00:26:02.800 --> 00:26:03.120 here, 00:26:03.380 --> 00:26:03.840 all this 00:26:03.840 --> 00:26:04.160 isn't 00:26:04.160 --> 00:26:04.660 cultural. 00:26:06.160 --> 00:26:06.380 Paul 00:26:06.380 --> 00:26:06.900 isn't saying 00:26:06.900 --> 00:26:07.360 this because 00:26:07.360 --> 00:26:07.920 this was 00:26:07.920 --> 00:26:08.240 just the 00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:08.759 old-fashioned 00:26:08.759 --> 00:26:09.140 way of 00:26:09.140 --> 00:26:09.560 thinking about 00:26:09.560 --> 00:26:10.259 marriage and 00:26:10.259 --> 00:26:11.019 we've moved 00:26:11.019 --> 00:26:11.400 on from 00:26:11.400 --> 00:26:11.680 that. 00:26:12.500 --> 00:26:12.900 No, 00:26:13.100 --> 00:26:13.660 this is 00:26:13.660 --> 00:26:14.740 rooted in 00:26:14.740 --> 00:26:16.420 two deep 00:26:16.420 --> 00:26:16.720 things. 00:26:16.860 --> 00:26:17.279 It's rooted 00:26:17.279 --> 00:26:18.019 in creation 00:26:18.019 --> 00:26:19.500 and it's 00:26:19.500 --> 00:26:19.920 rooted in 00:26:19.920 --> 00:26:20.519 the gospel. 00:26:20.660 --> 00:26:22.620 And so 00:26:22.620 --> 00:26:23.220 there is a 00:26:23.220 --> 00:26:24.019 good headship 00:26:24.019 --> 00:26:24.700 in marriage. 00:26:26.080 --> 00:26:26.279 Now, 00:26:27.120 --> 00:26:28.540 let's ask, 00:26:28.680 --> 00:26:28.940 are we 00:26:28.940 --> 00:26:29.180 doing for 00:26:29.180 --> 00:26:29.460 time? 00:26:30.300 --> 00:26:30.560 We're good 00:26:30.560 --> 00:26:30.940 for time. 00:26:31.360 --> 00:26:31.740 Let's just 00:26:31.740 --> 00:26:32.040 ask, 00:26:32.920 --> 00:26:33.519 is this 00:26:33.519 --> 00:26:34.740 dynamic, 00:26:35.220 --> 00:26:35.779 this headship, 00:26:35.880 --> 00:26:36.220 is this 00:26:36.220 --> 00:26:37.259 only in 00:26:37.259 --> 00:26:37.740 marriage? 00:26:39.640 --> 00:26:40.180 If this is 00:26:40.180 --> 00:26:40.580 how men and 00:26:40.580 --> 00:26:40.920 women design, 00:26:41.019 --> 00:26:41.640 is this only 00:26:41.640 --> 00:26:42.040 in marriage? 00:26:42.180 --> 00:26:42.300 Well, 00:26:43.300 --> 00:26:44.460 also we 00:26:44.460 --> 00:26:44.700 could ask, 00:26:44.800 --> 00:26:45.160 what about 00:26:45.160 --> 00:26:45.960 unmarried men 00:26:45.960 --> 00:26:46.600 and unmarried 00:26:46.600 --> 00:26:46.880 women? 00:26:47.840 --> 00:26:48.200 Well, 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:49.200 we must say, 00:26:49.259 --> 00:26:49.539 let's just be 00:26:49.539 --> 00:26:49.779 clear, 00:26:50.180 --> 00:26:51.140 this command 00:26:51.140 --> 00:26:51.640 Paul is 00:26:51.640 --> 00:26:52.180 giving here 00:26:52.180 --> 00:26:52.600 in Ephesians 00:26:52.600 --> 00:26:52.960 5, 00:26:53.620 --> 00:26:54.920 this command 00:26:54.920 --> 00:26:56.019 for women 00:26:56.019 --> 00:26:57.079 to submit 00:26:57.079 --> 00:26:57.819 and men 00:26:57.819 --> 00:26:58.200 to love, 00:26:58.600 --> 00:26:59.120 this is 00:26:59.120 --> 00:26:59.720 explicitly 00:26:59.720 --> 00:27:00.440 between a 00:27:00.440 --> 00:27:00.840 husband and 00:27:00.840 --> 00:27:01.220 a wife, 00:27:01.360 --> 00:27:01.740 isn't it? 00:27:01.740 --> 00:27:02.500 all right? 00:27:02.579 --> 00:27:03.299 He doesn't 00:27:03.299 --> 00:27:03.599 say, 00:27:04.079 --> 00:27:04.839 all women 00:27:04.839 --> 00:27:05.680 submit to 00:27:05.680 --> 00:27:06.380 all men. 00:27:07.400 --> 00:27:07.740 So, 00:27:07.940 --> 00:27:08.480 unmarried 00:27:08.480 --> 00:27:08.980 women here, 00:27:09.299 --> 00:27:10.380 if a random 00:27:10.380 --> 00:27:11.019 guy comes up 00:27:11.019 --> 00:27:11.299 to you and 00:27:11.299 --> 00:27:11.460 says, 00:27:11.579 --> 00:27:11.720 well, 00:27:11.859 --> 00:27:12.380 I'm a man, 00:27:12.440 --> 00:27:12.859 I'm the head 00:27:12.859 --> 00:27:13.319 over you, 00:27:13.380 --> 00:27:13.819 so do 00:27:13.819 --> 00:27:14.319 whatever I 00:27:14.319 --> 00:27:14.700 say, 00:27:15.279 --> 00:27:15.700 here's what 00:27:15.700 --> 00:27:15.940 you can say 00:27:15.940 --> 00:27:16.099 to him, 00:27:16.140 --> 00:27:16.339 you say, 00:27:16.480 --> 00:27:17.019 no, 00:27:17.140 --> 00:27:17.559 go away, 00:27:17.799 --> 00:27:18.059 all right? 00:27:18.380 --> 00:27:18.880 You can say 00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:19.120 that. 00:27:20.440 --> 00:27:21.160 Because this 00:27:21.160 --> 00:27:22.000 command is 00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:22.680 most clearly 00:27:22.680 --> 00:27:23.180 seen in 00:27:23.180 --> 00:27:23.660 marriage, 00:27:24.859 --> 00:27:25.400 but, 00:27:26.339 --> 00:27:27.779 how we 00:27:27.779 --> 00:27:28.640 are made, 00:27:29.000 --> 00:27:30.059 this order, 00:27:30.180 --> 00:27:31.140 this design, 00:27:31.740 --> 00:27:33.099 how we're 00:27:33.099 --> 00:27:33.299 made, 00:27:33.420 --> 00:27:34.279 it does 00:27:34.279 --> 00:27:35.059 ripple out 00:27:35.059 --> 00:27:35.500 beyond 00:27:35.500 --> 00:27:36.059 marriage. 00:27:37.859 --> 00:27:38.660 Adam had 00:27:38.660 --> 00:27:39.440 his calling 00:27:39.440 --> 00:27:40.380 even before 00:27:40.380 --> 00:27:40.779 Eve was 00:27:40.779 --> 00:27:41.000 made, 00:27:41.079 --> 00:27:41.400 didn't he? 00:27:42.660 --> 00:27:43.180 Men are 00:27:43.180 --> 00:27:44.759 designed for 00:27:44.759 --> 00:27:45.759 and called 00:27:45.759 --> 00:27:47.160 to this 00:27:47.160 --> 00:27:48.039 posture of 00:27:48.039 --> 00:27:49.539 leading and 00:27:49.539 --> 00:27:50.980 sacrificing and 00:27:50.980 --> 00:27:52.039 caring and 00:27:52.039 --> 00:27:52.640 protecting. 00:27:54.279 --> 00:27:54.980 And you may 00:27:54.980 --> 00:27:55.220 ask, 00:27:55.299 --> 00:27:55.440 well, 00:27:55.579 --> 00:27:56.720 I'm a single 00:27:56.720 --> 00:27:57.099 guy, 00:27:57.400 --> 00:27:58.539 or my 00:27:58.539 --> 00:27:58.980 son is 00:27:58.980 --> 00:27:59.339 single. 00:28:00.839 --> 00:28:01.480 You might 00:28:01.480 --> 00:28:01.620 think, 00:28:01.619 --> 00:28:01.739 well, 00:28:01.779 --> 00:28:02.119 I don't 00:28:02.119 --> 00:28:02.619 have a 00:28:02.619 --> 00:28:03.079 wife or 00:28:03.079 --> 00:28:03.639 family to 00:28:03.639 --> 00:28:04.099 protect. 00:28:05.439 --> 00:28:05.919 Well, 00:28:05.939 --> 00:28:06.339 actually, 00:28:06.619 --> 00:28:08.000 God has 00:28:08.000 --> 00:28:08.379 given you 00:28:08.379 --> 00:28:08.819 a family. 00:28:10.339 --> 00:28:10.799 Firstly, 00:28:10.979 --> 00:28:11.599 you have a 00:28:11.599 --> 00:28:12.279 church family, 00:28:13.219 --> 00:28:14.079 and that 00:28:14.079 --> 00:28:14.839 is a realm 00:28:14.839 --> 00:28:15.319 where you 00:28:15.319 --> 00:28:16.159 can exercise 00:28:16.159 --> 00:28:16.979 your calling 00:28:16.979 --> 00:28:17.579 as a man. 00:28:18.619 --> 00:28:18.979 Sacrifice 00:28:18.979 --> 00:28:19.779 yourself for 00:28:19.779 --> 00:28:20.059 the people 00:28:20.059 --> 00:28:20.359 in this 00:28:20.359 --> 00:28:20.659 church. 00:28:21.979 --> 00:28:22.339 Sacrifice 00:28:22.339 --> 00:28:23.099 your time 00:28:23.099 --> 00:28:23.659 and energy 00:28:23.659 --> 00:28:24.419 to serve 00:28:24.419 --> 00:28:24.819 the people 00:28:24.819 --> 00:28:25.139 in this 00:28:25.139 --> 00:28:25.559 church. 00:28:26.199 --> 00:28:26.779 Go out 00:28:26.779 --> 00:28:27.079 of your 00:28:27.079 --> 00:28:27.479 way to 00:28:27.479 --> 00:28:28.039 protect the 00:28:28.039 --> 00:28:28.379 people in 00:28:28.379 --> 00:28:28.739 this church, 00:28:28.819 --> 00:28:29.179 especially 00:28:29.180 --> 00:28:29.640 the women. 00:28:31.120 --> 00:28:31.400 Now, 00:28:31.680 --> 00:28:32.180 what would 00:28:32.180 --> 00:28:32.420 that look 00:28:32.420 --> 00:28:32.660 like? 00:28:33.440 --> 00:28:33.960 This is 00:28:33.960 --> 00:28:34.220 kind of the 00:28:34.220 --> 00:28:34.680 starting point. 00:28:34.740 --> 00:28:35.140 I want you 00:28:35.140 --> 00:28:35.500 to think 00:28:35.500 --> 00:28:35.920 about this, 00:28:36.140 --> 00:28:36.880 be proactive 00:28:36.880 --> 00:28:37.460 in how you 00:28:37.460 --> 00:28:37.680 can be 00:28:37.680 --> 00:28:37.860 this, 00:28:38.019 --> 00:28:39.240 but it 00:28:39.240 --> 00:28:39.500 could be 00:28:39.500 --> 00:28:39.920 practically 00:28:39.920 --> 00:28:40.620 thinking, 00:28:40.980 --> 00:28:41.360 stacking 00:28:41.360 --> 00:28:41.820 chairs, 00:28:43.019 --> 00:28:43.400 repairing 00:28:43.400 --> 00:28:43.980 the building, 00:28:44.539 --> 00:28:44.960 helping at 00:28:44.960 --> 00:28:45.600 Club 16, 00:28:46.460 --> 00:28:47.220 leading a 00:28:47.220 --> 00:28:48.000 reading group. 00:28:48.680 --> 00:28:49.160 There are 00:28:49.160 --> 00:28:49.660 lots of 00:28:49.660 --> 00:28:50.279 ways you 00:28:50.279 --> 00:28:50.700 can do 00:28:50.700 --> 00:28:51.140 this. 00:28:51.560 --> 00:28:52.120 The church 00:28:52.120 --> 00:28:52.420 is your 00:28:52.420 --> 00:28:52.799 family, 00:28:52.900 --> 00:28:53.420 where you 00:28:53.420 --> 00:28:53.880 are called 00:28:53.880 --> 00:28:54.120 to be 00:28:54.120 --> 00:28:54.240 a 00:28:54.240 --> 00:28:54.540 man. 00:28:56.060 --> 00:28:56.640 But also, 00:28:57.360 --> 00:28:57.900 what is 00:28:57.900 --> 00:28:58.420 a nation? 00:28:59.500 --> 00:28:59.980 What does 00:28:59.980 --> 00:29:00.480 the Bible 00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:01.320 say about 00:29:01.320 --> 00:29:01.560 a nation? 00:29:01.660 --> 00:29:01.980 What is 00:29:01.980 --> 00:29:02.280 a nation? 00:29:02.400 --> 00:29:02.840 A nation 00:29:02.840 --> 00:29:03.200 is a 00:29:03.200 --> 00:29:03.560 family. 00:29:05.260 --> 00:29:05.780 Nations 00:29:05.780 --> 00:29:06.600 come from 00:29:06.600 --> 00:29:07.100 families. 00:29:07.280 --> 00:29:07.520 You can 00:29:07.520 --> 00:29:07.880 see this 00:29:07.880 --> 00:29:08.060 in the 00:29:08.060 --> 00:29:08.180 Old 00:29:08.180 --> 00:29:08.540 Testament. 00:29:10.420 --> 00:29:10.920 Married 00:29:10.920 --> 00:29:11.640 and unmarried 00:29:11.640 --> 00:29:12.120 men and 00:29:12.120 --> 00:29:12.280 women, 00:29:12.440 --> 00:29:13.020 you can 00:29:13.020 --> 00:29:13.760 fulfill 00:29:13.760 --> 00:29:14.700 your design 00:29:14.700 --> 00:29:15.460 and calling 00:29:15.460 --> 00:29:16.480 in this 00:29:16.480 --> 00:29:17.620 family of 00:29:17.620 --> 00:29:18.400 this nation. 00:29:19.680 --> 00:29:20.200 Sacrifice 00:29:20.200 --> 00:29:20.900 yourself and 00:29:20.900 --> 00:29:21.500 lead and 00:29:21.500 --> 00:29:22.200 form and 00:29:22.200 --> 00:29:22.800 protect in 00:29:22.800 --> 00:29:23.380 your community. 00:29:23.880 --> 00:29:25.640 And for 00:29:25.640 --> 00:29:26.000 unmarried 00:29:26.000 --> 00:29:26.440 women as 00:29:26.440 --> 00:29:26.580 well, 00:29:26.660 --> 00:29:26.940 let me 00:29:26.940 --> 00:29:27.280 speak to 00:29:27.280 --> 00:29:27.460 you. 00:29:28.420 --> 00:29:29.260 You have 00:29:29.260 --> 00:29:29.880 a family 00:29:29.880 --> 00:29:30.480 here too. 00:29:31.340 --> 00:29:31.920 You have 00:29:31.920 --> 00:29:32.220 a family 00:29:32.220 --> 00:29:32.600 here in 00:29:32.600 --> 00:29:33.560 church and 00:29:33.560 --> 00:29:33.880 in this 00:29:33.880 --> 00:29:35.160 nation and 00:29:35.160 --> 00:29:36.180 that is 00:29:36.180 --> 00:29:36.900 your opportunity, 00:29:37.160 --> 00:29:37.760 that is your 00:29:37.760 --> 00:29:38.340 domain where 00:29:38.340 --> 00:29:38.900 you can be 00:29:38.900 --> 00:29:40.200 a woman and 00:29:40.200 --> 00:29:41.060 you can give 00:29:41.060 --> 00:29:42.220 life and 00:29:42.220 --> 00:29:43.060 you can fill 00:29:43.060 --> 00:29:43.360 it with 00:29:43.360 --> 00:29:44.520 vibrancy and 00:29:44.520 --> 00:29:45.600 colour and 00:29:45.600 --> 00:29:47.800 community and 00:29:47.800 --> 00:29:48.520 you can make 00:29:48.520 --> 00:29:49.460 this world even 00:29:49.460 --> 00:29:50.340 more worthwhile. 00:29:51.120 --> 00:29:51.660 And so just 00:29:51.660 --> 00:29:52.280 think, men or 00:29:52.280 --> 00:29:52.900 women, if you 00:29:52.900 --> 00:29:53.420 are not married, 00:29:53.420 --> 00:29:53.940 that doesn't 00:29:53.940 --> 00:29:54.779 mean you are 00:29:54.779 --> 00:29:55.420 less of a 00:29:55.420 --> 00:29:55.720 man or 00:29:55.720 --> 00:29:56.039 woman or 00:29:56.039 --> 00:29:56.680 you can't 00:29:56.680 --> 00:29:57.140 fulfill this 00:29:57.140 --> 00:29:57.460 calling. 00:29:58.539 --> 00:29:58.940 No, no, 00:29:59.019 --> 00:29:59.940 you have a 00:29:59.940 --> 00:30:00.860 wonderful design. 00:30:02.460 --> 00:30:03.039 And this 00:30:03.039 --> 00:30:03.680 design in 00:30:03.680 --> 00:30:04.200 Dunantmach, 00:30:04.600 --> 00:30:05.519 it goes beyond 00:30:05.519 --> 00:30:06.080 marriage in 00:30:06.080 --> 00:30:07.480 the church and 00:30:07.480 --> 00:30:08.060 in the nation, 00:30:08.060 --> 00:30:10.440 but also it's 00:30:10.440 --> 00:30:11.259 particularly seen 00:30:11.259 --> 00:30:11.960 in church 00:30:11.960 --> 00:30:12.660 eldership. 00:30:13.360 --> 00:30:13.620 And this is 00:30:13.620 --> 00:30:13.980 where I want 00:30:13.980 --> 00:30:14.900 to spend 00:30:14.900 --> 00:30:16.980 this next 00:30:16.980 --> 00:30:17.340 little bit. 00:30:18.039 --> 00:30:18.460 Yeah, I 00:30:18.460 --> 00:30:18.700 reckon. 00:30:18.980 --> 00:30:19.500 Let's do, 00:30:19.700 --> 00:30:20.019 let's stop 00:30:20.019 --> 00:30:20.500 there just for 00:30:20.500 --> 00:30:21.039 two minutes of 00:30:21.039 --> 00:30:22.720 questions and 00:30:22.720 --> 00:30:22.940 then we'll 00:30:22.940 --> 00:30:23.180 go into 00:30:23.180 --> 00:30:23.420 church 00:30:23.420 --> 00:30:23.819 eldership. 00:30:26.579 --> 00:30:26.980 Yeah, 00:30:27.079 --> 00:30:27.399 Blackis. 00:30:28.299 --> 00:30:28.639 Is there 00:30:28.639 --> 00:30:28.920 some of 00:30:28.920 --> 00:30:29.200 any 00:30:29.200 --> 00:30:29.960 implications 00:30:29.960 --> 00:30:30.440 for the 00:30:30.440 --> 00:30:31.039 workplace? 00:30:31.039 --> 00:30:37.619 Good question. 00:30:37.720 --> 00:30:37.899 Yeah. 00:30:39.899 --> 00:30:40.759 So the 00:30:40.759 --> 00:30:41.139 practical 00:30:41.139 --> 00:30:41.740 outworking of 00:30:41.740 --> 00:30:42.319 this, this is 00:30:42.319 --> 00:30:42.720 why I didn't 00:30:42.720 --> 00:30:43.139 want to give 00:30:43.139 --> 00:30:43.519 too many 00:30:43.519 --> 00:30:43.839 concrete. 00:30:44.039 --> 00:30:44.779 I think that 00:30:44.779 --> 00:30:45.299 there's just a 00:30:45.299 --> 00:30:45.879 lot of wisdom 00:30:45.879 --> 00:30:46.420 in this. 00:30:48.480 --> 00:30:49.700 Yeah, each 00:30:49.700 --> 00:30:50.519 situation will be 00:30:50.519 --> 00:30:50.839 different. 00:30:50.839 --> 00:30:52.799 And quite 00:30:52.799 --> 00:30:53.399 frankly, there's 00:30:53.399 --> 00:30:54.679 no law here 00:30:54.679 --> 00:30:55.119 about it. 00:30:55.240 --> 00:30:56.000 I said this 00:30:56.000 --> 00:30:56.299 last week, 00:30:56.339 --> 00:30:56.740 there's no 00:30:56.740 --> 00:30:57.839 strict law 00:30:57.839 --> 00:30:58.500 about what 00:30:58.500 --> 00:30:59.299 forming and 00:30:59.299 --> 00:31:00.000 filling looks 00:31:00.000 --> 00:31:00.399 like. 00:31:00.779 --> 00:31:01.000 And the 00:31:01.000 --> 00:31:02.019 application in 00:31:02.019 --> 00:31:03.379 this big and 00:31:03.379 --> 00:31:03.859 complicated, 00:31:04.059 --> 00:31:04.720 messy world, 00:31:05.019 --> 00:31:05.740 it will look 00:31:05.740 --> 00:31:06.339 different and 00:31:06.339 --> 00:31:07.000 it takes 00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:09.079 wisdom to 00:31:09.079 --> 00:31:10.059 apply this. 00:31:10.319 --> 00:31:10.740 But what I 00:31:10.740 --> 00:31:11.220 would say is, 00:31:11.699 --> 00:31:12.099 first of all, 00:31:12.119 --> 00:31:12.720 at least think 00:31:12.720 --> 00:31:13.299 about it. 00:31:13.819 --> 00:31:14.279 Don't just, 00:31:15.139 --> 00:31:16.220 yeah, don't go 00:31:16.220 --> 00:31:16.599 into things 00:31:16.599 --> 00:31:16.859 blindly. 00:31:17.099 --> 00:31:18.299 Like, care about 00:31:18.299 --> 00:31:18.859 how God has 00:31:18.859 --> 00:31:19.220 ordered the 00:31:19.220 --> 00:31:19.519 world. 00:31:19.519 --> 00:31:20.980 And also, 00:31:21.700 --> 00:31:22.859 let's not be 00:31:22.859 --> 00:31:23.960 nervous about 00:31:23.960 --> 00:31:25.220 where these 00:31:25.220 --> 00:31:25.839 things lead 00:31:25.839 --> 00:31:26.220 either. 00:31:27.119 --> 00:31:28.200 If God has 00:31:28.200 --> 00:31:28.839 designed this 00:31:28.839 --> 00:31:29.960 well to form 00:31:29.960 --> 00:31:30.680 and fill and 00:31:30.680 --> 00:31:31.500 for there to 00:31:31.500 --> 00:31:32.420 be kind of a 00:31:32.420 --> 00:31:32.980 creation order, 00:31:33.359 --> 00:31:34.160 to follow it, 00:31:34.200 --> 00:31:34.819 to embrace 00:31:34.819 --> 00:31:37.519 that, let's 00:31:37.519 --> 00:31:38.079 not be nervous 00:31:38.079 --> 00:31:38.480 about where 00:31:38.480 --> 00:31:39.119 that might lead 00:31:39.119 --> 00:31:39.779 because it's a 00:31:39.779 --> 00:31:40.480 good design. 00:31:41.180 --> 00:31:41.960 And so, I'm 00:31:41.960 --> 00:31:42.299 going to dodge 00:31:42.299 --> 00:31:42.680 your question 00:31:42.680 --> 00:31:42.920 there. 00:31:43.759 --> 00:31:44.779 But I want 00:31:44.779 --> 00:31:45.220 all of this, 00:31:45.279 --> 00:31:45.900 I want this to 00:31:45.900 --> 00:31:46.519 be a starting 00:31:46.519 --> 00:31:47.279 point, to at 00:31:47.279 --> 00:31:48.139 least begin to 00:31:48.139 --> 00:31:48.779 think about it 00:31:48.779 --> 00:31:49.460 and just embrace 00:31:49.460 --> 00:31:50.160 it's a posture 00:31:50.160 --> 00:31:51.340 to lean into. 00:31:53.019 --> 00:31:53.559 So, yeah, I 00:31:53.559 --> 00:31:54.900 think I'll 00:31:54.900 --> 00:31:55.240 leave it there. 00:31:57.600 --> 00:31:58.319 Any more 00:31:58.319 --> 00:31:58.840 controversial 00:31:58.840 --> 00:31:59.299 questions? 00:32:01.680 --> 00:32:02.279 Let's go on 00:32:02.279 --> 00:32:02.539 to something 00:32:02.539 --> 00:32:03.420 else. 00:32:03.600 --> 00:32:03.880 Church 00:32:03.880 --> 00:32:04.340 eldership. 00:32:04.640 --> 00:32:05.160 We can chat 00:32:05.160 --> 00:32:05.660 afterwards if 00:32:05.660 --> 00:32:05.980 you've got more 00:32:05.980 --> 00:32:06.360 questions. 00:32:08.000 --> 00:32:09.400 So, this 00:32:09.400 --> 00:32:10.480 created order, 00:32:10.640 --> 00:32:11.720 it flows out 00:32:11.720 --> 00:32:12.819 beyond marriage 00:32:12.819 --> 00:32:14.140 and we 00:32:14.140 --> 00:32:14.700 particularly see 00:32:14.700 --> 00:32:15.400 this in church 00:32:15.400 --> 00:32:16.039 eldership. 00:32:16.039 --> 00:32:17.559 So, if 00:32:17.559 --> 00:32:18.259 you've noticed 00:32:18.259 --> 00:32:19.339 in IPCE 00:32:19.339 --> 00:32:20.379 link, we 00:32:20.379 --> 00:32:21.480 only have 00:32:21.480 --> 00:32:22.879 men as 00:32:22.879 --> 00:32:23.779 elders and 00:32:23.779 --> 00:32:24.299 ministers in 00:32:24.299 --> 00:32:24.819 this church, 00:32:24.819 --> 00:32:25.399 don't we? 00:32:26.680 --> 00:32:27.319 And I want 00:32:27.319 --> 00:32:28.859 to show you 00:32:28.859 --> 00:32:30.359 today why 00:32:30.359 --> 00:32:31.339 we do this 00:32:31.339 --> 00:32:32.240 and also, 00:32:32.500 --> 00:32:32.799 just like 00:32:32.799 --> 00:32:33.359 marriage, I 00:32:33.359 --> 00:32:33.839 want you to 00:32:33.839 --> 00:32:34.359 see why this 00:32:34.359 --> 00:32:34.879 is a really 00:32:34.879 --> 00:32:35.339 good thing. 00:32:36.379 --> 00:32:37.299 So, look 00:32:37.299 --> 00:32:37.920 at 1 Timothy 00:32:37.920 --> 00:32:38.579 2, I've got 00:32:38.579 --> 00:32:39.079 it printed out 00:32:39.079 --> 00:32:39.559 there for you. 00:32:39.559 --> 00:32:41.759 I'd love to 00:32:41.759 --> 00:32:42.119 spend more 00:32:42.119 --> 00:32:43.240 time in more 00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:44.359 passages, but 00:32:44.359 --> 00:32:45.000 let's just get 00:32:45.000 --> 00:32:46.000 to the heart 00:32:46.000 --> 00:32:46.339 of it. 00:32:47.039 --> 00:32:47.579 1 Timothy 00:32:47.579 --> 00:32:48.960 2, these 00:32:48.960 --> 00:32:49.539 are Paul's 00:32:49.539 --> 00:32:50.639 words to a 00:32:50.639 --> 00:32:50.940 minister, 00:32:51.139 --> 00:32:53.119 Timothy, and 00:32:53.119 --> 00:32:54.000 this letter 00:32:54.000 --> 00:32:55.200 is, Timothy, 00:32:55.440 --> 00:32:56.059 this is how 00:32:56.059 --> 00:32:56.539 you need to 00:32:56.539 --> 00:32:56.980 order the 00:32:56.980 --> 00:32:57.799 church, this 00:32:57.799 --> 00:32:58.259 is how the 00:32:58.259 --> 00:32:58.899 household of 00:32:58.899 --> 00:32:59.259 the church 00:32:59.259 --> 00:32:59.679 needs to 00:32:59.679 --> 00:33:00.440 run. 00:33:01.079 --> 00:33:01.440 So, there 00:33:01.440 --> 00:33:01.819 are lots of 00:33:01.819 --> 00:33:02.319 things, but 00:33:02.319 --> 00:33:03.500 this, he 00:33:03.500 --> 00:33:04.519 talks about, 00:33:05.639 --> 00:33:06.220 well, let's 00:33:06.220 --> 00:33:06.639 just dive in, 00:33:06.759 --> 00:33:07.179 let's read it, 00:33:07.220 --> 00:33:07.579 1 Timothy 00:33:07.579 --> 00:33:07.879 2. 00:33:09.559 --> 00:33:10.279 Let a 00:33:10.279 --> 00:33:10.879 woman learn 00:33:10.879 --> 00:33:11.799 quietly with 00:33:11.799 --> 00:33:12.619 all submissiveness. 00:33:13.419 --> 00:33:14.039 I do not 00:33:14.039 --> 00:33:14.480 permit a 00:33:14.480 --> 00:33:14.940 woman to 00:33:14.940 --> 00:33:15.559 teach or to 00:33:15.559 --> 00:33:15.980 exercise 00:33:15.980 --> 00:33:16.960 authority over 00:33:16.960 --> 00:33:17.399 a man, 00:33:18.000 --> 00:33:18.700 rather she 00:33:18.700 --> 00:33:18.960 is to 00:33:18.960 --> 00:33:19.879 remain quiet. 00:33:20.960 --> 00:33:21.399 For Adam 00:33:21.399 --> 00:33:21.859 was formed 00:33:21.859 --> 00:33:22.480 first, then 00:33:22.480 --> 00:33:23.519 Eve, and 00:33:23.519 --> 00:33:24.039 Eve was not 00:33:24.039 --> 00:33:25.579 deceived, but 00:33:25.579 --> 00:33:26.099 the woman was 00:33:26.099 --> 00:33:26.980 deceived and 00:33:26.980 --> 00:33:27.539 became a 00:33:27.539 --> 00:33:28.259 transgressor. 00:33:29.940 --> 00:33:30.500 So, the 00:33:30.500 --> 00:33:30.899 first thing to 00:33:30.899 --> 00:33:31.139 say about 00:33:31.139 --> 00:33:31.720 this, and 00:33:31.720 --> 00:33:32.099 let's just be 00:33:32.099 --> 00:33:33.299 clear, what 00:33:33.299 --> 00:33:33.720 Paul is saying 00:33:33.720 --> 00:33:34.879 here is not 00:33:34.879 --> 00:33:35.379 demeaning, 00:33:35.919 --> 00:33:36.139 okay? 00:33:37.019 --> 00:33:37.559 First of all, 00:33:37.579 --> 00:33:38.279 this is God's 00:33:38.279 --> 00:33:38.819 word, this is 00:33:38.819 --> 00:33:39.220 good. 00:33:40.259 --> 00:33:40.700 But in 00:33:40.700 --> 00:33:42.119 fact, for 00:33:42.119 --> 00:33:43.279 a woman to 00:33:43.279 --> 00:33:43.859 be encouraged 00:33:43.859 --> 00:33:44.419 to learn 00:33:44.419 --> 00:33:45.299 at all in 00:33:45.299 --> 00:33:47.539 this age, that 00:33:47.539 --> 00:33:47.759 would have 00:33:47.759 --> 00:33:48.440 been surprising 00:33:48.440 --> 00:33:49.099 in those days, 00:33:49.480 --> 00:33:50.000 Paul's saying 00:33:50.000 --> 00:33:50.259 this. 00:33:50.399 --> 00:33:51.119 So, Paul is 00:33:51.119 --> 00:33:52.359 actually saying 00:33:52.359 --> 00:33:53.139 something wonderful, 00:33:53.279 --> 00:33:55.059 he wants women 00:33:55.059 --> 00:33:55.879 to learn here, 00:33:56.159 --> 00:33:56.579 and that was 00:33:56.579 --> 00:33:57.119 very counter 00:33:57.119 --> 00:33:57.559 cultural, 00:33:57.759 --> 00:33:57.980 okay? 00:33:59.740 --> 00:34:00.619 And what 00:34:00.619 --> 00:34:00.940 does he say? 00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:01.440 He says, 00:34:01.960 --> 00:34:02.720 to do so 00:34:02.720 --> 00:34:04.460 quietly and 00:34:04.460 --> 00:34:04.940 with all 00:34:04.940 --> 00:34:05.519 submissiveness. 00:34:05.519 --> 00:34:07.460 Now, this 00:34:07.460 --> 00:34:08.099 isn't saying 00:34:08.099 --> 00:34:09.300 women should 00:34:09.300 --> 00:34:09.980 be silent 00:34:09.980 --> 00:34:11.019 always in 00:34:11.019 --> 00:34:11.400 the church 00:34:11.400 --> 00:34:11.659 whatever 00:34:11.659 --> 00:34:12.159 occasion. 00:34:12.259 --> 00:34:12.599 No, he's 00:34:12.599 --> 00:34:13.099 not saying 00:34:13.099 --> 00:34:13.280 that. 00:34:13.599 --> 00:34:14.099 There are 00:34:14.099 --> 00:34:14.559 other commands 00:34:14.559 --> 00:34:15.039 in the New 00:34:15.039 --> 00:34:15.300 Testament, 00:34:15.599 --> 00:34:16.159 commands to 00:34:16.159 --> 00:34:17.659 sing and 00:34:17.659 --> 00:34:18.539 for women to 00:34:18.539 --> 00:34:19.079 train the 00:34:19.079 --> 00:34:19.759 younger women. 00:34:20.340 --> 00:34:20.679 That's 00:34:20.679 --> 00:34:21.119 commanding the 00:34:21.119 --> 00:34:21.219 church. 00:34:21.360 --> 00:34:22.000 That involves 00:34:22.000 --> 00:34:22.440 talking. 00:34:22.539 --> 00:34:22.719 So, he's 00:34:22.719 --> 00:34:23.079 not talking 00:34:23.079 --> 00:34:23.659 about utter 00:34:23.659 --> 00:34:24.219 silence in 00:34:24.219 --> 00:34:24.599 the church. 00:34:24.719 --> 00:34:24.840 No. 00:34:25.300 --> 00:34:25.780 But Paul's 00:34:25.780 --> 00:34:27.059 focus here is 00:34:27.059 --> 00:34:27.579 the teaching 00:34:27.579 --> 00:34:28.059 ministry. 00:34:28.059 --> 00:34:30.000 And the 00:34:30.000 --> 00:34:30.940 quietness he's 00:34:30.940 --> 00:34:31.480 talking about 00:34:31.480 --> 00:34:32.739 here, it's 00:34:32.739 --> 00:34:33.199 to do with 00:34:33.199 --> 00:34:33.880 submissiveness, 00:34:34.199 --> 00:34:34.400 right? 00:34:34.659 --> 00:34:35.279 Can you see 00:34:35.279 --> 00:34:35.639 those two 00:34:35.639 --> 00:34:36.039 things that 00:34:36.039 --> 00:34:36.420 they're next 00:34:36.420 --> 00:34:36.659 to each 00:34:36.659 --> 00:34:36.860 other? 00:34:37.980 --> 00:34:38.719 So, just 00:34:38.719 --> 00:34:39.599 like when a 00:34:39.599 --> 00:34:40.360 wife submits 00:34:40.360 --> 00:34:40.759 to her 00:34:40.759 --> 00:34:41.719 husband, it 00:34:41.719 --> 00:34:43.559 means being 00:34:43.559 --> 00:34:45.239 led, being 00:34:45.239 --> 00:34:45.880 willing to 00:34:45.880 --> 00:34:47.000 follow, right? 00:34:48.119 --> 00:34:48.659 Well, a 00:34:48.659 --> 00:34:49.279 woman in 00:34:49.279 --> 00:34:50.759 church is 00:34:50.759 --> 00:34:51.360 to be a 00:34:51.360 --> 00:34:52.199 follower and 00:34:52.199 --> 00:34:52.679 a listener 00:34:52.679 --> 00:34:52.960 when it 00:34:52.960 --> 00:34:53.320 comes to 00:34:53.320 --> 00:34:53.799 teaching. 00:34:55.219 --> 00:34:55.559 And Paul 00:34:55.559 --> 00:34:56.099 just states 00:34:56.099 --> 00:34:56.739 this explicitly 00:34:56.739 --> 00:34:57.079 in verse 00:34:57.079 --> 00:34:57.380 12. 00:34:57.380 --> 00:34:58.039 I do not 00:34:58.039 --> 00:34:58.460 permit a 00:34:58.460 --> 00:34:58.940 woman to 00:34:58.940 --> 00:34:59.960 teach or 00:34:59.960 --> 00:35:00.599 to exercise 00:35:00.599 --> 00:35:01.420 authority over 00:35:01.420 --> 00:35:02.619 a man, rather 00:35:02.619 --> 00:35:03.059 she's to 00:35:03.059 --> 00:35:03.760 remain quiet. 00:35:05.340 --> 00:35:06.420 So, Paul is 00:35:06.420 --> 00:35:07.260 highlighting a 00:35:07.260 --> 00:35:09.019 dynamic between 00:35:09.019 --> 00:35:09.880 men and 00:35:09.880 --> 00:35:10.300 women in the 00:35:10.300 --> 00:35:10.780 church here. 00:35:11.619 --> 00:35:12.260 When it 00:35:12.260 --> 00:35:12.940 comes to 00:35:12.940 --> 00:35:13.539 ruling, 00:35:14.000 --> 00:35:15.480 authority, and 00:35:15.480 --> 00:35:16.220 teaching in 00:35:16.220 --> 00:35:16.880 the church, 00:35:17.720 --> 00:35:18.039 let's say 00:35:18.039 --> 00:35:18.980 eldership, 00:35:19.140 --> 00:35:19.280 right? 00:35:19.400 --> 00:35:19.640 Church 00:35:19.640 --> 00:35:20.220 eldership. 00:35:20.420 --> 00:35:20.900 When it 00:35:20.900 --> 00:35:21.280 comes to 00:35:21.280 --> 00:35:21.519 church 00:35:21.519 --> 00:35:21.900 eldership, 00:35:22.000 --> 00:35:22.840 that position 00:35:22.840 --> 00:35:24.099 and that 00:35:24.099 --> 00:35:25.280 office, he's 00:35:25.280 --> 00:35:25.660 saying, is 00:35:25.660 --> 00:35:26.099 for men 00:35:26.099 --> 00:35:26.440 alone. 00:35:27.380 --> 00:35:29.220 Now, some 00:35:29.220 --> 00:35:30.099 people may 00:35:30.099 --> 00:35:30.740 not like to 00:35:30.740 --> 00:35:31.300 hear that. 00:35:32.180 --> 00:35:32.780 The culture 00:35:32.780 --> 00:35:33.500 certainly wouldn't 00:35:33.500 --> 00:35:33.920 like to hear 00:35:33.920 --> 00:35:34.200 that. 00:35:34.880 --> 00:35:35.660 But let's 00:35:35.660 --> 00:35:36.240 first be 00:35:36.240 --> 00:35:36.860 agreed, that 00:35:36.860 --> 00:35:37.400 is what Paul 00:35:37.400 --> 00:35:37.760 is saying, 00:35:37.840 --> 00:35:38.019 right? 00:35:38.440 --> 00:35:39.140 That is what 00:35:39.140 --> 00:35:39.400 Paul is 00:35:39.400 --> 00:35:39.640 saying. 00:35:41.019 --> 00:35:41.440 But let's 00:35:41.440 --> 00:35:42.400 ask, why 00:35:42.400 --> 00:35:42.880 does Paul 00:35:42.880 --> 00:35:43.539 say this? 00:35:43.539 --> 00:35:46.239 a bit like 00:35:46.239 --> 00:35:46.800 marriage? 00:35:47.539 --> 00:35:48.440 Some people 00:35:48.440 --> 00:35:49.019 want to 00:35:49.019 --> 00:35:49.599 say, well, 00:35:49.639 --> 00:35:50.059 this is just 00:35:50.059 --> 00:35:50.500 Paul being 00:35:50.500 --> 00:35:51.159 misogynistic. 00:35:51.980 --> 00:35:52.699 He's just a 00:35:52.699 --> 00:35:53.159 product of 00:35:53.159 --> 00:35:53.639 his day. 00:35:54.699 --> 00:35:55.199 But no, 00:35:55.360 --> 00:35:56.179 Paul doesn't 00:35:56.179 --> 00:35:56.539 give a 00:35:56.539 --> 00:35:57.719 reason from 00:35:57.719 --> 00:35:59.199 culture, but 00:35:59.199 --> 00:35:59.820 creation. 00:36:00.559 --> 00:36:00.960 So, look at 00:36:00.960 --> 00:36:01.519 verse 13. 00:36:02.440 --> 00:36:02.920 Why? 00:36:03.059 --> 00:36:04.039 Why should 00:36:04.039 --> 00:36:04.900 women not be 00:36:04.900 --> 00:36:05.199 elders? 00:36:06.699 --> 00:36:08.039 For, because, 00:36:08.380 --> 00:36:09.920 because Adam 00:36:09.920 --> 00:36:10.619 was formed 00:36:10.619 --> 00:36:12.159 first, then 00:36:12.159 --> 00:36:14.659 Eve, the 00:36:14.659 --> 00:36:15.539 reason behind 00:36:15.539 --> 00:36:16.219 male-only 00:36:16.219 --> 00:36:17.559 eldership is 00:36:17.559 --> 00:36:18.460 because Adam 00:36:18.460 --> 00:36:19.119 was formed 00:36:19.119 --> 00:36:20.599 first, and 00:36:20.599 --> 00:36:21.139 then Eve. 00:36:21.980 --> 00:36:23.059 He's referring 00:36:23.059 --> 00:36:23.619 back to all 00:36:23.619 --> 00:36:24.099 that we've just 00:36:24.099 --> 00:36:24.539 been talking 00:36:24.539 --> 00:36:24.899 about in 00:36:24.899 --> 00:36:25.480 Genesis 2. 00:36:26.379 --> 00:36:27.159 Man was 00:36:27.159 --> 00:36:27.379 to have 00:36:27.379 --> 00:36:28.099 responsibility 00:36:28.099 --> 00:36:29.219 and leadership 00:36:29.219 --> 00:36:30.139 and authority. 00:36:31.159 --> 00:36:32.099 Adam had 00:36:32.099 --> 00:36:32.500 that over 00:36:32.500 --> 00:36:32.960 Eve, that's 00:36:32.960 --> 00:36:33.519 the pattern 00:36:33.519 --> 00:36:34.420 of creation. 00:36:35.799 --> 00:36:36.599 And that 00:36:36.599 --> 00:36:37.980 pattern, it's 00:36:37.980 --> 00:36:38.440 to be in 00:36:38.440 --> 00:36:38.839 the church 00:36:38.839 --> 00:36:39.219 too. 00:36:40.379 --> 00:36:40.960 It's good 00:36:40.960 --> 00:36:41.639 for creation, 00:36:41.639 --> 00:36:42.119 and so 00:36:42.119 --> 00:36:42.619 it's good 00:36:42.619 --> 00:36:43.000 for the 00:36:43.000 --> 00:36:43.299 church 00:36:43.299 --> 00:36:43.659 too. 00:36:44.859 --> 00:36:45.199 And he 00:36:45.199 --> 00:36:45.559 also gives 00:36:45.559 --> 00:36:46.039 another reason, 00:36:46.119 --> 00:36:46.679 verse 14. 00:36:48.079 --> 00:36:48.559 Because, 00:36:49.440 --> 00:36:50.299 why should 00:36:50.299 --> 00:36:52.279 women not 00:36:52.279 --> 00:36:52.619 be elders? 00:36:52.799 --> 00:36:53.739 Because Adam 00:36:53.739 --> 00:36:54.159 was not 00:36:54.159 --> 00:36:54.779 deceived, but 00:36:54.779 --> 00:36:55.279 the woman 00:36:55.279 --> 00:36:55.920 was deceived 00:36:55.920 --> 00:36:56.559 and became 00:36:56.559 --> 00:36:57.400 a transgressor. 00:36:59.099 --> 00:36:59.920 Again, I 00:36:59.920 --> 00:37:00.359 could talk a 00:37:00.359 --> 00:37:00.599 lot about 00:37:00.599 --> 00:37:00.960 this, but 00:37:00.960 --> 00:37:01.940 to get to 00:37:01.940 --> 00:37:02.219 the heart 00:37:02.219 --> 00:37:03.019 of it, he's 00:37:03.019 --> 00:37:03.879 referring to 00:37:03.879 --> 00:37:04.400 what happened 00:37:04.400 --> 00:37:04.920 here in 00:37:04.920 --> 00:37:05.279 the fall. 00:37:09.460 --> 00:37:10.039 He's talking 00:37:10.039 --> 00:37:10.440 about when 00:37:10.440 --> 00:37:10.920 the creation 00:37:10.920 --> 00:37:11.500 was flipped. 00:37:11.820 --> 00:37:12.360 Eve was 00:37:12.360 --> 00:37:13.039 deceived, 00:37:13.559 --> 00:37:14.200 wasn't she, 00:37:14.639 --> 00:37:15.599 by Satan, 00:37:16.280 --> 00:37:16.659 and she 00:37:16.659 --> 00:37:17.240 was acting 00:37:17.240 --> 00:37:17.740 his head 00:37:17.740 --> 00:37:18.500 over Adam. 00:37:19.159 --> 00:37:19.679 And Paul 00:37:19.679 --> 00:37:20.039 is saying 00:37:20.039 --> 00:37:20.960 things go 00:37:20.960 --> 00:37:22.200 wrong when 00:37:22.200 --> 00:37:22.619 the order 00:37:22.619 --> 00:37:23.159 is flipped. 00:37:24.200 --> 00:37:24.800 And so 00:37:24.800 --> 00:37:25.539 keep that 00:37:25.539 --> 00:37:26.139 order within 00:37:26.139 --> 00:37:26.760 the church. 00:37:28.240 --> 00:37:28.500 And so 00:37:28.500 --> 00:37:29.280 a woman 00:37:29.280 --> 00:37:30.980 with teaching 00:37:30.980 --> 00:37:31.760 authority over 00:37:31.760 --> 00:37:32.159 a man, 00:37:32.260 --> 00:37:32.720 that is 00:37:32.720 --> 00:37:33.579 flipping the 00:37:33.579 --> 00:37:33.920 creation 00:37:33.920 --> 00:37:34.200 order. 00:37:34.199 --> 00:37:34.239 better. 00:37:35.480 --> 00:37:36.159 And it's 00:37:36.159 --> 00:37:37.239 not because 00:37:37.239 --> 00:37:39.179 men just 00:37:39.179 --> 00:37:39.799 are better. 00:37:40.039 --> 00:37:40.519 He's not 00:37:40.519 --> 00:37:41.019 saying that. 00:37:41.099 --> 00:37:41.399 It's not 00:37:41.399 --> 00:37:42.139 because women 00:37:42.139 --> 00:37:42.659 aren't good 00:37:42.659 --> 00:37:43.339 at teaching. 00:37:43.799 --> 00:37:44.239 There are 00:37:44.239 --> 00:37:44.919 plenty of 00:37:44.919 --> 00:37:45.419 gifted women 00:37:45.419 --> 00:37:45.819 who are 00:37:45.819 --> 00:37:46.399 incredible 00:37:46.399 --> 00:37:46.899 teachers. 00:37:48.219 --> 00:37:49.079 The reason 00:37:49.079 --> 00:37:49.619 is far 00:37:49.619 --> 00:37:50.039 deeper and 00:37:50.039 --> 00:37:50.639 far better. 00:37:51.559 --> 00:37:52.419 It's rooted 00:37:52.419 --> 00:37:52.899 in the 00:37:52.899 --> 00:37:53.379 order of 00:37:53.379 --> 00:37:53.859 creation. 00:37:54.859 --> 00:37:55.399 God has 00:37:55.399 --> 00:37:55.899 designed 00:37:55.899 --> 00:37:56.659 creation and 00:37:56.659 --> 00:37:57.299 his church 00:37:57.299 --> 00:37:57.759 with the 00:37:57.759 --> 00:37:58.359 same pattern. 00:37:59.879 --> 00:38:00.259 And that's 00:38:00.259 --> 00:38:00.719 why in the 00:38:00.719 --> 00:38:01.179 next chapter 00:38:01.179 --> 00:38:01.480 of 1 00:38:01.480 --> 00:38:01.859 Timothy, I 00:38:01.859 --> 00:38:02.219 encourage you 00:38:02.219 --> 00:38:02.539 to read 00:38:02.539 --> 00:38:03.019 1 Timothy, 00:38:03.219 --> 00:38:03.440 in the 00:38:03.440 --> 00:38:03.960 next chapter 00:38:03.960 --> 00:38:04.659 straight after 00:38:04.659 --> 00:38:05.420 this, Paul 00:38:05.420 --> 00:38:06.019 gives a list 00:38:06.019 --> 00:38:06.779 of qualifications 00:38:06.779 --> 00:38:07.400 for elders. 00:38:08.019 --> 00:38:08.239 And he 00:38:08.239 --> 00:38:09.340 says, two 00:38:09.340 --> 00:38:09.820 qualifications 00:38:09.820 --> 00:38:10.619 stand out. 00:38:11.239 --> 00:38:11.659 He must be 00:38:11.659 --> 00:38:12.320 the husband 00:38:12.320 --> 00:38:12.860 of one 00:38:12.860 --> 00:38:13.300 wife. 00:38:14.000 --> 00:38:14.840 Another, the 00:38:14.840 --> 00:38:15.300 actual phrase 00:38:15.300 --> 00:38:15.880 is a one 00:38:15.880 --> 00:38:16.599 woman man. 00:38:17.079 --> 00:38:17.199 Okay? 00:38:17.719 --> 00:38:18.559 And another 00:38:18.559 --> 00:38:19.139 qualification, he 00:38:19.139 --> 00:38:19.759 must manage 00:38:19.759 --> 00:38:20.239 his own 00:38:20.239 --> 00:38:21.199 household well. 00:38:22.400 --> 00:38:23.159 The authority 00:38:23.159 --> 00:38:23.500 in your 00:38:23.500 --> 00:38:24.199 household needs 00:38:24.199 --> 00:38:25.179 to match 00:38:25.179 --> 00:38:25.920 the authority 00:38:25.920 --> 00:38:26.739 in eldership. 00:38:27.259 --> 00:38:27.539 Okay? 00:38:28.579 --> 00:38:29.099 And all 00:38:29.099 --> 00:38:29.940 these are 00:38:29.940 --> 00:38:30.719 qualifications that 00:38:30.719 --> 00:38:31.779 require elders 00:38:31.779 --> 00:38:32.259 to be men. 00:38:33.500 --> 00:38:34.539 But also, let 00:38:34.539 --> 00:38:34.880 me just finish 00:38:34.880 --> 00:38:35.259 with this. 00:38:35.860 --> 00:38:36.619 Like Ephesians 00:38:36.619 --> 00:38:38.019 5, male 00:38:38.019 --> 00:38:39.119 eldership reflects 00:38:39.119 --> 00:38:39.639 the gospel. 00:38:40.759 --> 00:38:41.719 What is going 00:38:41.719 --> 00:38:42.519 on in the 00:38:42.519 --> 00:38:43.199 preaching of the 00:38:43.199 --> 00:38:43.539 Bible? 00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:44.719 Like this 00:38:44.719 --> 00:38:45.139 morning, but 00:38:45.139 --> 00:38:45.440 what's going 00:38:45.440 --> 00:38:46.099 to happen in 00:38:46.099 --> 00:38:46.420 the preaching 00:38:46.420 --> 00:38:46.940 of the Bible? 00:38:48.119 --> 00:38:49.259 Christ, the 00:38:49.259 --> 00:38:50.940 groom, is 00:38:50.940 --> 00:38:51.860 speaking to 00:38:51.860 --> 00:38:52.599 his bride. 00:38:53.440 --> 00:38:54.340 And we, the 00:38:54.340 --> 00:38:55.279 bride, humbly 00:38:55.279 --> 00:38:56.279 submit and 00:38:56.279 --> 00:38:56.699 listen. 00:38:57.860 --> 00:38:58.380 And we're 00:38:58.380 --> 00:38:59.139 nourished and 00:38:59.139 --> 00:38:59.900 protected and 00:38:59.900 --> 00:39:00.860 given life by 00:39:00.860 --> 00:39:01.480 Christ as he 00:39:01.480 --> 00:39:02.099 speaks to us. 00:39:02.539 --> 00:39:04.059 Well, the 00:39:04.059 --> 00:39:05.639 minister, as he 00:39:05.639 --> 00:39:06.659 preaches, he 00:39:06.659 --> 00:39:07.759 is an ambassador 00:39:07.759 --> 00:39:08.519 of Christ, 00:39:09.259 --> 00:39:10.159 speaking on 00:39:10.159 --> 00:39:10.759 Christ's behalf 00:39:10.759 --> 00:39:11.360 with an 00:39:11.360 --> 00:39:13.039 authority given 00:39:13.039 --> 00:39:13.920 by Christ. 00:39:15.259 --> 00:39:16.380 And he's 00:39:16.380 --> 00:39:17.279 speaking to the 00:39:17.279 --> 00:39:18.159 bride of Christ. 00:39:18.920 --> 00:39:20.039 And so, who 00:39:20.039 --> 00:39:20.739 that minister 00:39:20.739 --> 00:39:22.779 is, that 00:39:22.779 --> 00:39:23.279 matters. 00:39:23.920 --> 00:39:24.679 It must 00:39:24.679 --> 00:39:25.759 reflect what's 00:39:25.759 --> 00:39:26.840 going on in the 00:39:26.840 --> 00:39:27.579 deeper reality. 00:39:27.579 --> 00:39:27.679 ministry. 00:39:28.840 --> 00:39:29.500 That minister 00:39:29.500 --> 00:39:30.819 must reflect the 00:39:30.819 --> 00:39:31.819 maleness of 00:39:31.819 --> 00:39:33.420 Christ speaking 00:39:33.420 --> 00:39:34.340 to his bride. 00:39:35.699 --> 00:39:36.699 It's a living 00:39:36.699 --> 00:39:37.460 picture of the 00:39:37.460 --> 00:39:37.779 gospel. 00:39:39.340 --> 00:39:39.679 And so, 00:39:39.840 --> 00:39:40.460 headship in 00:39:40.460 --> 00:39:41.059 marriage and 00:39:41.059 --> 00:39:41.659 male church 00:39:41.659 --> 00:39:42.759 eldership, this 00:39:42.759 --> 00:39:43.400 isn't something to 00:39:43.400 --> 00:39:44.079 be ashamed of. 00:39:44.799 --> 00:39:45.559 Although the 00:39:45.559 --> 00:39:46.099 culture would 00:39:46.099 --> 00:39:46.960 make us think 00:39:46.960 --> 00:39:47.239 that. 00:39:48.139 --> 00:39:48.960 No, this is 00:39:48.960 --> 00:39:49.299 glorious. 00:39:49.579 --> 00:39:51.039 Both are the 00:39:51.039 --> 00:39:51.880 pattern of how 00:39:51.880 --> 00:39:52.799 we are designed 00:39:52.800 --> 00:39:53.960 and how we 00:39:53.960 --> 00:39:54.500 flourish. 00:39:55.380 --> 00:39:56.620 And both are a 00:39:56.620 --> 00:39:57.240 reflection of the 00:39:57.240 --> 00:39:57.539 gospel. 00:39:59.060 --> 00:39:59.720 Let me end 00:39:59.720 --> 00:40:00.539 there and we 00:40:00.539 --> 00:40:01.740 can have one 00:40:01.740 --> 00:40:01.980 minute for 00:40:01.980 --> 00:40:02.380 questions. 00:40:03.440 --> 00:40:03.780 Or you can 00:40:03.780 --> 00:40:04.100 come to me 00:40:04.100 --> 00:40:04.460 afterwards and 00:40:04.460 --> 00:40:04.900 ask questions 00:40:04.900 --> 00:40:05.280 either way. 00:40:10.720 --> 00:40:11.160 Yep. 00:40:11.700 --> 00:40:12.019 Have a go. 00:40:12.019 --> 00:40:16.420 Sorry. 00:40:16.420 --> 00:40:16.460 Sorry. 00:40:17.460 --> 00:40:18.320 About how this 00:40:18.320 --> 00:40:20.119 other imagery 00:40:20.119 --> 00:40:22.059 points back 00:40:22.059 --> 00:40:23.719 that I know 00:40:23.719 --> 00:40:25.579 you've got a 00:40:25.579 --> 00:40:25.900 little bit 00:40:25.900 --> 00:40:26.119 here. 00:40:26.579 --> 00:40:28.280 It is Christ 00:40:28.280 --> 00:40:28.639 and his 00:40:28.639 --> 00:40:29.079 church. 00:40:29.280 --> 00:40:29.639 Shirley was 00:40:29.639 --> 00:40:30.320 talking about 00:40:30.320 --> 00:40:31.079 the living 00:40:31.079 --> 00:40:31.960 Christ and 00:40:31.960 --> 00:40:32.659 the church 00:40:32.659 --> 00:40:32.960 which is 00:40:32.960 --> 00:40:33.460 the living 00:40:33.460 --> 00:40:33.800 part. 00:40:35.039 --> 00:40:35.739 And then 00:40:35.739 --> 00:40:35.900 he was 00:40:35.900 --> 00:40:36.340 talking about 00:40:36.340 --> 00:40:37.179 marriage which 00:40:37.179 --> 00:40:37.900 is a sacrament 00:40:37.900 --> 00:40:38.579 and his 00:40:38.579 --> 00:40:39.539 church. 00:40:40.539 --> 00:40:41.480 So then how 00:40:41.480 --> 00:40:42.119 is the 00:40:42.119 --> 00:40:44.340 pastor a 00:40:44.340 --> 00:40:44.960 picture of 00:40:44.960 --> 00:40:46.219 Christ and 00:40:46.219 --> 00:40:46.780 his church. 00:40:47.380 --> 00:40:48.240 And he is a 00:40:48.240 --> 00:40:48.920 member of 00:40:48.920 --> 00:40:49.820 the church. 00:40:50.579 --> 00:40:50.900 Yep. 00:40:51.039 --> 00:40:52.340 So he 00:40:52.340 --> 00:40:52.599 both. 00:40:54.559 --> 00:40:55.260 So yes, 00:40:55.400 --> 00:40:55.760 absolutely. 00:40:56.119 --> 00:40:56.639 Every 00:40:56.639 --> 00:40:57.400 day minister 00:40:57.400 --> 00:40:59.139 is a 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under shepherds 00:41:48.539 --> 00:41:50.400 under the ultimate 00:41:50.400 --> 00:41:51.480 shepherd of the Lord's Christ 00:41:51.480 --> 00:41:54.340 so it's both, is that what you're 00:41:54.340 --> 00:41:56.519 yeah, I'd love to know that there's other references 00:41:56.519 --> 00:41:57.360 that are away from you 00:41:57.360 --> 00:42:00.639 sorry, I would love to go into this 00:42:00.639 --> 00:42:02.199 and so, well, let me 00:42:02.199 --> 00:42:03.420 reference all this 00:42:03.420 --> 00:42:05.639 I mentioned this at the beginning, so 00:42:05.639 --> 00:42:08.599 well actually, let's do this, Men and Women of the Church 00:42:08.599 --> 00:42:10.380 by Kevin Young, this 00:42:10.380 --> 00:42:12.200 basically goes into all the stuff I was 00:42:12.200 --> 00:42:14.640 talking to Abigail about, like all the more details 00:42:14.640 --> 00:42:16.660 if you're not quite sure about 00:42:16.660 --> 00:42:18.500 all this and you want like, you know, give me 00:42:18.500 --> 00:42:19.559 some more Bible passages 00:42:19.559 --> 00:42:22.579 Kevin Young does that, I'm sorry, I just don't have the 00:42:22.579 --> 00:42:24.000 time to do all that, but 00:42:24.000 --> 00:42:26.700 I recommend go to Kevin Young, Men and Women of the Church 00:42:26.700 --> 00:42:28.440 we might be ordering some more 00:42:28.440 --> 00:42:30.420 I think that's on the way to the bookstall, if not 00:42:30.420 --> 00:42:32.119 if you're eager, just order online 00:42:32.119 --> 00:42:34.460 Men and Women of the Church, and this will talk about 00:42:34.460 --> 00:42:36.559 kind of the design for 00:42:36.559 --> 00:42:38.480 men and women as well, and just a 00:42:38.480 --> 00:42:40.320 general one for all that we've been doing 00:42:40.320 --> 00:42:42.340 on humanity, how many works 00:42:42.340 --> 00:42:44.800 image of God, this is on the 00:42:44.800 --> 00:42:46.360 books also, go have a look 00:42:46.360 --> 00:42:48.420 sorry for keeping you, come 00:42:48.420 --> 00:42:50.080 questions afterwards, let me pray 00:42:50.080 --> 00:42:54.600 Lord God, we 00:42:54.600 --> 00:42:55.640 thank you 00:42:55.640 --> 00:42:58.080 for your wise 00:42:58.080 --> 00:42:59.740 creation 00:42:59.740 --> 00:43:02.539 your wonderful ways in this world, in our 00:43:02.539 --> 00:43:04.240 lives, in salvation, in 00:43:04.240 --> 00:43:05.980 creation and providence 00:43:05.980 --> 00:43:07.740 and Lord would you 00:43:07.740 --> 00:43:08.760 please help us to 00:43:08.760 --> 00:43:10.500 comprehend these things 00:43:10.500 --> 00:43:11.960 help us to 00:43:11.960 --> 00:43:13.940 believe them, and to apply 00:43:13.940 --> 00:43:15.940 them into our lives with great wisdom and care 00:43:15.940 --> 00:43:18.000 and we ask all this 00:43:18.000 --> 00:43:19.980 in the help of your 00:43:19.980 --> 00:43:22.179 spirit and in the name of your son, amen 00:43:22.179 --> 00:43:22.879 who 00:43:22.879 --> 00:43:22.879 00:43:22.879 --> 00:43:23.839 who 00:43:23.839 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