2 Links a His and a Hers

2 Links a His and a Hers


Let me commend two outstanding articles to you. Both deal very helpfully with matters of great import to our personal holiness. One is directed at men and one at women.


Both articles deal frankly with topics that are rated PG-13, but if you are a parent of teenagers these articles definitely bring to the forefront issues that you should be talking with your students about.


The first article provides great wisdom for men in all walks of life (both pastors/elders and those in the business world).
The second article gives a refreshingly contrarian perspective that Christian women should really benefit from.


For the Men – Albert Mohler takes the Herman Cain situation and makes some very practical (yet often overlooked) points about men, being above reproach and sexual purity.


The Christian man must plan his life, including his business life and his professional career, in such a way that he does not allow himself to be in a situation in which he can be credibly accused of such misconduct. A Christian man does not socialize alone with a woman who is not his wife — period. Though this can sometimes add complication and cost, a Christian man should not travel or conduct business in a way that exposes himself to sexual temptation or opportunity.
http://www.albertmohler.com/2011/12/05/for-christian-men-the-lessons-of-herman-cain/


For the Women – Russell Moore gives a striking word to women urging women not to submit to men so that they can fulfill the Word of the Lord.


Too often in our culture, women and girls are pressured to submit to men, as a category. This is the reason so many women, even feminist women, are consumed with what men, in general, think of them. This is the reason a woman’s value in our society, too often, is defined in terms of sexual attractiveness and availability. Is it any wonder that so many of our girls and women are destroyed by a predatory patriarchy that demeans the dignity and glory of what it means to be a woman?
Submitting to men in general renders it impossible to submit to one’s “own husband.” Submission to one’s husband means faithfulness to him, and to him alone, which means saying “no” to other suitors.
Submission to a right authority always means a corresponding refusal to submit to a false authority.
http://www.russellmoore.com/2011/12/05/women-stop-submitting-to-men/