Then let Christian, God fearing men stand in the gap by starting to love women, children and people as God's will is. Let them begin to really pray for the healing of male, female relationships. Let them model for society their love for their wives. They are the God appointed heads of their families, let them shine as such, by faith. Let them begin to share with others salvation through Jesus Christ our LORD. Let the men of Christ be men indeed!
Some of us have prayed for that to happen for years.....crickets! I’ve seen too many men NOT spend time with their children, NOT pay support, and go on in life, as if they were still single. I’m not a feminist, and very traditional. There is much that needs to change on both sides of marriage. When God truly is first, the rest follows.
Now, my husband is godly man, loving, and does pray with me, so let me clearly note, I am not speaking of him. Finding someone that nice is NOT easy!
I think most women, from my conversations with them, would prefer a strong, spiritual man, who takes the lead. Who is able to handle the finances, and make right decisions. YET for all the men’s female bashing, and whining...it seldom happens. Women pay bills, buy the groceries, and make decisions with very little input from the man... along with all domestic work, WHY? Who knows!
I wonder how many men really treat their wives ,as they did while dating? Flowers, Movie at home, or surprise gifts? And they wonder WHAT HAPPENED? Seriously? They do not get it! No doubt, God scratches his head from time to time on this ridiculous ‘pass the buck’ nonsense!
I am NOT Catholic, yet I think Mother Teresa said it best “What America needs is Love’...paraphrasing here.
Ephesians 5:25 Let men love their wives as Christ loved Church, and gave himself up for her.... NO WOMAN with any sense would leave a guy who was loving, kind, and protective. That makes zero sense.
Amen! Per my tagline, this immediately follows:
OLDER MEN are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. OLDER WOMEN likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the YOUNG WOMEN to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. Likewise, urge the YOUNGER MEN to be self-controlled. Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. BONDSERVANTS are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.—Titus 2
Man, I teared up reading that. That’s why I love God’s Word, it lifts us up to uprightness. How can anyone find fault with such instruction? Yeah, I can look at myself and say “Uh, no, that’s not me” and shrink. Why? God’s grace lifts us up day after day. “Baptizing” our minds in His Word renews them over time. This is what we all NEED.
The men you reference need to insist on premarital contracts.