Gender Gap
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Genesis 1:27; 2:18-25; Matthew 19:1-4; 1 Peter 3:7
I want to speak on “the Gender Gap.” Two reasons for this:
1) The current controversy—A “signs of the times” is the gender controversy. The world is mixing the sexes in a “gender-blender.” [“Non-binary” sex status. 1] God created men and women different (text). And what God hath made different, let not man make them the same!
2) To help strengthen your marriage.
HUMOR: Did you know that inanimate objects have gender differences— Consider the “Gender of Inanimate Objects”:
- Ziploc Bags— They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.
- Copy machines— They are female, because once turned off, it takes a while for them to warm up again. It’s an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed.
- Tires— Male, because it goes bald and it’s often over-inflated.
- Hot Air Balloon—Male, because, to get it to go anywhere, you have to light a fire under it. And, of course, there’s the hot air component.
- Sponges— Female— Soft, squeezable and retain water.
- Web Page— Female, because they get hit on.
- Subway—Male, because it uses the same old lines to pick people up.
- Hourglass—Female, because over time, the weight shifts to the bottom.
- Hammer— Male, because it hasn’t changed much over the last 5,000 years, but it’s handy to have around.
- Remote Control— Female. Ha! You thought it’d be male. But consider this: It gives a man pleasure… he’d be lost without it… and while he doesn’t always push the right buttons, he keeps trying.
The movement to remove gender language from the Bible. Today there are several gender-neutral “bibles” on the market:
New Jerusalem Bible (1985)
New American Bible (1988)
New Century Version (1987, 1991)
New Revised Standard Version (1989)
The Message (1993)
Contemporary English Version (1995)
New Living Translation (1996)
New Living Translation (1996)
Today’s New International Version (2005)
Common English Bible (2011)
A few examples of how these modern so-called “bibles” remove the gender distinctions from the text:
KJV—Ezekiel 2:1— “And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.”
Common English Bible (CEB)— “The voice said to me: ‘Human one, stand on your feet, and I’ll speak to you’”
KJV—Matt. 8:20— And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
CEB—“Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Human One has no place to lay his head.’” The title, “Human One” does not carry the same weight as “Son of Man.”
KJV—Mark 1:17—“And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.”
CEB—“Come, follow me,” he said, “and I’ll show you how to fish for people.”
KJV—1 Cor. 15:21—“For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.”
New American Bible (NAB)—“For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead came also through a human being.”
This week (6/15/16) Canada’s House of Commons voted to change the country’s national anthem, “O Canada,” to make the lyrics gender-neutral.
Transgender? The problem is sexual perversion—An abomination in the sight of God! The Bible is explicit on the issues of homosexual and transgender lives:
Leviticus 20:13—If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination…
Romans 1:26-27—For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
To make things the same that God created different is CONFUSION.
One major point of friction in marriage is failing to recognize the differences between a man and a woman—Not only the obvious physical differences, but also psychological (emotional) and sociological differences. We must understand these differences and “what makes our spouse tick” if our marriage is to be all God intended.
1 Peter 3:7 says, “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.” There must be a mutual respect for the differences God made in a husband and wife. Getting to know your wife or husband is vital for an enduring relationship.
In this message I want to explain some differences between the sexes we must understand.
HUMOROUS DIFFERENCES
Money
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he wants.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t want.
Grooming
A man has six items in his bathroom: A toothbrush, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel from the Holiday Inn.
The average number of items in the typical woman’s bathroom is 125. A man would not be able to identify most of these items.
Cats
Women love cats.
Men say they love cats, but when women aren’t looking, men kick cats.
Arguments
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
Future
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
Success
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
Marriage
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn’t.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change and she does.
Dressing Up
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a book, get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings, funerals.
Natural
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed. Women somehow deteriorate during the night.
Offspring
Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, and secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware that some short people live in the house.
Mistakes
Any married man should forget his mistakes.
There’s no use in him and his wife both remembering the same thing.
I. Difference #1–Enjoy the PROCESS vs. Focus on the GOAL.
- Women enjoy the journey towards the goal. Men are goal oriented. They are only interested in the goal, forget the process!
II. Difference #2– Report vs. “Rapport.”
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