The Role of Men! POLL

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Wow, this seems like one of those threads that could get some guys into trouble…maybe that’s why not many guys posted in it.

I am of the opinion that men are called to follow Christ, honor their wives, and provide for their family in the way that is needed (this is assuming he is married). Though I do enjoy doing many things with which guys are stereotyped (playing with tools, hooking up wires, cleaning cars…meticulously, killing bugs when my mother screams, etc.), I think that is an ever so slightly narrow view of what men are good for.

But then again, what do I know, I’m just some dumb guy…pardon me while I go powerwash my driveway and listen to Kiss and Poison while watching reruns of the SuperBowl and knocking back a six-pack (if you couldn’t tell, I’m being sarcastic 😃 )

Eamon

OK, back to homework…wow, I just realized that this was a major thread RESURRECTION!!!
 
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turboEDvo:
OK, back to homework…wow, I just realized that this was a major thread RESURRECTION!!!
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PRAISE BE JEEEEE-SUS!!!
 
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turboEDvo:
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Nah, not major – “major” is when you resurrect a thread from three years ago!

Sorry I keep resurrecting old threads – but they’re all new to me! 🙂
 
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CarolAnnSFO:
Nah, not major – “major” is when you resurrect a thread from three years ago!

Sorry I keep resurrecting old threads – but they’re all new to me! 🙂
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If they are of interest to you, then resurrect away. The Water Cooler dispenses holy water for just such needs.
 
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CarolAnnSFO:
Nah, not major – “major” is when you resurrect a thread from three years ago!

Sorry I keep resurrecting old threads – but they’re all new to me! 🙂
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No worries, I’ll be standing right there to give witness to the resurrections 😉

Eamon
 
I would have liked to see “protector” as a choice. It is a natural role for a man to protect his family.
 
Well, for a married man, his role should be to do whatever is best for his family. If that means hunting and gathering, then he should hunt and gather. If that means being the homemaker, then that’s what he has to do. 👍
 
As I was reading the responses a thought occured to me–we hear so much about women wanting to be a Proverbs 31 women…yet I can’t find anything similar in the Bible for men. Provider, protector, emulating Christ and big ugly bug killer are all good–I’d like to add a man needs to be a man:

A man’s word is his bond, he is there for his woman anytime for anything she needs not staying out all night every night with the boys, is responsible by holding up his end of the relationship and doesn’t make her do everything and does not let a single day go by without telling her in no uncertain terms how special and important she is to him…and in case you are wondering…the woman I love is with another man today because I didn’t do these things…
 
I feel,of course the number one is for hubbys to love their wives as Christ loved the Church. But I feel these men are SO few and far between. If you wives have one of these hubbys, you are so lucky!!!

Number 2 is for them to be the PROVIDER of their familes, and to not expect wives to go out and earn/bring home the bacon. YCCH–this is THEIR job. TOO many women do this, and enable their husbands in the process. I know my MIL did so, and now my husband doesn’t know how to do such, (earn the living)-----it is most hard for him, thus, our marriage has suffered, but all the while, it is something HE MUST learn to do, or else, or else the pattern perpetuates itself, with kids, and thus, our society is so far worse off.
 
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puzzleannie:
men are useful for many things. changing the oil in my truck. parallel parking. taking out the garbage. programming the remote. crawling under the trailer to install phone and DSS cable. washing the car. powerwashing the driveway. blowing leaves and weeds away (I have never seen a woman operating a leaf blower). balancing the waterbed so I don’t sink toward the middle. we should not underestimate their contributions.
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They provide the means by which we may have children so that the kids may take over the above highlighted tasks.😉
 
How Does a Father Protect His Family?

Let’s approach this question by first examining a man’s masculinity, the distinctive character of any normal adult male.

Men are different from women. They are wired differently, think differently. They have instincts and attitudes and physical strengths that empower them for tough-minded, sacrificial service to those people who count most in their lives, starting with their families. All the special features of an adult male’s personality, developed from boyhood — his muscles, will power, stamina, competitive drive, aggressiveness and assertiveness, mathematical and abstractive powers of mind, love for strategic planning and manipulating physical reality, strong sense of fairness and ethical conduct — all coordinate toward a single great purpose in life: protection.

Nature, it seems, endows men with the physical and mental powers they need to protect their loved ones. The instinct to protect from harm lies at the core of a man’s masculinity, and it is an immensely powerful force.

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I really don’t feel personally capable of answering this question, I’m pretty screwed up when it comes to family issues. But the more, and more I hear be a man, or any other form of what a man should be, I fall back on Genesis 2 and 3. I have also researched a few other areas of the bible, after hearing the constant men are idiots, liers…

I truly believe that God made it quite simple:
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

My concerns socially is that men are becoming ambiguous, as to what there role is. The ones who attempt to keep are ridiculed, the ones who take are becoming the hero’s, the times are beginning to show one thing, when men feel their Eden slipping away they will retaliate. Ladies be careful out there, what you like to constantly refer to as ego can get real ugly real quick.
 
My husband works, has changed the nastiest poopy cloth diapers, does laundry and dishes, he also changes the oil, fills brake fluid on the mini van etc.
Having men in he can ONLY be this is not right. Just as having women in one fit role is silly.
 
The roll of men? To constantly change the TV channels, of course.
 
The main role men have in society today is to be breeding stock and to provide women with child support payments. The family with several generations of women and no men is becoming more typical. This is the prototype for the future.

In the lesbian-feminist society of the future, men will have will have no role at all. All the male babies will be killed, except for a few kept as breeding stock. These will be kept out of sight, in cages and used for artificial insemination. There will no longer be problems caused by boys growing up in fatherless households.
 
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The main role men have in society today is to be breeding stock and to provide women with child support payments. The family with several generations of women and no men is becoming more typical. This is the prototype for the future.

In the lesbian-feminist society of the future, men will have will have no role at all. All the male babies will be killed, except for a few kept as breeding stock. These will be kept out of sight, in cages and used for artificial insemination. There will no longer be problems caused by boys growing up in fatherless households.
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Wow, as frightening as this post is…I know people who would love to see this. Or, at least, to legalize slavery for the male class.:bigyikes:
 
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WhiteDove:
What about the role of men today??? 😃
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the role of men and women are quite clearly defined in the bible in terms of a family/marriage…
 
In regards to marriage - I think the roles of men are to be as good a reflection as their wives are to them. What does that mean? I believe men should work hard, play hard, love hard, think hard. I think men should strive to be good providers - of not just income, but of respect, honor, trust, protection, laughter, faith, and intellect. I think men should guide their families to do good works, to be kind, to be forgiving. I believe a man should not be afriad to admit they are afriad, but also admit they will do their best to find strength.

I believe a man before marriage has the role to become a beacon for others, a person the ‘everyman’ can look to and say “I would consider him my brother”. A man does not have to be “perfect” in an unrealistic way, just working towards being the best he can be.

This is not to say any man who isn’t there yet, is any less of a man by word. He is “in progress”, just like everyone else.

And really, it’s what any of us should be working towards - being the best we can be. 🙂
 
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