Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction: Have You Been Brainwashed?
1. God made men superior to women.
Genesis 1 account / Man and woman created equal / What ezer means / Ephesians 5 principles of equality / Your wife is not your maid / God’s heart for daughters / Why fathers must value children equally, regardless of gender
2. A man cannot be close to his father.
How sons are affected by abandonment, abuse, cruelty, or neglect / Fathers as bad examples / Why we need the love of the heavenly Father
3. A real man is defined by financial and professional success.
Pressure of culture / The spirit of competition / Putting the kingdom of God first in your life / Vanity of pursuing riches / Qualities of real heroes in history: courage, sacrifice, and generosity
4. A man is the “boss” of his family.
Meaning of “headship” in Ephesians 5 / Concept of oneness and intimacy / Sharing money in marriage / Sharing duties and serving your wife / Becoming your wife’s encourager
5. Sex is primarily for the man’s enjoyment, not the woman’s.
1 Corinthians 7:3 – 4 principle / Understanding a woman’s sexual response / How men exploit women / The roots of adultery / Sexual maturity vs. immaturity
6. It’s OK for a man to hit or abuse a woman to teach her a lesson.
Examples and types of domestic abuse / How to break the cycle / What God really meant in the Malachi 3 divorce passage / 1 Peter 3:7 principle / How Jesus opposed abuse of women
7. Real men don’t need close male friendships.
Why men close their hearts / Fear of exposure / How every man needs a Paul, a Barnabas and a Timothy
/ Jonathan and David principle
8. A man should never admit his weaknesses.
James 5:18 principle of confessing sins to a brother / Why men keep secrets / Dealing with addictions to drugs, alcohol, pornography, etc. / Dealing with sexual temptation / How men respond to depression
9. Real men don’t cry.
Stereotypes of “strong” men / Biblical examples of men who wept / Why spirituality is not a weakness / The power of compassion in a man / The stony heart vs. the heart of flesh
10. A man should never receive spiritual ministry from a woman.
Why the church needs both spiritual fathers and mothers / Old and New Testament examples of women
leaders / Misunderstanding of Paul’s words to Timothy about women / The power of a godly wife
