Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

a ―male - man‖ and to the female as a ―female - man.‖ This will remind us that men and women are both ―man.‖ The di s tinctions between men and women are physical and func tional, rather than of their essence. The purpose of man — the spirit — and the purpose of the male are two different things, although they are related. Man was created in God‘s image for the purposes we discussed in the previous chapter. Male was made to serve the needs of man on earth and to enable him to fulfill his purpose. Genesis 2 gives us a more detailed explanation of the manner in which God made male and female. First, He

“formed” the male: “The L ORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being” (Gen. 2:7). The male was made first, and there was an in

The male was

made to serve

the needs of

man on earth.

terlude of time before the female was made. There is much we can learn about God‘s purposes for the male by what the male saw, heard, and learned during this interlude. Remember that the purpose of something determines its nature, its design, and its features. This means that the nature, design, and qualities of males were decided upon by God and created by Him according to what He determined was best for the sake of His purposes.

Elements of the Male’s Purpose

The purpose of the male may be summed up as his priority, his position, and his assignment.

Priority refers to the man‘s order in creation and what this means in regard to his reason for being. Position refers to the environment and place in which the man is to carry out his purpose. Assignment means the functions or tasks that the man has been given.

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