I talked to some friends and one of them was reading "Wild at heart". I told her that for me this is the "Heresy alert" kind of book. She kept telling me about some points John Eldredge was making in his book.
The main thesis in the book is the feminization of the men/boys in our society. He makes a good point and I guess we all agree on this.
But then he goes further and says that the reason men and women should be different is because God has both "masculine" characteristics (like just) and "feminine" (like loving, patient, etc). He got that from Gen 1:27, the man was created in God's image. Namely, since the man was created in God's image, God must have these masculine/feminine attributes.
I couldn't explain what "in God's image" means, since it's a difficult topic, but this "masculine/feminine" stuff is speculation at best. At this point I didn't care about men/women any more. I think Eldredge should be very careful with these "attributes" of God.
Could someone explain to me what this Bible verse means?
Thank you very much
Cristian
The main thesis in the book is the feminization of the men/boys in our society. He makes a good point and I guess we all agree on this.
But then he goes further and says that the reason men and women should be different is because God has both "masculine" characteristics (like just) and "feminine" (like loving, patient, etc). He got that from Gen 1:27, the man was created in God's image. Namely, since the man was created in God's image, God must have these masculine/feminine attributes.
I couldn't explain what "in God's image" means, since it's a difficult topic, but this "masculine/feminine" stuff is speculation at best. At this point I didn't care about men/women any more. I think Eldredge should be very careful with these "attributes" of God.
Could someone explain to me what this Bible verse means?
Thank you very much
Cristian