Male & Female Domestic Roles

In this part of the sermon: Martin reviews the previous week's study on general male-female relationships, identifying 1 Corinthians 11:3 as the pivotal passage establishing a God-ordained hierarchical…

Martin shares a humorous anecdote about his clip-on microphone failing, which he disliked due to its poor sound quality on tapes, illustrating a lighthearted moment before returning to the sermon's serious topic.

That little clip-on mic, that's gone kaput. In fact, Bill and I have a standing joke. I don't like the thing. It picks up my voice on the tapes with all kinds of hisses constantly like I was talking this way and it's very insulting to hear yourself talking.

5:35 - 5:52 Read in full sermon

Driving home: Well see what that does to your Christology if nothing else. If Jesus Christ is derived from the Father then what do we do to the classic doctrine of the Trinity and to the essential eternal undiluted deity of our Lord J…

Martin recommends George Knight's book, 'The Role Relationship of Men and Women,' and Wayne Grudem's study on the meaning of 'kephale' (head) to counter the false teaching that it means 'source' rather than 'authority,' thereby defending the doctrine of Christ's headship.

And while we're turning to that, may I say for any of you who may have encountered this teaching that the word kephale, which is the Greek word for head in the word key word used in the 1 Corinthians 11 passage. You may have encountered the teaching that kephale doesn't mean head in the sense of rule and authority but it means source or origin. I recommend this book by George Knight. It's in our bookstore, The Role Relationship of Men and Women.

16:24 - 16:52 Read in full sermon

Driving home: Well see what that does to your Christology if nothing else. If Jesus Christ is derived from the Father then what do we do to the classic doctrine of the Trinity and to the essential eternal undiluted deity of our Lord J…

Martin describes Wayne Grudem's computer-assisted survey of 2,336 examples of 'kephale' in Greek literature, showing that it never means 'source,' which reinforces the argument for 'head' meaning 'authority' in 1 Corinthians 11.

A survey of 2,336 examples. And then by the use of computers what Mr. Grudem has done is to categorize all of these uses of kephale and here you see the tabulation. You can't see it but I'll tell you what's here.

17:22 - 17:42 Read in full sermon

The point: Utilize technical aids like 'The Englishman's Greek Concordance' to perform word studies and gain a deeper, safer understanding of biblical terms, even without knowing Greek.

Martin demonstrates how to use 'The Englishman's Greek Concordance of the New Testament' to perform a word study on 'hupotasso' (be in subjection), encouraging listeners to use technical aids for accurate Bible study without needing to know Greek.

And you can see that this particular book has been well used over the years. It's dog-eared on all four corners. The spine's been repaired. I've repaired it on the inside and it needs another repair.

32:00 - 32:11 Read in full sermon

The point: Wives with unconverted husbands should not pester them with the gospel but live in submission, hoping their chaste behavior will be the means God uses to soften their hearts and win them to Christ.

Martin uses the analogy of leaving 'tracks under his pillow and tracks under his coffee cup' to illustrate how a wife should not pester an unconverted husband with the gospel, but rather win him through her submissive behavior.

That's your duty. Now Peter tries to encourage wives in that state by saying it may be that without the word again that's a figure of speech an absolute for the relative no one can be saved without the word but the indication is he's heard enough of the word that he doesn't want it he's rejecting it now he says don't leave tracks under his pillow and tracks under his coffee cup and turn on WFME full blast so when he gets up in the morning he's listening to Omar and Deal or somebody else no no don't make a pest of yourself with the gospel just so live in submission to him in spite of his insens...

45:06 - 46:34 Read in full sermon

The point: Younger women should consciously choose models among older women in the church who exemplify a loving, comfortable submission to their husbands, rather than those focused on external appearance or 'feisty independence'.

Martin challenges younger women to consider their models for womanhood, contrasting fashionable women or 'feisty independents' with those who exemplify loving, comfortable submission to their husbands, like Sarah.

in subjection to their own husbands that the word of God be not blasphemed where people claim to love the God of the Bible but fly in the face of one of the most clearly revealed duties of the Bible there you have a perfect setup for people to malign the word of God to speak ill of God and of his word and I say to you younger women as you are setting up unconsciously or consciously and you all do it we all do it you are setting up models in your mind among the women of the church who are your models do you naturally gravitate to the women who are the most fashionable and they become your model...

49:46 - 51:14 Read in full sermon

The point: Do not pass on a 'cursed legacy' to the next generation by failing to model godly headship (for men) or by modeling manipulative, unsubmissive behavior (for women).

Martin describes a manipulative mother who subtly undermines her husband's authority through whining, complaining, or withdrawal, and how her daughters learn this 'demonic and cursed thing,' illustrating the negative legacy of ungodly submission.

and open liberalism another 10 to 15 years from now because if the word of God doesn't clearly teach what we said it teaches this morning then it teaches nothing with clarity and with certainty and may God grant that we will not cripple another generation by the horrible horrible patterns that have crippled this generation much of our pastoral work in dealing with marital problems and dealing with some of the deep embedded problems of our singles why some of our single men have admitted they're not married is that they are so uncertain of what a role of loving assertive godly headship is they'...

54:12 - 55:42 Read in full sermon