Grudem - Chapter 22 Flashcards
What three concepts does the creation of man as male and female show about God’s image?
1) Harmonious Interpersonal Relationships.
2) Equality in Personhood and Purpose.
3) Difference in Role and Authority.
What does a husband and wife’s relationship relate to about God’s creation?
God’s relationship with the Church.
What does God creating man as both male and female in two distinct persons illustrate?
It reflects the plurality of persons in the Trinity.
How might one respond to the objection that a plurality of persons in the Trinity does not really form a complete one?
1) The fact that God is three in one while Adam and Eve are only two may be a reminder that God’s own excellence is far greater than ours.
2) Unity among the husband, wife, and children reflects, although in a lesser degree, the interpersonal unity and diversity of persons in the Trinity.
What aspect of the Trinity is reflected in the worth of men and women?
Equality of Importance.
True or False: Both men and women are equally made in God’s image.
True.
Are men and women both equally valuable to God?
Yes.
To what relationship does the relationship between a married man and woman in regards to headship?
The relationship between the Father and the Son in the Trinity.
List all the indications of Distinct Roles of Men and Women Before the Fall.
1) Adam Created Before Eve.
2) Eve Was Created as a Helper For Adam.
3) Adam Named Eve.
4) God Named the Human Race “Man” not “Woman”
5) The Serpent Came to Eve First
6) God Spoke to Adam First After The Fall
7) Adam, not Eve, Represented the Human Race.
8) The Curse Brought a Distortion of Previous Roles Not the Introduction of New Roles.
9) Redemption in Christ Reaffirms the Creation Order.
Should a husband ever be subject to the authority of his wife?
No.
