THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN

A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.  1 Corinthians 11:7

“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 

Ephesians 5:31-32

Did Jesus teach us to pray to God our Mother who is in heaven?

Is Jesus the first begotten daughter of God?

Could Isaiah prophesy that a man would be a virgin and conceive a daughter, naming her Immanuel, Goddess is with us?

Is Jesus the bride and the church His bridegroom?

Is the church the head of Christ, and does Christ submit to the church?

These questions show the distinction between a man and a woman--A distinction which is a mystery of God’s glory, in which we all know the reality, though we cannot put it in words.

It is the difference between hugging our father and hugging our mother.

It is the difference between the sensitivity of our father and the sensitivity of our mother.

It is the difference between the strength of our father and the strength of our mother.

We know these when we experience them, but we can not explain them. 

They are mysteries: 

The mystery of masculinity and femininity—of God’s glory and the glory of God’s glory.

These are not interchangeable.   

To be equal is not to be identical.   

My children know that they cannot exchange me with their mother.  They have only one father.  And he is a man.    

They know the difference.   

It is obvious.   

They feel no need to defend it or argue it or even think about it.   

Sometimes when my baby cries, he wants me to hold him.  At other times, when he cries, he wants his mother. 

Why? 

My baby knows the mystery--the difference between masculinity and femininity is a reality to my baby.

The difference between a man and woman is the mystery of God’s glory.