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Returning to the Old Path of Biblical Headship–Pt. 1a The Rights, Roles and Responsibilities of Divine Persons, and of Men and Women in Creation, Home and Church Order. 21 st May, 2011 Part 1a – Headship in Divine Order

Part 1 – Headship in Divine Order Introduction  The Delineation of Order in God’s Order in I Cor  The Decency of it - Let all things be done decently and in order. I Cor. 14:40  The Definition of it – taxis = Regular arrangement, fixed succession (of Rank or character), official dignity. [Vertical and… ORDER in I Cor … : Ch. 11 :3 … in the Divine Headship Ch. 11:4-16 …between Man and Woman. Ch. 11:17-34 … at the Lord’s Supper. Ch. 12 … in the use of Gifts. Ch. 13 … in Relationships. Ch. 14 … in Church Gathering. …Horizontal Order]

Part 1 – Headship in Divine Order Introduction  The Delineation of Order in God’s Order: I Cor  The Decency of it - I Cor. 14:33  The Definition of it: taxis  The Divine and Appointed Order - I Cor. 11:3 I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.  The Definition of Rights, Roles and Responsibilities.  Rights -- The Proper Status, Position or Privilege/s of the Parties concerned.  Roles and Responsibilities -- The Parts to be Played out by the Parties concerned to Portray the Represented Rank in Principle and Practice.

HEADSHIP- its Instruction and Implications (1) It is an Ordinance (an authoritative decree) of God. cf. Rom. 13:1-7 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. I Pet. 2:13-16 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.

(1) It is an Ordinance (an authoritative decree) of God. cf. Rom. 13:1-7 (2) It involves at least two parties – the Master and the Servant. cf. Jn. 13: 13  Ye call Me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. (3) It requires at least two parties to be in agreement – the Head and the Subject:  If accepted, it brings harmony and joy - cf. Jn. 13:14-17, NIV I, your Lord and Teacher …have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. …no servant is greater than his master…Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.  If rejected, it destroys important relationships, produces conflicts and retards spiritual progress: Why call ye Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?cf. Lk. 6:46

I. THE RIGHTS IN DIVINE HEADSHIP. I Cor. 11:3; 14:40 A. THE "RIGHTS" ("EQUALITY") OF DIVINE PERSONS. The Axiom of the Divine Godhead (Trinity) – its Assumption in Scripture.  Col. 2:9, KJV In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.  Col. 2:9, NIV For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form.

I. T HE R IGHTS IN D IVINE H EADSHIP. A. T HE "R IGHTS " ("E QUALITY ") OF D IVINE P ERSONS. In the beginning God (plural) created (singular) the heaven and the earth. Gen. 1:1 God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: Gen. 1:26 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as One of us. Gen. 3:22 And the LORD said...Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language.Gen. 11:6, 7 The voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Isa. 6:8 cf. 42:1 The LORD our God is one LORD… (The LORD our God, the LORD is one.) Deut. 6:4, (NIV)

A. T HE "R IGHTS " ("E QUALITY ") OF D IVINE P ERSONS. 1. The Father, the Son and the Spirit is God. a. The Father, Son and Spirit is each Named as God. i. Unto the Son He [i.e. God, cf. Heb. 1:1] saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever. Heb. 1:8 ii. Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost… Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. Acts 5:3, 4 b. Baptism is in the Name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Mt. 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

1. The Father, the Son and the Spirit is God. 2. The Father and the Son are One. a. The Father glorifies the Son, and the Son glorifies the Father. Jn. 17:1 Father, the hour is come; glorify Thy Son, that Thy Son also may glorify Thee. b. That they may be one, as We are. Jn. 17:11 c. As thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be one in Us: Jn. 17:21 d. I in them, and thou in Me, that they may be made perfect in one. Jn. 17:23 3. The Son is equal with God, the Father. a. The Son is God.Jn. 1:1; 10:30; Phil. 2:6; Tit. 2:13 b. The Son claims equality with God.Jn. 5:18, 23, 26; 10:33 c. The Son claims to work with God, the Father. Jn. 5:19, 21, 22,

A. THE "RIGHTS" ("EQUALITY") OF DIVINE PERSONS. B. THE ROLES OF DIVINE PERSONS.I COR. 11:3 1. The Father is the First Person of the Godhead; the Son, the Second Person, and the Spirit, the Third. a.Access unto the Father is through the Son by the Spirit. Eph. 2:18 For through Him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father. b. The Father sent the Son. Jn. 14:24; 17:25 the Father's which sent Me…Thou hast sent Me. The Father sent the Spirit in the name of the Son. Jn. 14:26 the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in My name.

A. T HE "R IGHTS " ("E QUALITY ") OF D IVINE P ERSONS. B. T HE R OLES OF D IVINE P ERSONS.I C OR. 11:3 1. The Father, the Son and Spirit. c. The Son sent the Spirit from the Father. Jn. 15:26 the Comforter is come, Whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth. NB: The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. Jn. 13:16 d. The Spirit proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me (the Son) Jn. 15:26 e. The Spirit will not speak of Himself...He shall glorify Me (Christ); Jn. 16:13-15 He shall receive of Mine (Christ), and shall show it unto you …All things that the Father hath are Mine (Christ's)...He (the Spirit) shalltake of Mine (Christ's) and shall show it unto you.

B. THE R OLES OF D IVINE P ERSONS.I C OR. 11:3 1. The Father is the First Person of the Godhead; the Son, the Second Person, and the Spirit, the Third. 2. The Father and the Son. The Father gives, the Son receives; in turn, He gives. Jn. 17:2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 22 a. God is the Ultimate Head. I Cor. 15:24, 28 When all things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son also Himself be subject unto Him that put all things under Him, that God may be all in all. b. As Head, God appoints Christ, as the Executive Head over..... i. His Creation. Eph. 1:20, 21; Phil. 2:9-11; Heb. 1:2, 3 ii. His Church. Eph. 1:22, 23; Col. 1:18; (Eph. 4:12, 15; 5:23) iii. The Consummation of All things. I Cor. 15:24-28.

c. As Head, God/Christ appoints Man, His Representative Head: 2. The Father is the First Person and the Son is the Second. a. God is the Ultimate Head. I Cor. 15:24, 28 b. As Head, God appoints Christ as the Executive Head when all things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son also Himself be subject unto Him that put all things under Him. i. A Ruler as Head of State. Rom. 13:1, 2; Tit. 3:1 ii. A Master as Head of the Servant.Eph. 6:5; Col. 3:22 ct. Phile. 10, iii. An Elder as Head of His Sheep. Heb. 13:17 iv. A Husband as Head of the Spouse. Eph. 5:22; Col. 3:18 v. He (The Man) as Head of She (the Woman). I Cor. 11:3; I Tim. 2:11, 12

I. THE RIGHTS IN DIVINE HEADSHIP. II. THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIVINE HEADSHIP. Recapitulation: A. THE HEADSHIP OF GOD. I COR. 11:3C, NRSV CHRIST’S RIGHTS: 1. Christ is Sovereign with God (His Divinity). a. Jn. 10: I and My Father are One. b. Jn. 10:38 - The Father is in Me and I in Him. Cf. 5:17-19, 23; 17:10 c. Jn. 1:1- The Word was with God, and The Word was God CHRIST’S ROLES: 2. Christ is Subject to God. a. I Cor. 11:3c - The Head of Christ is God. b. I Cor. 3:23b- Christ is God's. c. I Cor. 15:24, 28 - The Son Himself is Subject unto Him (God), That put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.

Note 1: The Persons of the Godhead are Equal in Essence and Subsistence, but distinct in functions. Subordination is not Infirmity, Inequality, or Inferiority.

Note 2: Christ Submits to God in a Four-fold Submission. a. As to His Subsistence and Operation - He is God, the Son. Heb. 1:8 cf. Jn. 5:17-19 b. As to His Subordination in Incarnation - He is the Son of Man. Cf. Heb. 5:7, 8; Phil. 2:8 c. As to His Sovereignty in Creation- He is the Son of Adam. Cf. I Cor. 15:22, 28 cf. v. 45 d. As to His Supremacy in Redemption - He is the Head of the Body, the Church. Col. 1:18, 19 that in ALL things He might have the pre-eminence.

Study No. 1b B. T HE H EADSHIP OF M AN OR M AN IS THE H EAD OF THE W OMAN.I C OR. 11:3 B Study 1a I. THE RIGHTS IN DIVINE HEADSHIP.I Cor. 11:3; 14:40 II. THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIVINE HEADSHIP. A. THE HEADSHIP OF GOD OR GOD IS THE HEAD OF CHRIST.I COR. 11:3C, NRV 1. Christ is Sovereign with God (His Divinity). 2. Christ is Subject to God (His Humanity) 3. Christ’s four-fold Submission to God. IN CREATION AND REDEMPTION ORDER

I. T HE R IGHTS IN D IVINE H EADSHIP. II. THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIVINE HEADSHIP. A. T HE H EADSHIP OF G OD OR G OD IS THE H EAD OF C HRIST - the head of Christ is God. I Cor. 11:3c Study No. 1b – Headship in Creation Order

A. T HE H EADSHIP OF G OD - the head of Christ is God. B. T HE H EADSHIP OF M AN OR M AN IS THE H EAD OF THE W OMAN 1. The Rights of Man and Woman in Creation. Gen. 1 a. Or the Headship of “Man” before the Fall as expounded in Gen. 1:26-28 The Headship of “Man” (i.e. the Equality of Man and Woman ) Stated. God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over …every …thing ….upon the earth. I Cor. 11:3b the head of the woman is the man

1. The Rights of Man and Woman in Creation.Gen. 1 Or the Headship of “Man” before the Fall as expounded in Gen. 1:26-28 i. His creation involved the Triune God personally. ii. He was created to bear the Triune God's image. iii. “Man” was male and female. iv. Both were appointed head over God's creation " Let Us make man.”1:26 ct. 24 "in Our image, after Our likeness” 1:26 "So God created man in His own image” 1:27 "in the image of God created He him” 1:27 "male and female created He them.” 1:27 "let them have dominion over...” “…subdue it: and have dominion over…” 1:26, 28

B. T HE H EADSHIP OF M AN OR M AN IS THE H EAD OF THE W OMAN - the head of the woman is the man;I Cor. 11:3b 1. The Rights of Man and Woman in Creation.Gen The Role of Man's Headship in Creation Order.Heb. 2:5-8  The Headship of Man (over Woman) Hinted. The Woman in Man. Gen. 5:2 cf. I Cor.12:12 "Male and female created He them...and called their name Adam (Man)"Ct. 1:27  The Image in Man (and Woman) individually (not collectively.) Gen. 5:3 "And Adam... begot a son in his own likeness, after his image..." i. The Woman was created from Adam's rib to play a "Different" Role. Gen. 2:21  God could have created Eve at the same time as Adam, i.e. man and woman together.  God could have created Eve in the same way as Adam, i.e. from the dust of the earth.  God could have created Eve the same as Adam, i.e. with the same physical features. 6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: 8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. Cf. Psa. 8:4-6 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

1. The Rights of Man and Woman in Creation. Gen. 1 a. Or the Headship of “Man” before the Fall in Gen. 1: The Role of Man's Headship in Creation Order. Gen. 2 b. Or the Headship of Man before the Fall in Gen. 2:18-25 i. The Woman was created from Adam's rib to play a "Different" Role. Gen. 2:21 ii. The Woman was the Man's Help fit for him to play a Complement Role. Gen. 2:18  She alone was Suitable to meet Adam's loneliness.Gen. 2:18  She alone was Suitable to meet Adam's "nature". Gen. 2:20 ct. 20b  She alone was Suitable to be "one flesh" with Adam. Gen. 2:23, 24 iii. The Woman was the Man's Help to play a Subordinate (Assistant) Role. Gen. 2:18, NIV "helper" The Woman was created to help the man, not the reverse. The Man is the Woman's equal, but her Head. The Woman is the Man's equal, but his Helper. 18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; 20 but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

i. The Woman was created from Adam's rib to play a "Different" Role. Gen. 2:21 ii. The Woman was the Man's Help fit for him to play a Complement Role. Gen. 2:18 iii. And his “Assistant” to help him in his Headship Role. iv. The Woman was named by Man in acknowledgment of her Inherent Role. Gen. 2:23 ct. 2:19, 20  He "Defined" her for himself. (Not God). Gen. 2:23, - "she shall be called Woman" cf. 2:19, 20  He Distinguished her from him. Gen. 2:23b - "Man", Woman"  He "Discovered" (Identified) her in him.Gen. 2:23 - "bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh"  He Departed from his parents for her.Gen. 2:24 - "he shall leave...he shall cleave..." Note the paradox in the Creation account: Chapter 1 teaches the Equality of the sexes as God's image -bearers and vice-rulers on the earth; Chapter 2 makes the male the Head, and the female the Helper. Thus, a partnership of "equals" with man playing the role of the primary head to lead the partnership in a God- glorifying direction. Male Headship and Leadership is wedded to Female Help to establish a God-Glorifying Partnership.

The Headship of “Man” a. before the Fall as expounded in Gen. 1:26-28 b. before the Fall as expounded in Gen. 2:18-25 c. The Headship of Man during and after the Fall. Gen. ch. 3 i. Eve usurped Adam's Authority and led the way into Sin.  Eve Acted as Head and was deceived. Gen. 3:6b - she took the fruit...did eat...and gave also... Cf. I Tim. 2:14 - the woman being deceived was in the transgression.  Adam Abandoned his responsibility as Head. Gen. 3:6b - her husband with her; and he did eat. Note: not "....her husband, who was with her, also took and did eat." but “…she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.” NRSV

i. Eve usurped Adam's Authority and led the way into Sin. ii. Adam had to Answer for both their Sin, as God's Appointed Head.  Both sinned, but Adam was Searched out - God called unto Adam...Where art thou? Gen. 3:9; I Tim. 2:14  Both sinned, but Adam was Singled out - By one man sin entered into the world... Rom. 5:12-21

iii. God's Administration of Judgment on Eve and Adam. Gen. 3:16-19  To EVE, (1) as mother, she will Suffer pain in childbirth. Gen. 3:16 (2) as wife, she will Submit to her husband. Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. Gen. 3:16 (a) She will Help her Husband – thy desire shall be to thy husband, (b) He will be Her Head – and he shall rule over thee. Thus, Redemption does not Redefine creation; it Restores creation, so that wives learn the role of godly submission and husbands learn the role of godly headship in an equal partnership of persons.

iii. God's Administration of Judgment on Eve and Adam. Gen. 3:16-19 To EVE…  To ADAM, (1) he will Suffer in working the ground, Sweat and eat bread. 3:17-19 Because thou has hearkened unto...thy wife Gen. 3:17a (2) Eve was not addressed in this way - no formal indictment. cf. 3:16. (3) He would die; but Eve was not told that, though she too would die. 3:19 cf. 2:15-17

Conclusion: Adam accepted the punishment and "called his wife's name 'Eve', because she was the mother of all living" instead of blaming her for the punishment any more. (3:20) Out of death and despair, there appeared faith and hope in living, as they faced life together with a better understanding of their roles of headship and subordination as decreed by God in creation and in the fall in a delightful fellowship of equality in personal worth as they set up home together, leading to the Role of Man’s Headship in Home Order (Study 2).