O papel do homem
A Bíblia define o papel do homem na família e na sociedade: líder servidor, provedor fiel, pai presente e marido amoroso, seguindo o exemplo de Cristo.
Marido e pai
O marido deve amar a esposa como Cristo amou a Igreja. O pai é chamado a criar os filhos na disciplina e instrução do Senhor.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ, also, loved the congregation, and gave himself for it;
4 Also, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; but bring them up in the correction and instruction of the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
7 In like manner, husbands, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the wife, as the weaker vessel, and as joint heirs of the favor of life, that your prayers be not hindered.
Provedor e responsável
Quem não cuida dos seus é pior que o descrente. O homem deve trabalhar com diligência e prover para sua família com honra.
8 For if any one provide not for his own, and especially those of his own family, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
10 And, therefore, when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any one will not work, neither let him eat.
23 And whatever you do, work it from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to men:
2 The bishop, then, must be unclaimed, the husband of one wife, vigilant, prudent, of comely behavior, hospitable, fit to teach;3 not given to wine, no striker, but gentle; not quarrelsome, nor a lover of money:4 one who rules well his own house, having his children in subjection to him with all gravity:
Caráter e liderança
O homem de Deus é corajoso, íntegro e cheio do Espírito. Ele lidera pelo exemplo e guia sua casa nos caminhos do Senhor.
13 Watch; stand fast in the faith; acquit yourselves like men; be strong.
18 And we not drunk with wine, by which comes dissoluteness; but be filled with the Spirit: