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, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her,
4 And you fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up in the nature and admonition of the Lord.
19 Husbands, be loving to your wives, and be not cross or surly with them.
7 In the same way you husbands live with your wives, according to knowledge, honoring your wife as of the weaker sex, yet as an heir with yourself of the grace of life; so that your prayers may not be 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 But if any one fails to provide for his own, and especially for his kindred, he has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel.
10 For indeed when I was with you, I used to charge you, "If any man will not work, he shall not eat."
23 And whatever you do, do it heartily as for the Lord, and not for men.
2 The minister should be a man of blameless character; he should be husband of but one wife; he should live a sober, self-restrained, orderly life; he should be hospitable, skilled in teaching;3 no drinker or brawler; but forbearing, peaceable, and no money- lover;4 he should be a man who rules his own household well, and keeps his children ever under control and thoroughly well behaved.
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 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be manly, be strong.
18 Do not be drunk with wine, in which is riotous living, but drink deep in the Spirit,