Why is it so important to some COG leaders that Jesus MUST be a hyper-masculine man? Apparently it's more important for him to be a "man's man" that it is to follow any of his teachings.
Rod Meredith has ranted for decades about how Jesus was a "man's man." Rod's "jesus" was a buff, hard working, carpenter who liked to sweat manly sweat.
Surprisingly the quote below is NOT from Meredith, it's from the hyperventalating scaremongers at ItstimeCOG.
Chris was a MAN'S MAN, not some weak whining milk sop.
He was a carpenter, a tradesman, a physically strong healthy man who said what He meant and meant what He said.
The kind of guy that would sit with anyone and have a chat and share some wine over a good meal or have a few beer with the guys.
There are places in the bible that describe Him doing that very thing.
His first recorded miracle was when He made some wine at a wedding, so obviously he wasn't and isn't against the use of alcohol but all things in moderation.This "man's man" that Meredith and others claim to follow was also the very man that all the MEN that were present at the crucifixion turned their back upon. Who was there for Jesus? The women!
The men didn’t get it. They betrayed, abandoned and hung him on a cross. Yet while he was there, who stayed with him? The women. They got it. They stayed at the cross. They returned to the tomb, and as a result, were the first to see the risen Christ. The crucifixion and resurrection stories do not have a “masculine feel.” Indeed, the whole life of Christ is decidedly opposed to the masculine norms of his day.
Well, Luke 8:1-3 adds even more depth to the women’s support:
Soon afterward, Jesus traveled through the cities and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news of God’s kingdom. The Twelve were with him, along with some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses. Among them were Mary Magdalene (from whom seven demons had been thrown out), Joanna (the wife of Herod’s servant Chuza), Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources.
The women didn’t just support Jesus at the cross. They essentially bankrolled his and his disciples’ ministry. Whatever shape Christianity has, it wouldn’t have had any at all if not for the support provided by Christ’s faithful female disciples. From the Disoriented, Reoriented blogHere we have the women supporting Jesus while the men cowered on the sidelines, just as most of the men leading various COG's today ignore the man. Malm, Thiel, Meredith and others worship the law and elevate it to a higher level than any thing Jesus ever said or did. They all find Jesus embarrassing.
