... woman.
Gen 2:18-24 (ESV) Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” So out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said,“This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
"It is not good that man should be alone." Those words spoken by the Creator are incredibly insightful. Leaving aside the biological point that man could not exist without woman, I find it evident that man would be incomplete without woman. And while it's true that life would be simpler without women (OK, a LOT simpler), it wouldn't really be life, now would it? So, every man should thank God that He had the wisdom to create woman.
How right you are! His plan is perfect.
Posted by: La Shawn Barber | Monday, April 05, 2004 at 11:44 AM
as a woman, i must agree with you.
Posted by: sarahk | Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 05:40 PM
well, i see the women agree with me.
Posted by: Jeffrey Collins | Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 09:32 PM
What about what Paul says about unmarried people, being better to "remain as you are", unless your lust would cause you to sin? I am finding it hard to reconcile the two, although I fully believe them both to be true. If it is not good for man to be alone, why is it better for him to remain as he is?
BTW, I don't see how the majority of men can live happily without woment to take care of domestics and organization. What seems to come naturally to me is a heavy burdon to my husband.
Posted by: LT | Monday, April 12, 2004 at 03:24 PM
You must remember that Paul's recommendation not to marry was written during a time of extreme persecution. The generally accepted explanation of this passage that I have heard is that persecution would be easier to bear for those who are unmarried.
Posted by: Jeffrey Collins | Monday, April 12, 2004 at 06:10 PM
Also, I think Paul was able to realize that his life was simpler without chicks, persecution or not. He was letting them know that it wasn't commanded for them to be alone, just that women would severely complicate their lives.
Posted by: sarahk | Monday, April 12, 2004 at 06:20 PM
sarah, you know i won't disagree with that. it's worth it though.
Posted by: Jeffrey Collins | Monday, April 12, 2004 at 06:27 PM