God created us in His image, but with strong distinctions between male and female... what can be gleaned from Genesis 2 on this subject?....
Man: Cultivator (vs15) "Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it."
- Man (Adam) named the animals and cultivated/kept the earth... the Imago Dei of man is seen as one who: brakes it, fixes it, recreates it, and takes it a step further... Man was created to grow, protect, and progress things.
Woman: Helper/Nurturer (vs18) 'Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.'
- Woman was created in God's image with the distinct nature to take care of/nurture. It's seen in the most fundamental way of her anatomy and it penetrates her heart. Woman was also created to be submissive to the man... woman = the weaker vessel (1 Pet 3, Eph 4).
22The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. 23The man 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."
24For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
Also, from Genesis 2 (before the fall), it's conveyed that Man and woman are designed to be together and that interaction is needed between male and female. The 2 distinct parts can become one through the holy spirit....
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