While chatting with a friend of mine, the topic of marriage came up in the context of a recent viewing of "Bridezillas". Her characterization of the show was as follows: "I just watched 2 episodes of 'Bridezillas.' A more accurate name would be, 'Men Without Balls Who Have Chosen to Be Abused by Women with Severe Personality Disorders." I guess the name 'Bridezillas' was just shorter." My take on the whole thing is simply this: Basically, society does not want any depictions in the media of strong men who are also loving husbands and fathers, because such men are too consistent with a traditional biblical view of manhood. A traditional biblical view of manhood by definition requires women to embrace a traditional biblical view of womanhood, and for both men and women to accept a biblical view of marriage and parenthood.
This view requires men to love their wives like Christ loves the church (Ephesians 5:25), which is sacrifically. It also requires women to submit to the leadership of their husbands (Ephesians 5:22). This is all Bible, not my opinion.
Thus, if the media (powered by "The Prince of the Power of the Air" one of the titles of Satan (Ephesians 2:2), and I think air includes airwaves) can portray men in reality settings as incompetent and weak or belligerent and abusive, what woman is going to want to submit to that? Likewise, if women are protrayed as domineering shrews or insatiable sex machines, what guy is going to want to lay down his life for that?
Satan is playing chess, not checkers but we need to share Christ and be faithful "in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes." (2 Corinthians 2:11)
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