Another theological point that is of fundamental importance for Douglas Wilson’s Father Hunger is the creation ordinance of providing and protecting. Wilson states:
The role of a father as a provider and protector is not an arbitrary assignment given to an arbitrarily selected group, regardless of any other consideration. Here is the mandate given to Adam (Gen. 2:15)–God wants men both to work and protect. Work has to do with nurture and cultivation, while protection refers to a man’s duty to be a fortress for his family. We find a working definition of masculinity in the first few pages of the Bible. (18)
“Creation ordinances” are sort of the Christian version of “nature.” But by nature, we don’t mean “just the way things are,” but rather, “the way God programmed things to be.” Continue reading
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