tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post5055765079287772469..comments2024-01-29T06:02:39.583-08:00Comments on Suzanne's Bookshelf: Who is a defender of widows?Suzanne McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033350578895908993noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-75857894837325737982009-09-14T07:43:24.070-07:002009-09-14T07:43:24.070-07:00In another blog, I had just recently commented reg...In another blog, I had just recently commented regarding "roles" and the bible, pointing out that the unilateral male "provider/protector" role is a man made one not supported by scripture. I also noted how there are many female providers and protectors in scripture (I would add the Proverbs 31 woman to your list).<br /><br />I do believe that males have a natural yerning to provide and are physically suited to protect, but that by no means gives them a monopoly on those tasks or "roles". God asks us all, male and female, to work as a team to fulfill the variety of activities of daily living necessary to support and nurture the "family", which includes the extended family of widows which 1 Tim 5 speaks of.<br /><br />I do find it sadly ironic that many men, engaging in extreem context ignorance and grammer generalization I might add, try to turn 1 Timothy 5:8 into a <i>command</i> for male provision and yet they completely pass over the direct reference to female provision just 8 verses later.gengwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777011310672675137noreply@blogger.com