True Liberation

Pt. Dave Kenney
Eph. 5:21-33

First
18 The Lord God said, "IT's not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
But for Adam no suitable helper is found. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he taken out of the man, and He brought her to the man.
23 The man said,
"This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called 'woman',
for she was taken out of man."
24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh."
Genesis 2:18, 20b-24

It is not good for man to be alone. - only one time God said, "it's not good"

Woman complete man. - the help "me". The reason why God make woman is because man needed help.

A man's most important relationship is with his wife.
She's so closer to him, then they become one.
Man usually define themselves by what they do.

Priorities shifted once you get married.

Second.
Ephesians 5:21-23

In Christian marriage, both husband and wife submit to each other.
v.21 wife submit to the husband's leadership,
husband love and submit to put their wife's first.

Men and their behavior and priorities is the major subject of this passage.
Telling the husband on how to lead and how to love and respect their wife.

Thirdly.
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, He came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to Him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listenning to what He said. 40 B ut Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to Him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"
41 "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it willn ot be taken away from her." Luke 10:38-42

(usually many uses this phrase to explain about the balance between worshiping God and serve other people)

The phrase "sat at someone's feet", in that day and culture, meant being their disciple.
Mary was being Jesus' disciple.
Jesus accepting Mary as His disciple, even He stopped Martha from separating Mary from Him. Jesus accept Mary equally.
Act 22:3 - Paul's story

If culture >< Bible , to go totally with the Bible!