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Fathers--Indispensable or Oppressive Patriarchs?
21 June 2026

Fathers--Indispensable or Oppressive Patriarchs?

Mission Focused Men for Christ

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Episode Summary:  One of the bad ideas causing massive victimhood today is egalitarianism, the denial of creation role distinctions between moms and dads, and the heretical denial within the church that “the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church.” The first egalitarian was Satan, who demanded the right to be equal with God. As the father of lies, who masquerades as an angel of light, his strategy is to label the biblical teaching about gender oppressive patriarchy and then support this accusation with dishonest reasoning that in every case, violates the laws of logic. This episode reviews those dishonest arguments, makes a fresh biblical case for fatherhood and reviews recent research that substantiates the significance of God’s fatherhood design. 

For Further Prayerful Thought:

    Which of the dishonest, fallacious attempts to support egalitarianism most leaps out at you? Why?How has your relationship with your father shaped your life? How does it shape your relationship with God, the Father?How would you argue the biblical case that a child needs both a mother and a father?

Resource Used in this Episode: Some of the material in this episode comes from Pete Alwinson’s book, Like Father Like Son: How Knowing God as Father Changes Men, which I highly recommend.

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