"God is the Creator of the human being, and simultaneously also the Inaugurator of sex and of sexual difference... Therefore, no one may misconstrue or despise this difference, either within one's own identity or in that of another person..."
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"It has been willed by God and grounded in nature. It was then, and still is, willed by God; he is the sovereign Designer of sex; man and woman have God to thank not only for their human nature, but also for their different sexes and natures..."
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"Both are good, even as they both come forth from God's hand... Each of the two has a unique nature, character, and vocation..."
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"Man and woman are both human beings, and yet they are distinct in terms of physical build and psychological strength..."
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"So, even though they both receive the same calling, within that one calling each nevertheless receives a different task and activity..."
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"The man is called to subjugate under his feet the whole earth, in obedience to God's will... And in voluntary obedience and dependent cooperation, the woman must assist in performing this task..."
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"Assist in the fullest and broadest sense, physically and spiritually, with her wisdom and love, with her head and her heart..."
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"Assist in procreating the human race, in nurturing children in the fear of the Lord, in fostering a kingdom of rational and moral citizens..."
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"...and thereby assist in bringing the earth in subjection to the human race that comes forth from her."
-Herman Bavinck, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺, pp. 5-7
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-Herman Bavinck, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺, pp. 5-7
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