Un-biblical teaching will mislead men and women

It is hard to be less critical of this book since it starts out so bombastically, making assertions about the text of Genesis that simply are not there.

The author asserts (as some others do in this age) that Adam had the inherent responsibility of "leading Eve" and that from his very first breath , he was to rule over all creation and that included Eve. Aside from the lack of support from Genesis, there is no other Biblical text that supports this assertion. Christ never mentions "Adam's failure" and the New testament continues to assert that Eve sinned first. If Adam had failed to properly lead Eve, then Adam would have sinned first...leading to Eve being deceived. Yet, GOD nor Jesus ever make reference to Adam's "leadership sin". There are countless other proofs against the "Eve sinned because Adam failed her first" approach but I think one obvious argument is that it concludes that Eve was destined to sin if not for Adam's leadership. Christ did not teach this about Eve nor about women in general. Women, like men are co-heirs with Christ. Although men are in leadership until the earth is re-created, Christ makes it clear that men and women will not be in marriage relationships for eternity. Given the end of marriage and its authority (including leadership in the body of believers) it seems that men's leadership roles (as they exist today) will come to an end.

Until Christ establishes His kingdom (after His return), men and women have different roles and responsibilities. Godly "manhood" needs to be established on the actual text of Scripture and not on cultural re-interpretation. With our sinful natures, both men and women continue to fall short of God's ideal design but we strive to fulfil our goals of being disciples of Christ, according of the role that God has chosen for us. Given that God is perfect and we know what the final design of authority will be, it seems obvious that Christ is our final authority. The text of the New Testament is quite clear on some issues regarding authority differences between men and women while some other issues are still being debated. Nevertheless, there is no support for the author's assertion about Adam's authority and responsibility over Eve BEFORE the fall.

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