BIBLICAL MANHOOD INTRODUCTION
Confused Men Dominate Our Day - manhood is in a state of confusion.
*A general disappointment with life. - alot of responsibility without any fn, unrewarding.
*Unresolved, non-understood pain. - a pain right below the surface from childhood failures. Men have a problem communicating.
*A feeling of loneliness - technology increased but intimacy decreased.
*A sense of drifting - no vision for life, so men drift off to escapes that numb the pain.
Confused Men Create Major Problems - women and children suffer because the man is out with the gang, or he is at the bars, casinos, clubs, etc.
Confused Men Settle For Less In Life - men flatline in what matters. Men are called to cultivate and create according to Genesis 2. Fight for what matters! Men do not invest in other young men, but men do play alot of games and hobbies. Pleasure gets you miserable.
Confused Men Lack A Manhood Vision - vision brings a passion to your life! There is no high and lofty vision of manhood!
"when i was a child i talked like a child, i thought like a child, i reasoned like a child. when i became a man, i put childish ways behind me." ~ 1 Corinthians 13:11
How We Got To The Current State Of Manhood
~the evil of slavery
~the industrial revolution
~world war 2
~feminism
~extended adolescence and the rise of the feminized man
BIBLICAL MANHOOD DEFINITION
1.) Men were created by God to be social and spiritual leaders!
~When men abandon this pursuit or when this pursuit is taken away from them, chaos always follows! - Men become confused, directionless, troubled. Women suffer and must fight for their equality and protection. Family life is harmed and children are hurt. Society becomes troubled.
2.) The male leadership of Genesis is not natural, but supernatural, with specific calls.
~A will to obey - do not eat off that 1 tree.
~A work to do - cultivate and create (ephesians 2:1-10)
~A woman to love and protect - protect this woman. Nurture and help her.
"Adam and Christ stand against each other as 2 great figures at the entrance of 2 worlds, 2 creations, the old and the new. And in their actions and fates, lie the decisions for all who belong to them, because all men are comprehended in them." - all men walk in the shadow of the 1st Adam or in the light of the 2nd Adam (Christ)
3.) The 1st Adam and the 2nd Adam are leaders of 2 distinct masculine destinies.
~Romans 5:17-19
~1 Corinthians 15:45-49
*1st Adam represents a manhood : Set on a natural course. Based on personal instinct, human reason, and reaction. That draws life from others. Without transcending meaning. A living soul and nothing more.
*2nd Adam Jesus represents a manhood : Set on a heavenly course. Yielded to revelation, not personal instinct, human reason, or reaction. That gives life and empowers others. Full of transcendent meaning. A life giving Spirit.
*Conventional Manhood Focus : What a man does. Competition with other men. Temporal power. Personal rewards. Self and success.
*Authentic Manhood Focus : Who a man is. Community with other men. Transcendent purpose. Eternal rewards. Others and significance.
*4 DEFINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADAM & CHRIST*
A.) The first Adam fell into passivity, the second Adam (Christ) rejected passivity.
- Genesis 3:6
- Philippians 2:6-8
"Jesus is the essence of manhood"
B.) The first Adam disregarded his responsibility, the second Adam (Christ) accepted responsibility.
- A will to obey - (John 4:34)
- A work to do - (John 17:4)
- A woman to love - (Ephesians 5:25)
C.) The first Adam abandoned his post of leadership, the second Adam (Christ) chose to lead courageously.
-Men were created to lead but it takes courage. Jesus led where Adam did not. He set direction, provided security, and made provision.
D.) The first Adam invested in the temporary, the second Adam (Christ) invested eternally.
- examples of second Adam living - Hebrews 11:24-26, 2 Timothy 4:7-8
-exhortation to second Adam living - 1 Timothy 4:8, Hebrews 11:6
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What is a Biblical, Authentic Man who is on the Noble Pathways and Fighting the Noble Fights?
A real man is one who :
~Rejects passivity
~Accepts responsibilty
~Leads courageously
~Invests eternally
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