Reignition

It has been a long time since I last posted.  Things got a little crazy for me and then 2020 hit us and we know what all that brought.  With all the lock downs and closures, I should have had a lot more free time to think and write than I did, but unfortunately, I did what most of the rest of the world was doing…not much constructive.  But over the last few weeks I have put together a series of articles and topics that I will cover on here.

These series will be based on the premise of what this channel is for and that is to make us men all the more men of God.  To sharpen us and to make us better fathers, husbands, and spiritual leaders of our wives and children.  If you are a young man reading my posts and find yourself without a wife and children right now, then so much the better.  It is a wise thing to prepare oneself for what may lie ahead.  A wise man knows that he truly does not know everything and will seek knowledge that he needs before he needs it. Trust me when I say this; if I knew a quarter of what I know now (and there is still a ton I need to learn), I would have made a fraction of the mistakes I have made in my life.

So, what are these series about? Well, you will have to come back from time to time to see.  I’m not going to give away all the secrets right now.  But I will tell you the first one will be an 11-part series on the characteristics of a man of God.  All these characteristics are biblical and they are foundational in being a godly man, husband, father, friend, and disciple. The world we live in is continually moving towards the prince of darkness, Satan.  It has been deceived by his lies, for he is the father of lies and is full of deceit.  So, it is vital that we understand our God given responsibilities as men.  We are to be leaders, we are to be teachers, and we are to be the heads.  These are God given roles for us men.

Adam was created first and therefore he was given the status of the head of Eve who was created second and was given to Adam as his helpmate.  Now let me pause right here because some of us might begin to think that I am painting a picture of either a divine inspired inequality or a 1950s “women’s place is in the kitchen” thing. Neither of which I am saying.

A quick analogy we can use is that of American football.  You have the quarterback and then you have the running back.  If you do not have an amazing quarterback, your team is going to struggle, but you can manage with a middle of the road running back if you have a stellar quarterback.  But what also goes with those positions or roles on the team is responsibility, and the quarterback’s responsibility level is elevated.  Because on the field he is the head, he makes decisions, calls and changes plays, makes sure the offensive line protection call is right, etc. – the responsibilities of the quarterback on the field are beyond the scope of this article.  The running back runs the ball, catches the ball, and may block a defender, which is still important, but not to the level of the quarterback.

The roles of men and women may be different but that does not mean that there is a difference in value.  There is no value difference from one human being to another, whether they are male or female, white, black, red, yellow, brown, green, blue, purple, fully functional, disabled (mentally or physically), born or unborn, democrat or republican, Christian or Islamic or unaffiliated to any religion.  The value of the person is no different.

We each have a role to fulfill and these roles and responsibilities are divinely given.  Men are to be the heads of their wives and children and women are to be submissive to their husbands.  Again, let me be clear, for a husband to be the head does not give him the right to be abusive (verbal, physical or emotional), dictatorial, or dismissive of his wife.  For a wife to be submissive does not mean to cower at her husband’s feet, to be at his beck and call, to be his maid, servant, or slave. 

A husband is to care for his wife, to love her sacrificially as Christ did the church, to seek her purity in deed and action in the sight of Christ.  A wife is to be obedient to the authority of her husband as the church is to be obedient to Christ.  I understand this is a sensitive subject so let me be even clearer.  The authority of the husband is not authoritarian, it is not a dictatorship, and it is not a monarchy.  But the authority of the husband means that the husband will be held responsible for the caring, growth, purity, and condition of the wife and the entire family on the day of judgement.  We tend to get hung up with authority and only decisions, but with authority comes so much more responsibility and also what comes on the day of judgement. Decisions should be made in conjunction as husband and wife, but the authority is to rest with the husband.  The children are to respect the father, not through fear, but through love, respect, and honor.

I will dive a bit deeper into these things and what exactly Scripture says on these matters.  As we have seen over the years, views on topics change, but the Word of God does not, so it is reliable and it is relevant.  So, stay tuned and check back frequently to see new posts.