“Though Paul never compromised his message,
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he did make it receivable to his hearers.” understand Western culture. Would you walk right up to them and start explaining the 4 spiritual laws? Of course not. Instead, you would learn their language, familiarize yourself with their customs, and discover their real needs. Then you would tailor your
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presentation to make it meaningful to et’s say immigrants from a faraway
them.
land began moving to your city, and
This was the Apostle Paul’s strategy. In
you want to reach them with the
gospel. Few of them speak English or
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1 Corinthians 9: 19-23, he made it clear that his presentations were tailored to the needs
of his audience. He didn’t compromise it, but
phrase never appears in scripture. Yet it’s
made it receivable to his hearers. Men too
become the most popular way to describe
need the same thing when being reached for
Christianity! Why? Because it frames the
Christ.
gospel in terms of a woman’s deepest desire
For instance, you have the term “sharing”. Christians are constantly asked to share, as in, “Steve, would you please share with us what the Lord has placed on your heart?” Men don’t talk this way. Imagine a
– a personal relationship with a man who
loves her unconditionally. With our choice of words, we have unintentionally targeted women in witnessing to others. Make up your mind today to do what
gang member saying to one of his brothers,
Paul did and tailor your message when
“Blade, would you please share with us how
speaking to men. Like Jesus, display the
you jacked that Mercedes?”
adventure, challenge and action involved with
The term “relationship” gets a workout as well. Christians often ask men to have a “personal relationship” with Jesus. That
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living for Him [Matthew 10:34-36]. When you do, you’ll notice more and more men answering Gods rigorous call!
Q and A
Q: How do I overcome bitterness towards
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A As men, we find it hard to admit that
ventilate. Not to mention the cultural expectations of men to not be hurt to begin with. “Big boys don’t cry” namely because we are taught to hold in these feelings and pretend they aren’t there. To overcome bitterness towards anyone, and in this case
anyone, let alone a woman, actually hurt us.
women, we have to admit that these things
So as often as this is the case, it tends to be
are present. You can’t conquer what you
overlooked. A study by Men’s Health found
won’t confront.
that guys deal with breakups harder than do
Bitterness towards women comes out in
women, for this very reason. Also, women
many ways. These include everything from
initiate most divorces, one study citing as
dehumanizing them, to cruelty towards your
much as 90%. It seems that because men are
wife. Its logic, holding every woman
less verbal than their female counterparts,
accountable for what one did to you in the
they have fewer platforms where they can
past keeps you from having fulfilling
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relationships with women today. Admit you
minister healing to you through His Word.
were hurt before God and allow Him to
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Could it be that you are living beneath your privileges as a Christian man, because you don’t see yourself the way God does?
Self Esteem
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here is a saying that, “It’s not what
Could it be that you are living beneath your
you look at, it’s what you see”.
privileges as a Christian man, because you
Question: When you look in the
don’t see yourself the way God does?
mirror what do you see? Regardless to what your answer was, I’ll tell you what God sees when he looks at you. He sees Himself [Genesis 1:27]. And if you want to walk with Him in life, it’s high time you start seeing the same [Amos 3:3]! In Ecclesiastes 10:7 Solomon said, “I have seen slaves on horses and princes walking as slaves on the earth”
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Develop a biblical self-image of yourself and rise to new heights! You do this by taking what God’s Word says about you, as more real than anything you feel, see and observe. Use every platform possible to engraft Gods image of who you are on the inside of you. When you do, your life will drastically change.
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Scripture
Proverbs 24:5
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A wise man is strong and is better than a strong man and a man of knowledge increases and strengthens his power.
Thought Make your strengths stronger until your weaknesses become irrelevant.
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