"For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." Titus 2:11-14
Do we not all have a concept of what a real man is? Being muscle bound, having a beard, wearing flannel, carrying an axe on our shoulder or driving a diesel truck do not make us men. And even though I personally like these rugged things mentioned... Through Christ alone can we be true men.
For us men to truly, in our hearts, want to repent of our sins, repent of our screw-ups—for us to truly want to turn our backs on our old selves, on the self-indulgent men we’ve been—we’ve got to first trust that we can change, that we can become new men in Christ. I mean, we’ve been the way we are for a very long time, so it’s understandably hard to trust that there’s new life available, right here, right now—life that’s God-connected, God-filled, and God-honoring.
All we need to be real God-fearing men is to bind ourselves to Christ, there has never been a man like Him... And as we become more like Him we become true men.
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