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Where
Are The Men?
The
degenerating nature of the world as we find it today, and
of our own nation in particular, is a direct result of the
systematic erosion of the character traits of traditional
manhood. So advanced is this decline that it has now brought
about the near extinction of the culture and character first
found in those Anglo-Saxon Christians who created this great
nation. This surrender of all that is true and strong and
Godly in America is recognized by a lack of the traits and
roles that define Jesus Christ and God his father. The modern-day
erosion of manhood is the absence of True Christianity.
"Behold The MAN" occurs 6 times in
the Bible. ALL describe Jesus himself!
John
19:5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and
the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold
the man!
Zechariah
6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of
hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH;
and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build
the temple of the LORD:
Ezekiel
9:11 And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had
the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying,
I have done as thou hast commanded me.
1
Samuel 9:17 And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him,
Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign
over my people.
Judges
13:10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband,
and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me,
that came unto me the other day.
Genesis
3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one
of us, to know good and evil.
This is because Jesus is God's pattern for manhood. His Roles
provide the definition of Manhood. We see Jesus as:
Husband
Father
Teacher
Priest
King
Provider
Shepherd
Leader
Builder
Warrior
Husband
2
Corinthians 11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy:
for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present
you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Ephesians
5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ
is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
Father
John
1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son,
which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
John
14:7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also:
and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
John
14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you,
and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen
me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then,
Shew us the Father?
1
Corinthians 4:15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors
in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ
Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
Teacher
Matthew
5:2-3 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, blessed
are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
Priest
Hebrews
2:17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like
unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and
faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to
make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
Hebrews
4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is
passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold
fast our profession.
King
Revelation
1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,
and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince
of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed
us from our sins in his own blood.
Revelation
19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a
name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Provider
Matthew
14:19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass,
and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking
up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to
his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Shepherd
John
10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and
am known of mine.
1
Peter 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall
receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Leader
Matthew
4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you
fishers of men.
Builder
Hebrews
3:3 For this man was counted worthy of more glory than
Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more
honour than the house.
Warrior
John
2:15-17 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he
drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen;
and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence;
make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. And his
disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine
house hath eaten me up.
Revelation
19:13-15 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in
blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies
which were in heaven followed him upon white horses,
clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth
goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations:
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth
the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
These are the same roles that describe our Father Yahweh himself:
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Jeremiah
31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with
their fathers in the day that I took them
by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt;
which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband
unto them, saith the LORD:
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Matthew
6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father
which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
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Exodus
4:12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth,
and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Psalm
32:8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way
which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Psalm
132:12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my
testimony that I shall teach them, their children
shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
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Isaiah
45:5 I am the LORD, and there is none
else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee,
though thou hast not known me:
Revelation
21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things;
and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
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King |
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1
Timothy 6:15-16 Which in his times he shall shew,
who is the blessed and only Potentate, the
King of kings, and Lord of lords; who only hath immortality,
dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto;
whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be
honour and power everlasting. Amen.
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Matthew
6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not,
neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your
heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better
than they?
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Shepherd |
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Psalm
23:1 The LORD [YHWH] is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
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Psalm
31:3 For thou art my rock and my fortress;
therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
Psalm
73:24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward
receive me to glory.
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2
Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house
of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have
a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal
in the heavens.
Hebrews
3:4 For every house is builded by some man;
but he that built all things is God.
Ephesians
2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained
that we should walk in them.
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Deuteronomy
32:41 If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand
take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to
mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
Exodus
15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is
his name.
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These
same roles apply also to the people of the earth, to the MEN
first but also to the women. For regardless of your temporary
physical gender, we are all becoming spiritual males, the
Sons of God, and this group is the very essence of manhood.
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1
Timothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband
of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given
to hospitality;
Ephesians
5:31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and
mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they
two shall be one flesh.
Ephesians
5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also
loved the church, and gave himself for it;
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Father |
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Ephesians
6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to
wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition
of the Lord.
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2
Timothy 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not
strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to
teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that
oppose themselves.
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2
Timothy 4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions,
do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy
ministry.
Luke
6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn
not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye
shall be forgiven:
2
Corinthians 6:4-6 But in all things approving
ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience,
in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, In
stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours,
in watchings, in fastings; By pureness, by knowledge,
by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost,
by love unfeigned,
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1
Timothy 3:4-5 One that ruleth well his own house,
having his children in subjection with all gravity;
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house,
how shall he take care of the church of God?)
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Provider |
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1
Timothy 5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and
specially for those of his own house, he hath denied
the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
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Ephesians
5:29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but
nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the
church: Luke 2:8 And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over
their flock by night.
1
Peter 5:1-2 The elders which are among you I exhort,
who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings
of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall
be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among
you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint,
but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready
mind;
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Philippians
3:17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark
them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
1
Peter 5:3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage,
but being ensamples to the flock.
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1
Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God which
is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have
laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon.
But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
1
Corinthians 3:12 Now if any man build upon this foundation
gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
1
Corinthians 3:13 Every man's work shall be made manifest:
for the day shall declare it, because it shall be
revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's
work of what sort it is.
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Acts
13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto
them David to be their king; to whom also he gave
testimony, and said, I have found David the son
of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall
fulfil all my will.
Psalm
144:1 <A Psalm of David.> Blessed be
the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands
to war, and my fingers to fight:
Hebrews
11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge
of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed
valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the
aliens.
1
Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold
on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called,
Ephesians
6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual
wickedness in high places.
Ephesians
6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about
with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel
of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith
ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of
the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and
the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
2
Samuel 23:9-10 And after him was Eleazar the
son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty
men with David, when they defied the Philistines that
were there gathered together to battle, and the
men of Israel were gone away: He arose, and smote
the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his
hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a
great victory that day; and the people returned after
him only to spoil.
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The
true calling of God is to Manhood.
And
arriving there you’ll note a family resemblance.
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Where
are the great men of our time? The answer to this question
is the same as, Where are the true Christians? Sadly, we find
them today trampled under foot by the schemes of the world.
This
nation will not be great again until we see the resurgence
of manhood, its character and roles, reborn in the men that
have been called to share the image and likeness of Jesus
Christ.
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