![]() Pardon me, Julius! Here wast thou bayed, brave hart Here didst thou fall and here thy hunters stand, Signed in thy spoil, and crimsoned in thy lethe. If then thy spirit look upon us now, Shall it not grieve thee dearer than thy death To see thy Antony making his peace, Shaking the bloody fingers of thy foes- Most noble!-in the presence of thy corse? Had I as many eyes as thou hast wounds, Weeping as fast as they stream forth thy blood, It would become me better than to close In terms of friendship with thine enemies. Gentlemen all, alas, what shall I say? My credit now stands on such slippery ground That one of two bad ways you must conceit me, Either a coward or a flatterer -That I did love thee, Caesar, O, ’tis true. Though last, not last in love, yours, good Trebonius. Next, Caius Cassius, do I take your hand. First, Marcus Brutus, will I shake with you. He faced work, fatigue, rejection, religion, friends, was misunderstood by family, etc.I doubt not of your wisdom. Jesus is the perfect example of a godly man. In 1 Corinthians 13, the love chapter, Paul says, “If I have not love I am nothing.” Without love you would become militant. ![]() Jesus was compassionate and courageous in all that He did. Some men say, “The Bible, Jesus, and church is for women and children.” The Bible is for men. Tell your wife, son, daughter, you love them. Men who are not angry, violent, crude, rude, or abusive. Verse 14 says, “Let all that you do be done in love.” We need real men who are in love with Jesus, their wife, their kids, God’s Word, the church, and things of God. Real men exercise self-control by being under the Spirit’s control. The devil knows what “Delilah” to send your way. Jesus does not just give us strength, He is our strength. 1 Corinthians 10:12 says,“Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” Godly men admit their own weaknesses and are strong in the Spirit. Some men think that being a man means bench-pressing 300 pounds, dunking a basketball, or killing a bear with your bare hands. He will strike the nations and He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. His name is called The Word of God and all the armies in heaven follow Him. In the book of Revelation, Jesus is riding a white stallion, with a sword and a robe dipped in blood. He stood up for a woman caught in adultery. He made a whip and drove out the con artists and swindlers. As a man, Jesus exemplifies and empowers us to walk in His steps, to live as He lived, to act like a man. He grew in wisdom, stature, in favor with God and man. Men are given a charge to lead, provide for, and protect women and children. As the context suggests, the idea has to do with courage and bravery. The only place it’s found in the New Testament is here. ![]() The word used in the original Greek means to behave like a man. What is a man? Doing what you say you will do. The next phrase is “act like men.” Some translations say, “be courageous” or “be brave. We should show respect and love to everyone, but there are some basic truths on which we stand. We must have compassion and love for those we disagree with. We need to know what we believe about these things. There are ten doctrines in the Bible: Bible, God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Sin, Salvation, Church, Christian Life, Angels/ Demons, and End Times. Specifically, Paul says to stand firm in the faith. The second thing listed in 1 Corinthians 16:13 is to stand firm. Where are you going? Through the good times and bad, maintain your focus. Jesus gave sight to the blind! You need to see spiritually. Run from anything that tries to rob you of your vision. If you continue the road you are on, what will your marriage and family look like in five years? There are many passages in Scripture that tell us to be watchful. We need to know what is going on in our wife’s life and kid’s lives. We need to know the condition of our life, our family, and the world around us. Jesus said, “If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit” (Matt. Let all that you do be done in love.” His word of encouragement shows us five characteristics of a godly man.Īs men, we have to be aware of what is going on around us. In 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, he says, “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. In light of Father’s Day, our passage for this week is a point where Paul speaks from his heart to men.
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