In my last post, I developed the topic of what a Christian man’s good work is, namely, that of guaranteeing the wellbeing of those in need around him. We saw that there are excellent examples throughout the Word of God of men taking responsibility for others, such as Abraham, Judah, […]
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New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog A Christian Man’s Good Work: Guarantee the Wellbeing of Those In Need Around Him By Herb Reese By way of review, we Christians are not at liberty to decide what good works we are going to do. The reason is because we are under […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Who Benefits from a Man’s Good Works? By Herb Reese Now that we men are in a proper relationship with God through faith in his son, Jesus Christ, it’s time to get to work and do the amazing good God has called us to […]
As I’ve stated before, what sets Christian good works apart from all other good works is that Christian good works are done “under contract.” That is, Christians are in a covenant relationship with God and that covenant dictates what kind of good works we do. Our covenant is called the […]
The problem, however, is that this dream we men have has a dark side: the reality that all of us fall short of our ideal hero role.
When it comes to sin, all men are introverts. Guilt, shame and fear, as Gordon Dalby so eloquently points out in his book, Healing the Masculine Soul, keep us chained behind our private door. We can’t get out to do the good God wants us to do because, like Cain, […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog All Men’s Ministry Begins at Cain’s Door By Herb Reese I was doing so well. My first post introduced the idea of how?God has amazing things for us men to do. These are good things, jaw-dropping things. My second post talked about how the […]
Steve Etner, founder of Pure Man Ministry, is one of the most courageous and transparent speakers I’ve ever heard. When I heard his testimony of how the Lord delivered him from addiction to pornography, I new I needed to get it down for my readers. Anyone struggling with pornography or […]
America has a problem with its men. Performing the following simple mind experiment will highlight the issue. Ask yourself, which comes to your mind first, men or women, as you read the following: Spouse abusers Pornography addiction Child abandonment Terrorists Rapists Mass murderers Gangs Prisoners Drug cartels Computer hackers If […]
Once we know that the one amazing thing God wants to do with men is “good,” we next need to ask how God accomplishes this good. The answer is simple. God accomplishes his good in and through men by the use of covenants. A covenant is a contractual agreement between […]