Men are called to be leaders. Men are called to responsibility; to go out and take dominion. This is part of the creation ordinance. The idea that some men are alpha males while others are beta males is a false Darwinian lie about man. No, all men are called to lead and be leaders. God created men to be men.
A man not leading his family, is abdicating, and he hates his family. A man that is bulldozed by the woke regime at work hates the truth and hates his neighbor. That’s because being passive is not being neutral. This is what is referred to as the sins of omission, not doing what God has commanded you to do. And these sins will send you to hell just as fast as any other sin.
Now you might say, what about Paul’s teaching on the parts of the body? We can’t all be hands; we can’t all be mouths. My role is to be the quiet man, who doesn’t say anything but loves God in his heart. I am not really good at leading. I don’t speak well. I get easily confused and don’t want to blunder. I just mess things up when I try to take the lead. My wife is so much more organized than me, she does things so well when I just stay out of the way.
This is the same argument that has brought our culture to the place of thinking a man’s role can be a woman. He can just mutilate himself, take some drugs and “Presto!”, he’s a woman. No, the different roles or talents given to men in the body do not include no longer being a man. They do not include abdication of responsibility and they never include sinning. Men, you are to stand for and defend the truth. Every one of you. Husbands, you are to lead your wife and children, every one of you. Men, you are to rule over sin in your life, every one of you.
Now each one of you should also prayerfully be considering whether you are called to lead in the church, serving as an elder or a deacon. This is a part of the body that you may or may not be called to. But whether you are or not, we are all called to strive to meet the qualifications for Church leadership. To be honest, blameless, a one-woman man, to be watchful, self-controlled, hospitable, able to teach, not drunk, not violent, not greedy, not quarrelsome, not immature, but patient, content, and one that rules his household well.
Zach Browning – May 19, 2024
