Men Will Be Men

Men Will Be Men

Dear Champions,

The short excerpt is by the pastor from Cornerstone Baptist Church of Mooresboro, NC, Bo Wagner.  He was responding to people dismissing the comments and/or behavior by Donald Trump and Bill Clinton as Men Will Be Men.  The scripture is in the excerpt.

 "Men will be men."

That statement is an implied universal absolute.  It is an indication that all men are lewd and somewhat debauched and at some point will behave accordingly.  It is also a statement that gives men license to do so.  If men will be men, then there really is no need to behave otherwise.  "Men will be men" therefore becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.  It actually helps men to behave badly since they are basically given a free pass for it.  It is in their DNA, how can they do otherwise? 

So let me say it.  Not all "men will men."  Men do not have to behave badly, and many choose not to do so.  Little boys ought to be taught early that they have a responsibility and the ability to do right, and that they will be expected to do so.

There are some men out there who are base and boorish.  There are also some men out there who are godly, kind and classy.  There are men who will make lewd comments when they think that they are speaking in private.  There are also men who would never dream of making lewd comments even when they are speaking in private.  What I am saying is:  Not all men settle for being "men."  1 Samuel 9:6 says, "And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man . . ." 

This ought to be said of every man who claims to be a follower of Christ.

Champions, have a great week!-David Vining

Every Life is Valuable

Every Life is Valuable

Dear Champions,

 

The short excerpt is by Tim Keller, and the scripture is Psalm 53:1 The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."

  

A secular person is one that is saying that as far as he knows this world is an accident, and we are the accidental collocation of molecules.  If he thinks out the implications of this, then he is saying that there is no reason for attributing to a man a significance different from that which belongs to a baboon or to a grain of sand.  Nothing has any purpose, and everything is an accident.  There is no right and wrong, but just power.  

 

They say, "Yes, I agree that as far as I know this world is an accident, but I know that people are valuable.  I also know that injustice is wrong, and I know that there is a right and a wrong.  Violence is wrong, and people are valuable.  I just know it."  

 

These people are getting their peace by refusing to think out the implications of their own view.  Right and wrong means that there is a design and that there is a reason for things, and you have to conform to it.  The Bible says is that this world was created by a God who wanted our friendship and even though we've turned away from Him, He has come down in the form of His Son to get us back. 

 

If you believe that, think of how valuable every human life is.   

 

Champions, have a great week!-David Vining