Dale Partridge - What is a Biblical Man？

00:00:00.000 Well, first and foremost, he's male, born male by God's design. Second, he's a man who's been

00:00:06.820 born again and conforms his life to the full teaching of scripture. This means that he's a

00:00:11.200 man who submits to the Lordship of Christ, but also embraces the biblical instruction for men.

00:00:16.720 Namely, he's not effeminate. He's not androgynous. He's not ruled by his emotions. Like Christ,

00:00:21.940 he's overtly masculine. He's not lost for direction or morality. He's not a slave to

00:00:26.360 anything, not porn, not video games, not alcohol, not sports. His obsession is to build fruitfully

00:00:32.300 and multiply, to build the kingdom of God with the gospel and with a family. And for that reason,

00:00:37.580 he pursues a biblical woman to help him on his mission. He loves and desires children and to

00:00:42.960 raise them up in the nurture and the admonition of the Lord. And he expects his children to come

00:00:46.740 to Christ and is faithful to that end. He leads his family to a local church where they're committed

00:00:51.640 and present every Sunday. He leads his wife in the scriptures and furnaces her with all that

00:00:56.220 he needs to be a proficient homemaker. He stands as a pillar of righteousness and truth in his

00:01:00.560 hometown. His intention is to establish a strong Christian culture to bless his grandchildren and

00:01:06.400 their grandchildren. He preaches the gospel whenever the opportunity arises, and he manages

00:01:10.760 his money well and secures opportunities for his children. And his dream is to die leaving an

00:01:16.640 inheritance of faith and wisdom that glorifies God for generations to come. This man should not

00:01:22.000 be rare in the church because he's a man conforming to the image of Christ.

Dale Partridge - October 20, 2022