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On June 29, 2014 in Instruction by Robert Kelley

It is with great joy that I announce the re-release of my book, The Strong Man Of God: Back To Basics this July 1^st under the exclusive publishing imprint, ODCM Publishing Division a unit of Open Door Communication Ministries, Inc., I was privileged by the Lord to found in 1985. This day has come in spite of all of the resisting and hindering tactics the enemy has employed in the process--to God be the glory! Why does this book concern Satan so? Because he fears the prospective results for good among Christian men that will result from widespread encounter with the content. For this re-release, I am reposting two blogs this and next week that stress the great need and urgency for my book. I have done some minor editing in paragraph construction and content in this first repost.

Originally Posted October 13, 2013

There is nearly universal agreement among leaders in the denominations and churches of American Christianity that more must be done to restore men to a biblical worldview of manhood. Of course, given the divisiveness that exists on all other matters great and small within this fractured house, the question of what a biblical worldview of manhood looks like is also the subject of debate. Most, in accord with the superficiality of manmade Christianity the religion however, are satisfied to major on helping men be better generic Christians, churchmen, husbands and fathers as far as that goes.

A few authors have done an excellent job of exploring and presenting a profile of the ideal man almost exclusively as Christian mortals of this present age. Along the way there are periodic large arena events, conferences, monthly meetings, occasional retreats and the annual golf tournament to support the effort to help men come into what is termed, “biblical manhood.” I am empathetic toward, salute and stand with those men that are sincerely and passionately committed to helping restore men to a biblical worldview of manhood. However, it is my conviction from the Spirit and Word of God that bringing them up to the already inferior standard of Christianity the religion as Christians and churchman is missing the biblical mark.

The current standard of manhood Christianity the religion of men promotes causes them to live out of balance; in the constant demeanor of a harmless lamb conversant with all of the words and ways of modern psycho-babble as husbands and fathers. This is an incomplete restoration of men that minimizes the most important eternal aspects of man the creature God is concerned about and instead, maximizes focus on the divinely ordained, but very temporal matters of this present, mortal existence (Matthew 16:24-26; Luke 14:25-27). Too, some among the Christian men’s movement, pastors, churches and their denominations are attempting to craft a non-threatening model of manhood loosely based on Scripture and in their own sectarian images that is also not offensive to secular society especially feminists. This is not only an incomplete restoration of men, but one that is downright corrupt and false!

Finally, far too many in all of the ways an incomplete restoration of men is attempted fail to hold up the absolutely critical role of the Holy Spirit as high as the Bible in the relationship He has with men, in men to craft the man God is making over into the image of Christ (John 3:1-8; Romans 8:1-9; 2 Corinthians 3:18). There is no such thing as “biblical manhood” without the Holy Spirit--why would you even dare to try? These men try because they are religious and deceived by their own arrogance into believing they can concoct a recipe of principles that can make a man God would be pleased with--foolishness!

By way of reminder, the biblical Church of Jesus Christ is not the world or of it! We that authentically make it up with gladness have been called out of the world and its thinking, attitudes and behavior (John 15:19; 17:6, 14-15). We are of the Kingdom of God (1 John 4:4-6, 5:18-20)! We remain in this world only to serve the purposes of our God. The principles and instruction of God’s Kingdom embodied in the Holy Scriptures directly inform every aspect of our thinking, attitudes and behavior as well as form our marching orders while in the world. Thus, as it concerns what a man is and does, what God has said in His Word is our singular and final source of instruction about it. We should not be forming our own beliefs, opinions or doctrines contrary to what God says in His written Word or listening to sinful, mortal flesh no matter how credentialed as a final authority.

God sent Jesus Christ into the world to save and fully restore men by supernatural transformation in line with the original divine purpose for creating man (Genesis 1:26; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:17-24; Titus 3:4-8). An incomplete restoration of men caused by the worldly focus, willful disobedience and arrogance of religious men displeases God the same way partial obedience does (1 Samuel 15:1-3, 7-11). The guilty must repent and move beyond the superficial and incomplete efforts to restore men typical today unless like the religious leaders of ancient Israel, you wrongly fear no divine consequence for this (Jeremiah 6:13-15, 8:10-12).

I invite every man as an individual seeking a biblical worldview of manhood to purchase and read my book, The Strong Man Of God: Back To Basics available in the Strong Man Store on this Web Site. Also, as a pastor, education or denominational leader desiring to help men in these latter days learn the biblical worldview of manhood, visit our Strong Man Store to obtain the companion Men’s Group Study with Leader Guide, optional power point instructional support, and Participant Workbooks the Lord led me to produce to teach men the way of The Strong Man of God, Jesus Christ, in the group settings of local churches and beyond!

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