THE BIBLICAL ROLE OF MEN

I.                    Relationship to Christ

A.                Walk in daily repentance and confession

                                                1.                  I Corinthians 11:31-32 “If we judge ourselves, we should not be judge.  But when we are judged we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.”

                                                2.                  John 15:3 “Ye are clean through the Word.”

                                                3.                  Ephesians 5:26 “That Christ might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word.”

                                                4.                  James 5:16 “Confess your faults one to another.”

                                                5.                  I John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

                                                6.                  Be continually filled with the Spirit

                                                7.                  Ephesians 5:18 “Be not drunk with wine wherein is excess; but be ye filled with the Spirit.”

B.                 Be in the Word

                                                1.                  Read: Revelation 1:3 “Blessed is he that readeth, heareth and keepeth those things which are written.”

                                                2.                  Hear: Romans 10:17 “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.”

                                                3.                  Study: II Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth.”

                                                4.                  Memorize: Psalm 119:11 “Thy Word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”

                                                5.                  Meditate: Psalm 1:2-3 “His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law doth he mediate day and night.”

                                                6.                  Obey: I John 1:4 “These things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.”

C.                Be equipped for spiritual warfare

                                                1.                  Ephesians 6:10-18 “Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”

                                                2.                  II Corinthians 10:4-5 “Pulling down strongholds; casting down imaginations.  Bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience to Christ.”

                                                3.                  Matthew 6:13 “Deliver us from the evil one.”

                                                4.                  Philippians 4:4-9 “Jesus stands guard over your hearts and minds.”

                                                5.                  Romans 6:13 “Yield your members as instruments of righteousness.”

                                                6.                  James 4:7 “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”

                                                7.                  Matthew 4:4,7,10 It is written…”

                                                8.                  Romans 12:1-2 “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice…”

                                                9.                  Ephesians 4:18 “Be filled with the Spirit.”

                                            10.                  Matthew 8:5-13 “Be under godly authority…”

D.                Pray

                                                1.                  Ephesians 6:18 “Praying in the Spirit.”

                                                2.                  I Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.”

E.                 F. Fast

                                                1.                  Matthew 9:14-15 “The days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them and then they shall fast.”

                                                2.                  Acts 13:2-3 “They fasted and prayed…the Holy Spirit spoke…they fasted and       prayed.”

F.                 Worship

                                                1.                  Acts 13:2 “They ministered unto the Lord.”

                                                2.                  John 4:20-24 “Worship in Spirit and in Truth.”

                                                3.                  Psalm 100:2, 4 “Come before his presence with singing and his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise.  Be thankful unto him and bless his name.”

G.                Witness

                                                1.                  Acts 1:8 “Ye shall be witnesses unto.”

II.                 Relationship to oneself

A.                Acceptance

                                                1.                  Creation: Genesis 1:26,31 “God said, let us make man in our own image…and  it was good.”

                                                2.                  Redemption: Revelation 5:9 “Thou(Lamb)wast slain, and hast redeemed us to  God by thy blood.”

B.                 Uniqueness

                                                1.                  Genesis 1:27 “Male and female created he them.”

C.                Needs Fellowship: Genesis 2:18 “It is not good that man should be alone.”

                                                1.                  Philippians 4:19 “God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

D.                Role Models

                                                1.                  Genesis 2:24 “Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother and shall cleave to his wife and they shall be one flesh.”

                                                2.                  Romans 12:1-2 “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice…be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

III.               Relationship to wife

A.                Know your wife

B.                 I Peter 3:19 “Dwell with your wife according to knowledge.”

C.                Genesis 1:27 “God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

D.                Genesis 2:22 “God brought her unto the man.”

E.                 Genesis 3:16 “Thy desire shall be to they husband.”

F.                 I Corinthians 7:3-5 “Render due benevolence and defraud not.”

G.                I Corinthians 14:34-35 “Let the wives ask their husbands at home.”

H.                Ephesians 5:25 “Husband love your wives as Christ love the Church.”

I.                   Colossians 3:19 “Husbands, love your wives and be not bitter against them.”

J.                   I Peter 3:7 “Giving honour unto the wife.”

IV.              Relationship to children

A.                Deuteronomy 11:18-21 “Lay these words in your heart and soul and ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

B.                 Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

C.                Proverbs 13:24 “He that spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”

D.                Hebrews 12:11 “Chastening yeildeth  the peaceable fruit of righteousness.”

E.                 Proverbs 22:15 “The rod of correction shall drive foolishness far from a child.”

F.                 Proverbs 23:13-14 “Withhold not correction from the child: for it thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.  Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.”

G.                Proverbs 29:15 “The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.”

H.                Colossians 3:21 “Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.”

I.                   Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”

V.                 Relationship to other believers

A.                I Corinthians 16:15-16 “I beseech you brethren that they have addicted  themselves to the ministry of the saints, that ye submit yourselves unto such and to everyone that helpeth with us, and laboureth.”

B.                 I Thessalonians 5:12-13 “And we beseech you, brethren to know them which labour among, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you and to esteem them very highly in love for their works sake.”

C.                Hebrews 13:7,17,24 “Remember them which have rule over you, who have spoken unto the Word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of your conversation.  Obey them that have rule over you and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.  Salute all them that rule over you and all the saints.”

D.                Colossians 3:16 “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”

E.                 Romans 12:4-8 “For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.  Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, ministry, teaching, exhortation, giving, rule  or mercy.”

F.                 I Corinthians 12:7-11 “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.  For to one is given the Spirit the word of wisdom; the word of knowledge; faith; gifts of healings; working of miracles; prophecy; discerning of spirits; divers kinds of tongues; interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”

G.                I Corinthians 12:27-28 “Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.  And God hath set some in the church: apostles, prophets, teachers, miracles, gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.”

H.                Ephesians 5:18-19 “Be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.”

I.                   I Corinthians 14:26,40 “How is it then, brethren?  When you come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation.  Let all things be done unto edifyiing.  Let all things be done decently and in order.”

VI.              Relationship to Vocation

A.                Exodus 20:9-10 “Six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work.  But on the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work.”

B.                 Deuteronomy 14:29 “That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of  thine hand which thou doest.”

C.                Job 1:10 “God hast blessed the work of his hands.”

D.                Proverbs 14:23 “In all labor there is profit.”

E.                 Proverbs 16:3 “Commit thy works unto the Lord and they thoughts shall be       established.”

F.                 Proverbs 23:4 “Labor not to be rich.”

G.                Proverbs 31:31 “Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her own works praise her in the gates.”

H.                Ecclesiastes 2:24 “There is nothing better for a man that that he should make his soul good in his labor.”

I.                   Ecclesiastes 3:13 “It is a gift of God that every man enjoy the good of his labour.”

J.                   Ecclesiastes 3:17 “There is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”

K.                Ecclesiastes 3:22 “There is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works.”

L.                 Ecclesiastes 9:7 “God now accepteth thy works.”

M.               Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might.”

N.                Ecclesiastes 12:14 “God will bring every work into judgment.”

O.                Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

P.                 Acts 20:35 “Laboring ye ought to support the weak.”

Q.                Acts 20 34 “These hands have ministered unto my necessities and to them that were with me.”

R.                 Eph. 4:28 “Let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.”

S.                 I Corinthians 4:12 “Labour working with your own hands.”

T.                 I Corinthians 3:9 “We are laborers together with God.”

U.                II Thessalonnians 3:10-12 “If any would not work, neither shall he eat.”

VII.            Relationship to recreation and exercise

A.                I Timothy 4:7-8 “Exercise thyself rather to godliness.  For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of  the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”