Every Man’s Call to Biblical Masculinity, Day 1

Part I:  Manhood: Our Pursuit in Context (Steve Shank) 

Biblical manhood demands that a man think correctly about God, man, sin and redemption. These four doctrines summarize the teaching of Scripture and serve as the basics for every man who would seek to lead in the home or church. The first three chapters of Genesis provide this context in which every Christian man serves.

"The feminizing of men in our culture is rampant," said Steve Shank. "Often manhood is associated with Herculian strength or athletic ability, but the mark of manhood, is if the opposite sex cannot look at you without having a cardiac arrest. Somehow, those are portrayed as hallmarks of a true man.

"It is not enough for us simply to identify characteristics of manhood and begin to pursue those things. There are theological realities that a man should think about and think about deeply and think about often so that those thoughts then govern his pursuit of being a man and what God has called him to be, truths that put our manhood in perspective and that is why we start at Genesis. The first chapters of Scripture give us the context in which we exist as men."

Steve Shank delivered this opening message in "The Pursuit: Every Man's Call to Biblical Masculinity," a conference sponsored by Sovereign Grace Ministries. Steve has been a member of the Sovereign Grace Ministries leadership since 1985 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. He oversees the planting and strengthening of Sovereign Grace churches in the western United States and Canada, as well as Central and South America.

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Part II: Jesus Christ - the Perfect Man (Rick Gamache)

A crucial part of biblical manhood is being able to articulate and defend the critical doctrine of justification. There are three "imputations" that compose the full-orbed doctrine of justification: the imputation of Adam's sin to every man, the imputation of God's wrath in the place of sinners, and the imputation of Christ's righteousness to the believer. 

Christ, by His perfect life, secured the righteousness that is given to every sinner who trusts in Him alone. 

"Christ is the one and only remedy for all men in all places at all times," Gamache said.

"The damage done by Adam's sin affects every human being because his sin is imputed to us, but the obedience is the remedy to the damage done by Adam because His obedience, His righteousness, His perfect life is imputed to everyone who believes on Him. Christ undoes what Adam did...How precious is that news! But Christ also lived for us which means that justification is not merely just as if I never sinned, it is also just as if I always obeyed."

Rick Gamache serves as senior pastor of Sovereign Grace Fellowship in Bloomington, Minnesota. In this address on "Jesus Christ-the Perfect Man," Rick unpacked Rom. 5:12-21 on the crucial biblical doctrine of justification by faith.

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