Manhood: Our Pursuit in Context
Steve Shank
Synopsis
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 as 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.
