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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. There were parts I really enjoyed about this book and parts I didn’t. The first half was insightful, challenging, and inspiring—a wake up call to stir men to action in their field, to lead, to be image-bearers of God; confident of their call and their destiny. I was literally strapping on my armour and readying my lance for battle when I began the last half of the book about parenthood and church. Here the book took a dive somewhat, in my opinion, into dogmatism & (a little) chauvinism. There were, in retrospect, hints of it earlier on in the book, but there were also enough gems to overlook it. In the end though, the author’s military background cast too menacing a shade on his approach to parenting and church and I found myself disagreeing more often than not with his assertions. The second half of the book was overly dominated by personality and under-supported by scripture, in my opinion, which is ironic because he finishes on the topic of “I must decrease and he must increase”. no reviews | add a review
What does it mean to be a man made in the image of God? And what does it mean to be a man under God's grace, called according to His purpose? In The Masculine Mandate, Dr. Richard D. Phillips cuts through the cultural confusion, highlights God's mandate for men, and encourages listeners to join him on a journey of repentance and renewal. Phillips begins in the Garden of Eden, drawing foundational teaching for men in the earliest chapters of God's Word. He provides clear biblical instruction for husbands, fathers, and sons as he carefully examines important truths from Scripture. No library descriptions found. |
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Phillips draws from Genesis 2:15 which says, “And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.” To work is to serve, labor, cultivate, produce good, and cause people and things to grow. To keep is to guard, watch and protect. The calling of a man is to wield the plow and bear the sword. To build up and keep safe. A man causes good things to grow and keeps precious things safe. After laying this groundwork in the early chapters, Phillips goes into the details about what this looks like in all spheres of a man’s life. It is theological and practical from start to finish. ( )