Biggest Challenge for Men Today? | Doug Wilson
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2021
- In this episode of Ask Doug, Pastor Doug Wilson answers the question, "What is the biggest challenge for Christian men today?"
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Thank you so much for fixing the audio, it is greatly appreciated.
Really needed this.
My life is extremely hard and only men who disregard the word of God are praised because of all their free time and comfortable lifestyles free of restraint.
Having said that.
We need to continue to preach CHRIST CRUCIFIED because is it very obviously apparent the many are on their way to hell and the only thing that will prevent this is the covering of Christ. AND THEY THINK THEY HAVE IT. No!! They do not and it is obvious from their actions and deeds.
We have more work than ever before.
We need help!!
Where can we submit questions to Doug?
My Christian son said a few years ago, “I love responsibility “. A tender hearted guy who helps families, widows and women in his church on weekends and raising a family. So proud of the man he has become.
What if he did all that and wasn't a christian would you still be proud him?
I am so happy he brings you joy and that God has blessed you in this way. If I may: God despises and hates pride. Pride is doing it without God or being happy at your own work or with your own accomplishments. Be thankful. Be grateful. Be honored by God's goodness, and cast away pride or the feeling of being proud.
You can not be thankful and proud at the same time, but you will either be more thankful than pride filled or more pride filled than thankful to God.
Just a thought. Our culture teaches us to be proud, but the Bible teaches us to depend on God and His riches in Jesus Christ.
Thats a man!
I find it difficult in that men and women within the church say “where are all the men?” and then you act like a man and those very people get offended and try to deter you.
Yuuup. Or you do find a good church and surprise, no single women there. Not my fault they don't put in any effort to be found. You think I'm going to go fishing at a megachurch or pentecostal chapel? No thanks
@@horrificpleasantry9474 This. I live in DFW. There megachurches everywhere full of very attractive single women. I’m not going to suffer shallow theology to get a wife. Not doing it.
@@horrificpleasantry9474 A good church doesn't include a bank of single women for the delectation of single men...
Incel vibes suddenly emerging here.
@@aallen5256 you make no efforts to understand what somebody is saying and then label them with ungodly leftist terminology in an attempt to shame them. If anyone should be ashamed it's you, for not obeying God's Word which calls you a fool for answering a matter before hearing it
@@horrificpleasantry9474 “find a good church and surprise, no single women there. Not my fault they don’t put in any effort to be found.” I heard it, and there was a lot the matter with it.
P.S incel is apolitical terminology
Thanks Doug, I needed to hear this today. Thank the Lord for your work here.
Thank you so much. This helped me a lot
I like Doug
I didn't use to but I do now. He is committed to the truth as he sees it.
We need more men like Doug
Yea, I also like the way he speaks.... there's a sense of calmness and a humble tone to the things which he says, not an overbearing know it all tone.
It's really something to look up to.
@@tristarperfecta1061 *as the Lord sees it.
@@Ajsirb24 I hear ya. I'm not all the way there yet. I am called to Christ but I haven't made a full intellectual connection yet.
Thanks for this!
Discipline = freedom
Helpful encouragement.
Nice one!
“Masculinity is the glad assumption of sacrificial responsibility.”
Love your profile pic! I know what it's from!
@@CelticGamer111 yea, the Mandelbrot set seems like God’s fingerprint
"the glad assumption of sacrificial responsibility" ... great thought, reminds me of John the Baptiser ... "HE must become more and more while i become less and less" ... love your book selections, and am sending my daughters now to look at your books to order more for their own education. And a copy or two of thoughts for young men. That you for your thoughtful curation efforts. I bought the book on Cyrus for my own reading, and several others for the family.
TWO THINGS, please....
1. "The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute." -- Proverbs 12:24 --- right?
2. Ben is one of the best interviewers ever... understanding and asking perfect followup up questions ... wait that reminds me of: Proverbs 20:5 "Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out." ... sort of applies maybe.
Ben is right up there with the guy who does the post-lecture interviews for the Hillsdale College online courses..... he is really good too.
Thank you.
Spot on!
"The glad assumption of sacrificial responsibility" ... that really resonates with me as true and to strive for.
BUT.... I told this to a friend at church and he said, that's what a good wife does too..... i.e. in her particular realm of "dominion" if you will....
THEREFORE.............. would you please give a good, corresponding definition to what it is to be a true woman?
Thanks!
Seriously. A little clarification would be nice. That definition has been the cornerstone of my life and faith in Jesus. It describes what I've done thus far. I'm exactly the way God made me. I'm one hundred percent woman, but I have a feeling that I wouldn't fit his definition of one.
Perfect. Ignore the spectators!
A good word.
LOL, I gave Doug's exact answer before clicking on the video - being a man is the biggest challenge for Christian men today! But I think it's particularly difficult for men because of our culture that refuses to teach men to BE men.......as well as everything else mentioned here.
i've never come across such intellectual engagement in 4-1/2 minutes covering
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Isn’t motherhood the “glad assumption of sacrificial responsibility”?? That truly sounds like a definition of the mother.
I just asked the same thing.... a friend at church responded to me with that when I told him of Doug's definition..... I hope he will qualify/expand on it.
Yes... I suppose the 'glad assumption of LEADING and sacrificial responsibility' would better define the mans role.
@@aaron3377 the husband leads, the wife commands, as Leonard Cohen says
@@aallen5256 I don't know who Leonard Cohen is, but he sounds rather insulting to women. "Commands" sounds a bit bossy, perhaps ungodly as well.
@@michaellautermilch9185 Leonard Cohen didn’t see women as an inferior creation. He was a poet and zen monk, and occasionally a musician.
Commander and leader are almost interchangeable but a woman being commanding seems bossy to the point of ungodly to you..?
The real insult to women can be found in your previous comments about “pornography [being] the main sacrament of the feminists”.
Women leaders to think about include: Jacinda Arden, Angela Merkle, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Aung Suu Kyi, Michelle Bachelet, and Janet Yellen.
Have a godly, manly day brothers, by taking spiritual responsibility for the welfare of those all around you. Let Jesus Christ be praised!
Biggest challenge - to be a man under authority and submission to a sovereign God and actually realise that.
Teach me how to dougie
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Idk, "not being taken seriously" is definitely a contender. You can be as good a man as possible, within the grace of sanctification, and if nobody cares and nobody knows, does it matter? You can't help anybody else with that, and it doesn't really help yourself much except for not having child support and drug addiction. Some recognition would be fantastic
Leaders are to honor what is good. If someone is a good example and dishonored for it in the church, the church leaders are failing, because they aren't calling good "good", Isaiah 5:20.
Men are afraid women will laugh at them, women are afraid men will kill them.
@@aallen5256 men are afraid women will destroy their reputation resulting in job loss and ostracism, women are afraid men will not let them make all the decisions without compromising what they want
Do not work for the food which parishes.
I think the definition of masculinity is the most challenging thing for men.
What does being a man look like biblically? Look no further than king David.
@@ifeawosika966 wrong. Look no further than Christ. He’s the manliest man.
I would say that responsibility could be part of manhood but it's shouldn't be the definition. I would say courage should be the main defining characteristic of manhood. Not every man can have a lot of authority or responsibility for tons of things but they can all show courage in how they life their lives.
I turned 18 today😀
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Interesting.
I in fact agree with a good amount of this. Maybe 80 - 90%, because I do believe it is important for a man to be a man, including some of Doug's references. I would merely add that this importance in being a man - taking responsibility, working at good goals for a family, working to be a leader along with a wife in a family others can look up to - should also be expected of and not limited to Christian men. Many events in a young man's life work at preparing him for the future and his place in the world and many of these experiences are secular. Chores, work, respecting teachers at school, telling the truth - all of these exist for those who embrace a theist view and those who embrace a non-theist view. And of course to the fastest growing group of Americans: those who see themselves as spiritual but non-affiliated with any traditional religion (sometimes called, "nons".) Men of this last group owe a duty to themselves and society to "be a man", just as religious men.
Still though we are not called to just “be a man,” but rather to be a man of God. Otherwise it doesn’t matter.
@@loremaster234 I promise you that there are tons of men out in the world who do not see themselves as "called to be a man of God", and their view of themselves as a man is still important to them and the world. I mean: I do understand that for you it is important you see yourself as a man of God, so I don't wish to imply that is not a good thing, I'm just pointing out that a man seeing himself as a man is a nearly universal concept throughout all cultures and throughout all timelines. Celebrate your being a man of God, but do not believe "being a man" is exclusive to a Christian, for it does matter to all men, regardless of their religious philosophy.
@@sandorjaysonnen4849 You're not wrong, but you're close. Listen to what "Lore Master23" is saying: What even is the concept of masculinity without God? While it may be true that all cultures have a concept of "being a man," where did that come from if not the Creator's imprint on the male heart? To try and separate God from his creation is just folly.
There may be men in the world that "do not seem themselves as 'called to be a man of God'" but in that case, they have no hope of being a real man. Do not try and build a house roof-first.
@@danlauingii480 Your statement: "they have no hope of being a real man"
You must be aware that even since the bible was made into canon, more or less during the 4th Century and not counting revisions, there are hundreds of millions of families in the world for centuries who have had fathers who did all of the types of things Doug thinks about what a real man does, yet they went home to a religious or non-religious household where naturally the Christian god was unknown and another god was worshiped or had no concept of a god. These families had husbands and fathers who worked to be good providers and loved their wives and children and worked for the benefit of their society. They and their family members would have believed them to be their heroes and they were able to see themselves as a "real man". This continues today. I believe that even among Christians, the majority of Christians would understand this to be the case, those husbands and fathers are being a real man. It is, of course possible and in fact probable that such men of these societies reflected to themselves, "God, I believe that you want me to be a good man to my family and I hope you see me as such a man." I merely warn those that believe a man can only be a real man with the belief of the Abrahamic or Christian god are in the extreme minority view, and that such a world view is hardly defendable. I have watched many of Doug's videos and understand his general viewpoint - which is mainly directed at current Christians - that Christians themselves should guard themselves from aligning themselves with more modern, secular, or what have you [insert your own work here] members of society. I wonder if you, Dan, or Doug, can put this genie back in the bottle. America continues to grow in the number of people, including Christians, who view non-Christians as just as legitimate in their world view as themselves. There is much polling data that shows theists and Christians as classifying non-theists as good people. (This polling data and its demonstration of an increasing number of Americans accepting non-Christians as just as beneficial to society as themselves.)
I do not believe in standing in the way of those Christians who believe that only their god is THE God. My issue is that such Christians work to define themselves and not work at defining the entire non-Christian world view as lacking in something. Frankly, it's simply too weird. I cannot take seriously meeting someone who would say to me, "You don't believe in MY god? Oh, then you can't be a real man."
@@sandorjaysonnen4849 Jesus doesn't give you that option, though. He said he is the only God that's real, and the only God to be worshiped, and to even try to do anything apart from him, is folly. Your argument is not with me, but God.
Seek him and you will find him.
It's not Abraham Piper is it?
I gotta feeling this topic isn't popping up because of Denzel Washington's recent glorious stance... It's a theme being reinforced from on high I believe through many hands and feet...
What did Denzel say?
@@BrianPruett ruclips.net/video/3Wvt9xw-kPc/видео.html
@@BrianPruett ruclips.net/video/NWl4L4yKN04/видео.html
Did Cross Politic get censored? Their channel has been emptied
Yes
Imagination is God hiding in man, looking and waiting for what's in you is funny. Luke 17:20And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
God is not hiding in men. If you are born again of His Spirit, He lives in you and wants to live through you to show Himself to others. Holy Spirit uses our bodies our mind and mouth to proclaim His truth, His love, which He demonstrated toward us while we were still sinners Christ died for us. He wants us to preach His Gospel, Christ crucified for the sins of men, He wants us to live righteously in obedience to Him and do His will. In short God wants us to be like His beloved Son Jesus Christ. As His children we are His mind, His mouth, his arms and legs, Jesus said, Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commended you, and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen. This is what it means to be a true born again Christian. This is what it means to worship God in spirit and in truth. This is what it means, the kingdom of God is in us His children. Whoever says they are true Christians, we must present our bodies holy and acceptable to God which is our service of worship, doing God's will and serving Him for His kingdom and glory. Not by our might nor power, but by My Spirit says the LORD. Zechariah 4:6.
Jesus took responsibility for His church by giving His life for her
It’s lust.
“Ignore the fans…”
…hm.
*”It has always been tough to be a man.”*
Oh boy, the libs are going to crucify you for that one, Doug… 🤣
😭why can’t i ever be first here?!😭
Ecclesiastes 3:15: “That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.” The “natural man” cannot grasp that, for to him reality is based only on the evidence of the senses. The man of reason could justify the verse’s end, saying if it has any meaning then the writer must mean recurrence. The sun comes every day and the moon completes its cycle and the seasons come and go. If we took a picture of the universe today, the scientists can compute how long it will take to return to this point in the picture. So the intellectual man could justify the verse; but that is not what is meant, for it is addressed not to the man of reason or the man of sense, but to the man of Imagination. What is it all about? “That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been, and God seeks what has been driven away.”
You're comment is very interesting. It draws me. That said, can you dumb it down for me. Explain it in layman's terms. I'm not completely sure what your trying to say.
Agreeed I like where you’re heading but simplify the idea so I can understand better 🙏
"Act the man," if spoken today would be met with mindlless screams of "white supremacy" and demented shrieks of "toxic patriarchy." The misandry fervor has reached such cacophonous levels of systemic insanty that even the devil himself couldn't have dreamed. But, nonetheless, all things remain under Christ, and even this current point in time to will ultimately sing to Christ's great glory! Maranatha!
Betrayal.
Doug Wilson is the biggest beta male ever
I have made a few comments on a few of Doug's RUclips presentations. I have done so only on those occasions when I heard him imply untrue things such as the United States is "supposed" to be a Christian nation and his position is that the name Jesus Christ should be in the preamble of the United States Constitution. I recently took issue with his implication that a man can only be a man if he is a Christian man (consigning the vast majority of males worldwide to a classification of "non-manliness.)
I had no idea at the time of my comments how insane Doug Wilson's views were, and the view's of Christ Church were. I merely thought Doug was a misguided "gimme that old time religion" pastor. I had no idea his sermons led toward the incredibly dangerous views of men not merely "leading" their spouses, but downright controlling them. Ironically, it was Doug's own video he posted today that brought me to read the article Vice Magazine wrote about Doug, his church, and his parishioners, and the scary world view they are encouraged to embrace.
Because my father in law was a beautiful Christian and many of my friends are good Christians, I will not sully the name "Christian" with the types of those who follow Doug and his hate filled, mean-spirited world view of Christian dominionism at all costs; the reconstruction he calls Christ Church. I would say, "good luck" to you all, but that would be a lie as I do not wish any of you good fortune. Good riddance would be more appropriate.
Sandy Sonnen
Lol. You listen to Vice?
Not very clear… Doug needs to work on not saying “ ummm ” so much…. I find it hard to listen to him.
It is not the critic who counts. THANK GOD!
@@restorehumility3538 oh I’m sorry I thought this was a comment section for people’s thoughts / considerations.
Put him on x1.5 speed - you won't notice them as much. That doesn't work for Ben Shapiro though. I have to slow him down.
@@MichaelWilliams-ph4ri 🤣😂
@@MichaelWilliams-ph4ri LOL. And I put Ben on mute. Works better for me!