The Masculine Mandate: God's Calling to Men

by Phillips, Richard D.

• ISBN13: 9781567691207
• ISBN10: 156769120X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Reformation Trust Publishing

Summary

There is a crying need in the church today for men to be men. But competing visions for what a man is to be-some growing out of popular culture and others arising from flawed teaching in the church-are exacerbating the problem.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Understanding Our Mandate
Man in the Garden	p. 3
The Masculine Mandate	p. 11
Man's Sacred Calling to Work	p. 17
Man as the Image of God	p. 31
Man as Shepherd-Lord	p. 43
Living Our Mandate
God's Astonishing Design for Marriage	p. 55
Marriage Cursed and Redeemed	p. 67
Marriage and the Masculine Mandate	p. 79
To Work: The Discipling of Children	p. 93
To Keep: The Discipline of Children	p. 107
Men in Friendship	p. 121
The Masculine Mandate in the Church	p. 131
Servants of the Lord	p. 143
Questions for Reflection and Discussion	p. 155
Notes	p. 165
Index of Scripture	p. 167
Index of Subjects and Names	p. 171
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