The phrase “man up” implies the building up of enough courage, usually for men, to face adversity and take responsibility for the consequences of their actions. The most popular use of “man up” occurs in the imperative form (when giving instructions or orders), i.e., “man up and start doing the right thing.” The phrase takes on the general idea of strength in the face of adversity. Although the phrase is used predominately with men, it can be used in reference to both men and women. Have you ever heard someone say “woman up” or try to be politically correct saying “person up”? Neither one resonance the same as “man up.” For Christians, it may be time for us to “Christ up.”
Let’s take a few minutes to look at a prominent man, in the Bible,
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Wasn’t it just several hour prior that Jesus was eating, drinking and singing with these very same men? And now, they all ran away and Peter even denied Him three times. After the death of Jesus and before the sun went down, Joseph garnered enough courage to go to Pilate and ask for the body of Christ so that he may give Him a proper burial. For a Sanhedrin, this was very risky. What do you think would have happened if Joseph did not get the courage to do so? How would the story change? Joseph had nothing to gain and everything to lose by identifying himself with Jesus at this point in time. Jesus was dead and no one was expecting His resurrection. It would have been much easier for Joseph to have thought, “Oh, well! Jesus was a good man and a prophet of God. It’s too bad that these things happen. But, life must go on. I’ll have more influence if I don’t rock the boat and keep my seat on the Sanhedrin. I’d better not do anything to upset anyone and jeopardize my position of influence.” What caused Joseph to cross the line? Was it being an eyewitness to the cross and watching Jesus die? Whatever the reasons and in spite of the risks, Joseph came out of hiding and took a strong stand for Jesus by providing Him a proper burial. Jesus asks us to come out of our shell and take a stand for Him when the time comes. In order for us to take a stand for Jesus Christ, there are a few …show more content…
Paul instructs us to “be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.” Our strength comes from within, not of ourselves, but from the Holy Spirit who dwells within us. In Sunday morning’s message, Kent York talked about what it would be like to have Jesus follow us around for one day. How would our attitude change? How would our words change? How would our behavior change? Paul said, “Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” The Holy Spirit, God Himself, dwells inside of us every second of every minute of every hour of every day. We do not need to think about what it would be like to have Jesus follow us around for one day because already does and that gives us the advantage in this world. To be strong in the Lord requires us to put on the whole armor of God, the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, every day. The reason is because “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” As a follower of Christ, our battle is not against those lost people we meet every day at work, at school, while shopping stores, etc. We are battling against Satan and his
What causes male infidelity in a marriage? Many can say it’s the ‘mid-life-crisis’ that makes a man want to make life changing decisions. Another reason may be that the man is miserable in his marriage and instead of telling his spouse about what’s wrong, he cheats. For many of these spouses’ “no one cares about [this issue] until it happens to them in their marriage” (Schorr). Ironically, men can have an affair by just simply being bored in their marriage. The fact is just sad that those men in marriages get bored within a few years of being married after their honeymoon. A husband may sleep with another person besides their soul mate to escape frustration in their relationship because, they see no other way out of a marriage except for having
Step-Father of Jesus Christ, Joseph was a hard working carpenter that serves his people. Jesus was brought into his Step Father’s trade in Book of Mark questioning in astonishment “Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” (Mark 6:3) Jesus served his people but never followed his Step-Father’s footsteps and believed he was made for more than being a carpenter but to be a servant for the Lord. “Who thought he was in the form of God, did not count equality with a god to be grasped but taking form of a servant and being born in the likeness of man” (Philippians 2:6-7) Jesus followed passions that Willy never did in “Death of a
Living in Waknuk makes it extremely easy to be controlled by your religion. Joseph was a very religious man towards his family and the community. In the community of Waknuk Joseph was considered the “Head Priest” of his religious group. Each time a deviation was notified Joseph would quickly stop everything he was doing to pray for forgiveness. Stopping everything to pray for forgiveness is a big thing considering that the deviations were not his. This shows that he does not want God or his religion to look down on himself. Lastly, Joseph is always trying to do his best because he believes God is always testing them. He shows that he does not want to upset God in any way. All of these examples show how religious Joseph truly is. Joseph Strorm was a devoted and completely reliant man upon his religion.
Unlike the Koran Joseph isn’t proven guilty or innocent. Instead Joseph willing decides to take his garment off. It stated, “and he left his garment in her hand and fled outside, she called out to the people of the house and said to them, saying, see, he has brought us a Hebrew man to play with us (The Hebrew Bible, 182).” It is clear that Joseph willingly took of his garment because he perhaps thought that would be a safe and quick way to remove himself from the situation. Little would he have imagined it would back fire and become the man reason he is thrown in
“Man up!” with a powerful voice said from my father. It is that I initially heard when I was on the first day and needed to introduce myself in the kindergarten. There is no exceptions that men has being taught should be afraid of nothing since the day they were born. As young men grow up, they would generally learn and integrate within a box of codes which shows them how to be a man, as known as the Guy Code. The Guy Code is a set of rules prevalently applied among men groups about how a man behaves with other men and his girl friend. It mainly teaches guys to be dominated, aggressive and fareless. In Michael Kimmel’s “ Bros Before Hos: The Guy Code”, he indicates that men disguise their emotions and inner to be like a man particularly
According to Kimmel, the earliest embodiments of American manhood were landowners, independent artisans, shopkeepers, and farmers. During the first decade of the nineteenth century, the industrial revolution started to influence the way, American men thought of themselves. Manhood was now defined as through the man’s economic success. This was the origin of the “Self-Made Man” ideology and the new concept of manhood that was more exciting, and potentially more rewarding for men themselves. The image of the Self-Made Man has far reaching effects on the notion of masculinity in America. Thus, the emergence of the Self-Made Man put men under pressure. As Kimmel states,
As the Classical World began to emerge, the relation between men and women start to change. During the Greek and Roman Empire, men continuing to be powerful in the society, and were the ones who trained for oncoming battles. As well woman rights were emerging slowly during the period. Women started as a possession of the men, and ended with own rights and choices of profession. The civilization of Greece had two main cities, Sparta and Athens. Men and women in Sparta were strong, they started training together, and at the age of twelve were separate. Then boys were sent to the barracks, were the military training continued, and girls keep with their trained to became worthy of a good male. Spartan women were free, they could ran businesses
...s" and not to discriminate on the basis and premise of sex. Even though few women benefitted from the scheme, Justice Stewart noted that "veteran's status's not uniquely male." Furthermore, the law placed many men who were not veterans at a disadvantage as well.
Jill Ruckelshaus, business woman, once said, “No one should have to dance backward all their lives.” She is right. Women should not have to dance backwards and follow a man’s lead but, have the right to turn around and lead. Sexism has a negative effect on society today because of the gender wage gap, violence increasing against women, and the national religion being undermined.
There is constantly cessation why women and men cohabitate, nurture, desire, and endure. Many shrug the similarities and differences to the side due to the complex nature that is involved in understanding the progression. Since the beginning of time, according to the bible, man was placed as the dominant sex, fending for the families well being. The woman has tended to the important jobs around the homestead as situations arose. Often in society, one will find himself in a battle depending on the views of the receiving recipients. Following is a dialogue explaining a safe and metro sexual view as a general whole.
“Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man… It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest.” (C.S. Lewis). You could say this quote is profusely precise because while it may be true that pride gives an encouraging feeling of confidence, this self-assurance is generated by your impression of superiority. When this feeling is exaggerated, it leads to arrogance and excessive pomposity, which can cause an individual to experience humility once they recognize they are not as superior as they imagined.
The relationship between sex and gender can be argued in many different lights. All of which complicated lights. Each individual beholds a sexual identity and a gender identity, with the argument of perceiving these identities however way they wish to perceive them. However, the impact of gender on our identities and on our bodies and how they play out is often taken for granted in various ways. Gender issues continue to be a hugely important topic within contemporary modern society. I intend to help the reader understand that femininities and masculinities is a social constructed concept and whether the binary categories of “male” and “female” are adequate concepts for understanding and organising contemporary social life with discussing the experiences of individuals and groups who have resisted these labels and forged new identities.
Paul tells us to “fight the good fight of faith” (Tim. 6:12). We must not hold on to unbelief. When we give ourselve...
Empowerment is the advancement of individual to control the thing that affect its life and make them more aware about the surrounding for healthy participation in decision making related to real life issues. Empowerment of Gender is used to calculate inequality among the gender. Inequality among the gender across the countries is measure by estimating relative participation of women in economic, income, political power and its status in society. It is defined, how much men and women actively contribute in decision making regarding economic and political life. It is more about to strength to do work rather than well being of women and
Outline and assess the view that patriarchy is the main cause of gender inequality (40 marks)