Are Christian Men Supposed to be Nice Guys?

Are Christian Men Supposed to be Nice Guys?

What was Paul like?

What was King David like?

What was Daniel like?

What was John the Baptist like?

What was James like?

What was Moses like?

What did Jesus represent?

The opening line, are Christian men supposed to be nice guys?

I don’t think so.  I really think men who are sincere men of God, are genuine men of God are men who speak the truth without fear of consequence and love God above all else that matters.

So what was Paul like, he was zealous man, before his conversion where God blinded him for a short period of time, was responsible for carrying out the Roman prosecution against the Christian Church.  Paul was described as being passionate, controversial, fiery, destructive and redeemed.  What a great description of a man.  He went on to write most of the New Testament, a man touched by God, a man moved by God, and a man who wholeheartedly served God.  He was mans’ man.

Lets bring King David into the equation, he was not perfect, he had flaws, he committed some of the most heinous crimes a King could commit, murder, adultery, and lied to cover it all up.  What words would you use to describe him?  Creative, powerful, risk taker, and redeemed.  A man after God’s heart, those words pay tribute to David.  He was mans’ man

Daniel, a heart of courage, refused to bow under pressure to the point of death, obedient, and courageous.  God gave Daniel the ability to understand the dreams of King Nebuchadnezzar, and God gave Daniel favor in King Darius’s court.  If you read the book of Daniel how can you not be awe struck, left for dead because he chose God over the rule of the land.  In Daniel’s time, God showed his great power through Daniel’s trials.  He was mans man.

John the Baptist a little odd his diet locusts and honey, although a loner by even the standards of his day, he prepared the people for Christ’s arrival, even baptized our Lord at the River Jordan. John was living austerely, challenging sinful rulers, calling for repentance, and promising God's justice. John is regarded as a prophet in Christianity.  He also is mans man.

James brother of Jesus what a daunting role that would have been, could you fit that role? James was honest, blunt, and a leader. He knew life doesn’t always seem to work out as we think it should. He knew that being a disciple of Christ we must know how to face the tensions between our ideas of how the world ought to be and the way things really are. He spoke the truth, and told us how to be men of God, not men of the world. In the book of James chapter 4 verse 17 it simply states, “Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.” He was mans man.

Moses, left home at 3 months old, grew up with all the privilege you could imagine.  Son of Pharaoh with all the slaves at his fingertips.  Yet he knew God had a higher purpose for him, and after he murdered a man he fled.  In that wilderness God found him, and molded him.  The story of the burning bush, God speaks to Moses, and like most of us he replies, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh?  Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”  Exodus 3:11.  Although he questioned his role, he didn’t question what God was going to do.  Then when Moses returned to Egypt, 10 plagues came upon the Egyptians until finally Pharaoh let them go.  He was mans man.

Jesus represents all of these men, forgave each of these men, and redeemed each of these men.  In His lifetime, Jesus was rejected, scorned, disrespected, and hated.  Yet that did not distract Him from His mission, His calling to be the cornerstone for Christianity.

Jesus gave everything up, and for approximately 33 years related to us, lived among us, listened and taught us.  Then laid it all down, stretch His arms wide, as His body hung on a bloody cross that we might believe on Him.  He died. 

Three days later, the stone was gone, we all know the Easter Story, he appeared to His disciples, he appeared too many others, and now we have the opportunity to share in this glory and honor.

In the book of Revelation our Lord is described as “the rider on the white horse” Revelation 19 verses 11 through 16.

¹¹I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. ¹²His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. ¹³He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. ¹⁴The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. ¹⁵Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. ¹⁶On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:
       KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Jesus is my King. I do not for a second believe that Jesus would want men of God to be nice guys, nice guys have no back bone, nice guys are mommy’s boys, and nice guys give in to the pressures of this world.

I am not a nice guy, I am a Bible believing man of God, who knows I am in a battle, and this war will be won.

I didn't write this hub to win a popularity contest, I wrote this hub in hopes that the men who read my hubs will realize that God's purpose for their lives is so much more that going to church on Sunday, more than being an upright citizen in this corrupt age, being a nice guy you will not face challenges, and you will not be able to be the man God has called you to be.