Pee-Wee Herman Christianity!

The culture of today has tried to re-define what a man should be, and has even intimidated the church to re-think manliness.

Men of previous generations were powerful, strong, and tough. Men of today are passive, soft, and timid. Men of previous generations took a stand, men of today only take a stand when they are standing against a man that takes a stand. The greatest sin of today is to simply be a man of conviction.

John the Baptist had his head chopped off for opposing the immorality of a politician. (Matt 14) Paul stood in a jail cell and rebuked the local magistrates for his unlawful imprisonment. (Acts 16) Jesus rebuked the religious and political leaders of his day by calling them serpents, vipers, and even a fox. (Matt 23)

The mindset of today is that a Christian man should be some jovial, passive creature that goes with the flow and never rocks the boat. This idea of manliness has more in common with Pee-Wee Herman than Jesus Christ.

Christian men should not be rude and hostile, but we should be willing to stand with compassion where God stands on the issues of our day. When one stands FOR God, he soon finds himself standing WITH God...and that puts him in good company. God + One = The Majority.

Find out where God stands, and stand with Him. God help us to reject this effeminate counterfeit and have a revival of true, biblical manliness!

Disposition Over Position

When people can't argue with WHAT you are saying, they will begin to argue about HOW you said it. Far too many are concerned more about DISPOSITION than POSITION. They don't care what you say, as long as you say it in a charming, and acceptable way. The danger in valuing DISPOSITION over POSITION is that people will accept heresy because they like how it was said. Objectivity requires that we look beyond their demeanor see what they actually believe. Sometimes the most powerful poisons come in the prettiest packages.

"And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works."

- 2 Corinthians 11:14-15

The problem with arguing DISPOSITION over POSITION is that there is nobody on the planet who has that one perfect, "catchall" disposition that everybody is going to accept. There will always be some inclination, quirk, sentiment, or even accent that will violate the prejudices of the listeners. There will always be someone who says the preacher is too loud, too quiet, too aggressive, too weak, too wordy, too simplistic, too short, too long, too funny, or not funny enough. It is because of these issues, those who would argue disposition over position have no valid argument. Therefore, every preacher should strive to have a Christlike disposition, but at the same time realize that no matter what you do, there is going to be someone who will reject your position and blame it on your disposition.

God uses all types of dispositions to articulate the correct theological position.

Conclusion:

Don't hesitate to just be yourself. God uses all types of preachers.

Then again, I'm just a guy with a Bible...

-Spencer