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I am rescued from my sinful thoughts and behavior by Jesus Christ!  My life as a man is an opportunity to glorify God!

AS A MAN, HOW SHALL I LIVE?

  I will live as..

•  a son of God!

          Q: Am I here on earth by chance or design? (Isaiah 44:24)

•  a man who respects himself and others!

          Q: What does God want me to remember? (Psalm 78:7)

•  a man who runs the race with eyes focused on the goal!

           Q: If I focus on Jesus, how will this affect my attitude and
                 behavior?    (Hebrews 12:2-3)

•   a man who protects women!

            Q: How did Jesus treat women?  What is “titanic chivalry”?
                  (Ephesians 5:25

• a man who chooses role models carefully!

               Q: Who should I seek as my mentor?  (Titus 2:1-2, 6-7)

  •  a man who keeps his desires under control.

                 Q: How far is “too far”?  But, what if she’s leading me on?
                      (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5; Titus 2:12; 1 Corinthians 10:13)

    •   a man filled with the Holy Spirit!

                 Q: Who lives in me and what does this mean?(1 Cor 6:19-20)

    •  a man who is not tempted by the unnatural!

                    Q: Is homosexuality pleasing to God? (Romans 1:21-27)

  • a man who values the importance of fatherhood!

                 Q: What’s the difference between being a father and being a
                       daddy? (Nehemiah 4: 14; Matthew 18:10; Ephesians 6:4)

    •  a young man who stands up for what is right!

                 Q: Can a young man have an impact on the culture?(1 Tim 4:12)

    •  a man filled with HOPE!

                  Q: If I have sinned against God, can there be hope for me?
                       (Isaiah 61:10)

  • a man who is forgiven and set free!

                  Q: Am I marked forever because of my past sins,
                      or are the stains  of my sin blotted out? (Isaiah 1:18; 1 John 1:9)

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     MORE QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER –

    ·        From where did I come?  When I die, where am I going?  How do the answers to these questions affect my life and the lives of others?

    ·        Am I a sexual being captive to sexual desires, or a human being of the male gender with sexual desires that can be controlled?

    ·        What does it mean to be a godly man?

    ·        What is a godly woman and how will I find her?

    ·        To whom did God give the instructions for life (Genesis 2:16-17) and what happened when they were ignored?  Who did God hold responsible (Genesis 3:9)?  What does this say to me?

    ·        What is the definition of going “too far”?

    ·        Do clothes provide covering for the parts of the body God wants untouched until marriage?  Is this God’s way of spoiling my fun… or protecting me and my girlfriend?

    ·        Does God tell us me to “practice safe sex” or “saved sex”?

    ·        Does God’s love set boundaries?  Why or why not?  What might some of those boundaries for male and female relationships be?

    ·        If I have crossed God’s boundaries and sinned against Him, is it ever too late to start over?  What does Jesus’ forgiveness mean for me?

    ·        Why would I want to be sexually intimate with a woman who is willing to do whatever it takes just to feel “loved”?

    ·        Number the following in the order God would place them: parenthood – sexual intercourse – friendship – trust – marriage.

    ·        Does God approve of living together or “shacking up”?  Why or why not?

    ·        Which can I trust: my feelings or God’s Word?

    ·        If I wait to be sexually intimate until marriage, what message will I give my wife on our wedding night?

    ·        What if I failed to wait for my wife on our wedding night and, instead, chose to be sexually intimate before marriage?  What hope is there for me?

    ·        Perhaps I will never marry but, if that’s God will for my life, how can I keep my desires under control, honor women and children, and wait for the perfect life God has promised me in heaven?

    ·        Who respects and values my life more than anyone else does?