What we’ve been saying in this series is this:
Toxic Masculinity:
Behaviors totally driven by and measured by inappropriate expressed violence,
an unhealthy pursuit of sex, and status with an avoidance of emotional vulnerability and accountability.
counterfeit masculinity
When we place our life underneath Biblical Authority, it is a better way to do life.
Weve defined true masculinity as this:
True masculinity rejects
Last week, we discovered:
The #1 responsibility of a man is to correctly reflect the image of God.
We are called to correctly reflect the image of God in these 7 arenas:
1) Physical health.
2) Mental health.
3) Family health.
4) Financial health.
5) Vocational health.
6) Social health.
7) Spiritual health.
And today, were going to be talking about responsibility vs. blame.
Responsibility: The state or fact of being accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management.
Blame: The fine art of fooling ourselves and others by transferring responsibility for the failures in our life to other people.
16And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” —Genesis 2:16-17 NIV
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. —Genesis 3:6 NIV
9But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”
10He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”
11And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
12The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” —Genesis 3:9-12 NIV
12When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.
14…Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who was yet to come. 15But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. —Romans 5:12, 14-15 NLT
9God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. 10This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
11Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. —1 John 4:9-11 NIV
Why We Blame:
-Blame means we don’t have to be vulnerable.
-Blaming others feeds our need for control.
-Blame allows us to unload our feelings.
-Blame protects our ego.
-Blame is a defense mechanism.
People who
Can a leader who accepts no responsibility lead?
“Everyone wants the position of leadership, but few will pay the price of leadership.” —Josh Cadwell
Where do we need to accept responsibility?
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How long are you going to say “THEY” are to blame?
“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either
lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care.” —Colin Powell