Not clear on this post brother............Men of God do not leave God out of anything they do......IF GOD IS FIRST, then they will act/live in a Christ like manner.......and I surely never said anything similar to the last part of your comment......Point, there is far more to putting God first in one's life than just going to church.......putting God first means just that........before all others, and especially before self.......As for family, the Apostle Paul gave good instructions on being a husband and what is required as such by Godly men, and on being a good Father as well. One of the greatest responsibilities given to us by God is children. We are charged by Scripture to raise them in a Godly manner......all of this is made possible by having God first in our lives....and this continues on into Country........there are more than a few Scriptures dealing with Government(s), and Nations, and how we should act towards them in a Godly manner......
Simply because some people "fall short" of what is Scriptural does not make void the responsibility we have as Godly men. IF THAT WERE THE CASE, if we were to say that......hey, forget all this because too many people fall short of doing what they are suppose to do...........well.......gee.........why even have a Church? Who among the Church today are perfect?
We don't NOT do something simply because others might have failed in trying...........I've been dining on meat for some time now........and I am assured through Scripture that God considers our "family" to be an important part of our duties as His children......What I take from your comments is this:
God, ONLY GOD! family, country, neighbors, world can be you know what, because THEY DON'T MATTER...........and I don't think you really mean this....or I hope not........because it is not what I see in Scripture as being what we are commanded to do.......
Yes, the flesh can fail.........but so what? That does not mean we are to simply throw up our hands and say "to heck with being a Godly husband, Godly father, Godly citizen......." and walk away and hide somewhere with our Bibles and say......"God, ONLY GOD..........none other need bother me......"
(you like that cud remark eh........
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