Since I got to college, I have seen the way "Christian Men" behave. In a Christian University, one of the first things you hear any guy say is that they are a Christian. However, this is simply a spoken claim. A lot of the time, the guys at my school will say that they're Christians, but their actions say they are of this world and not of God. Before you can be a man in Christ, you must act like one. Guys, stop being boys of this world.
Stop Praising Evil
Men in Christ do not praise the evil of this world, but too often I see guys praising things that go against their convictions. I, myself, am guilty of this. A Christian man should not go and see the raunchy movie that is so popular. We should not be listening to songs with explicit language and references to sex and drugs. How can we say sex is for a marriage, then go and blare a song about a one-night stand through our car windows? We can't speak out of both sides of our mouth. When we say that the worlds view is not so bad, we become luke-warm. We no longer are credible when we preach about God's love.
Stop Treating Women Like Crap
Sorry guys, but God did not make you superior to women just because he gave you a penis. You are equal to women. If you are a man of God, you will see women eye to eye. Stop making jokes about women belonging in the kitchen. That won't get you anywhere. Boys do that. Men realize that women are beautiful creations from God Himself, made in His creation just like you and me. Stop using the Bible to justify your behavior. Read the whole Bible, not just the parts that support your actions. Also, stop watching porn. Not only are you sinning by lusting at a woman's body, but you are also treating women like they are a sexual trophy. They are children of God. Treat them like they are priceless, not some machine to satisfy your hormones.
Stop Swearing
Sorry guys, but you have got to stop swearing. There is an image that accompanies an explicit mouth. It is of a boy filled with anger. We are called to love. Profanity does not show love for anything of God, but a love for the world. We are called to stand out. Of course we are not perfect. We all slip up sometimes. However, continuing to swear while professing the love of God cannot work. Men will find other words to use that are not profane.
Men, we are not called to be of this world. So, we need to stop acting like it. No, we are not better than anyone else. We have just chosen to follow a narrow path. A path where we need to show the love of Christ. We must practice what we preach if we are to bring Christ into the world.
