About as Subtle as a Punch In the Face

The gospel is about as subtle as a punch in the face. And in a culture where most young men spend their time playing video games, watching porn, drinking tons of cheap beer (or Dr. Pepper), talking about zombies, and eating pizza rolls smothered in Velveeta cheese after midnight, this is exactly what is needed.

Hook up. Shack up. Break up. Marry later and stay married shorter, but don’t feel obligated to stay at all. This is our culture. The average dude is no Dude; he’s just a boy who knows how to use a Norelco. Wake up Christian men! How many have to perish before we recognize our brothers who are enslaved to the service of lusts and pleasures (usually pornographic) are living in silent shame, which hinders their growth in Christ and service in ministry? We need men—pastors, fathers, brothers, bosses—who are willing to step up and throw the first punch.

The body of Christ needs brothers willing to throw down like this:
“Why do you act as if sexual sins are ‘out there’ in the media, strip club, or gal with low-rise jeans and hi-rise thong? The problem is in you! It is from the sinfulness of your heart that lust and sin proceed like sewage from the drain. This is the painful, unvarnished truth. Don’t kid yourself. Sin is an onramp to death. If you get on it and don’t repent, turn around, and exit, you will find the landscape getting darker, grosser, filthier, and deadlier.

You are not an animal. You are the glory of God.
You are not a pervert. You are the glory of God.
You are not an addict. You are the glory of God.
You are not a victim. You are the glory of God.
You are not a fool. You are the glory of God.

Man up. Quit being a wuss. Quit living for yourself. Follow Christ. And let’s do this thing together. We need each other. We need Christ.”

Who's going to throw the first punch?
Who's ready to get in line and take one on the chin for the glory of God?
We need both kinds of men.
I am both kinds of men.