tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208149333766966737.post1326941729217606125..comments2023-09-15T06:07:50.143-04:00Comments on Brave Heart Sweeten Life Systems: Genderside: Men at RiskGary Sweetenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605611324531608167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208149333766966737.post-85340670911488390552010-06-22T17:30:41.679-04:002010-06-22T17:30:41.679-04:00sorry you think I am complaining about our current...sorry you think I am complaining about our current government. My point is is to focus on the importance that men play in keeping any family, church and nation strong and that is why dictators always try to eliminate them. <br /><br />Jesus said in John 10:10 "The thief always comes to steal, kill and destroy but I came that you might have life in abundance." <br /><br />An abundant life is life in freedom with Christ. That is why the Early Church grew so powerfully despite persecution. <br /><br />My ministry in Russia since 1991 has shown me what happens when male leaders are destroyed. Families are severely dysfunctional, divorce is rampant, abortions are common and those are not the abundant life.Gary Sweetenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605611324531608167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208149333766966737.post-65374985616698098312010-06-22T10:16:32.823-04:002010-06-22T10:16:32.823-04:00To which kingdom do Christians belong? No earthly ...To which kingdom do Christians belong? No earthly one. Yet how is it that we continue to moan about government?<br /><br />The early Church grew fantastically under some of the most awful leaders ever to grace the world stage. We can only imagine living under such oppressive regimes.<br /><br />When Christians are off mission and too focused on living an extravagant lifestyle that focuses on me, myself, and I, that is when we complain most about our government. If we were as serious about the Gospel as we were about preserving the American Dream, all the orphanages would be cleaned out, no one would lack for food, and the four corners of the earth would have been thoroughly evangelized.<br /><br />We need to stop complaining about government and start complaining about our willful ignoring of the practice and sharing of the Gospel.dlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475467561892290120noreply@blogger.com