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Three Traits of a Godly Man
September 13, 2026 • Genesis 2–3
1 Corinthians 16:13–14 ESV
“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
14 Let all that you do be done in love.”
Genesis 2–3
Genesis 2:15 NIV
The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
Genesis 2:16–17 NIV
And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but 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 2:18 NIV
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
Genesis 2:24 NIV
That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
Genesis 3:1, 6 NIV
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” She took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Three Traits of a Godly Man
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Key Points
Biblical manhood says, “I protect and provide for those closest to me.”
Don’t give your best to work and your leftovers to your family.
A godly man isn’t ruled by his feelings, but by God’s Word.
Adam’s first failure wasn’t doing the wrong thing. It was standing there and doing nothing.
Where the first Adam failed, Jesus stepped forward.
Romans 5:17 NIV
“For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!”