The Life of a God-Made Man: Becoming a Man After God's Heart

by Daniel M. Doriani

Book Overview

PrefaceThis book is a proposal and a protest. It protests all the books that reduce the life of a Christian man to a string of techniques and how-to lists. It proposes instead that the course of the Christian man is the course of his God. It protests all the lists of four steps for building lasting friendships, five techniques for raising obedient children, and seven methods of loving your wife. To avoid man-made lists, we will spend more time exploring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581343086
• ISBN13: 9781581343083
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Crossway Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Real Meat for Real Men

If you are looking for something you can really sink your teeth (and heart) into, this book is for you. The Christian world (especially that of the fledgling men's ministry) needs less superficial lists, and much more depth. This is a book of depth. Like the previous review, just look at his preface: ... This book is a proposal and a protest. It protests all the books that reduce the life of a Christian man to a string of techniques and how-to lists. It proposes instead that the course of the Christian man is the course of his God. It protests all the lists of four steps for building lasting friendships, five techniques for building obedient children, and seven methods for loving your wife. To avoid man-made lists, we will spend more time exploring Bible text than typical men's books do. It also proposes that we focus on character over technique and law. God has renewed His sons and is remaking us in His image. Therefore, it is our heritage, our destiny, to become more like the Father and the Son. Men are most true to themselves when most like Christ." (p. 10 from the Preface). That conviction shapes this book. Instead of starting with laws and guidelines for godly living, we will consider the nature of God first. ... Doriani's book delivers. Godspeed. "WE BECOME LIKE THAT WHICH WE BEHOLD."

Excellent Resource for Men's Ministry

I have used this book as a curriculum guide for our Men's Discipleship class. The topics are relevant to every man regardless of their age or standing in life. The prose is provocative, and spurred many discussions within our group. There was also abundant scriptural references to undergird the material. I would recommend this book to other Men's groups that want a discussion and curriculum guide, but not necessarily a workbook with exercises.

We Need More Men's Books Like This One!

In The Life of A God-Made Man, Dr. Doriani has done a great service to the church. As he says, the book is a proposal and a protest:"It protests all the books that reduce the life of a Christian man to a string of techniques and how-to lists. It proposes instead that the course of the Christian man is the course of his God....It also proposes that we focus on character over technique and law. God has renewed His sons and is remaking us in His image. Therefore, it is our heritage, our destiny, to become more like the Father and the Son. Men are most true to themselves when most like Christ." (p. 10 from the Preface).In this book, grace is proclaimed and applied to men's relationship to God, their families, their jobs and even their recreation (His chapter on A Man and His Play is excellent!). Instead of being given ten steps to be a better man (Doriani calls this kind of thing "Nike Christianity"), which none of us can ever follow, Doriani shows where and how the power comes from to change, and how God has provided for His sons to conform more and more to the image of Christ.The book is filled with solid biblical support & analysis and yet it is also filled with helpful illustrations and stories to make it a joy to read.The book also has discussion questions at the end of each chapter and it would be a great book to use in small groups and men's groups. I plan to recommend it to a lot of the men in my church.