We’ve heard plenty of warnings about controlling our passions—especially when it comes to lust and sexual temptation. But what if the biblical conversation about passion is much bigger than that?
In the Season 14 premiere of Authentically Adam, Wayne explores how our passions include the desires, fears, anger, impulses, and emotions that influence how we respond to life. Passions aren’t always sinful, but they aren’t always trustworthy either. Left unchecked, they can control our reactions, shape our attitudes, and even drive us toward passivity, isolation, worry, and frustration.
Using examples from David and Elijah, along with biblical teaching from Romans, Ephesians, Titus, 1 Thessalonians, and 1 Peter, this episode considers how godly men can understand and properly direct their passions.
The goal isn’t simply to suppress what we feel. Instead, our passions must be ruled by a mind that is itself ruled by God.
Three qualities can help us get there:
• Clarity of mind — 1 Thessalonians 5:4–8
• Stability of soul — Titus 2:2
• Readiness to act — 1 Peter
1:13Godly masculinity isn’t passionless. It is passion brought under the rule of God.
Episode Resources:
"Leadership and Emotional Sabotage" by Joe Rignely
What is Authentically Adam: Restoring God's Original Design for Men?
In a time when Biblical manhood is misunderstood and often held in distain, we should be committed to rediscovering and championing God’s original design for men. We invite you to join Wayne Jones on “Authentically Adam: Restoring God’s Original Design for Man.” He seeks to supply Biblical perspectives on what God intended for His men to be. Issues of leadership, fatherhood, marriage, ministry, and masculinity are addressed in light of our current climate but with respect for God’s revealed word.