Measure of a Man: An Attractive Truth

Getz takes on appearances in Chapter 6. I find this somewhat challenging. Ask any Christian if their dress matters, and most of them will tell you it doesn't matter as long as you are dressed! Yet, Getz devotes a whole chapter to our own self-awareness--what is my external appearance, do I look respectable, is my language doctrinally sound. The term used here is kosmios, an adverb from kosmos, which is in the term for Cosmos, or "world, created universe." The term means "orderly, moderate" reflecting the Greek idea that the world is essentially an orderly place.

There is a very fine line that everyone needs to be aware of here. The Church has been overly concerned about appearances before, and many in American culture rightly refused to be judged by the religious based on clothing, cultural bias, and outward appearance. After all, God judges the heart right?

So what is the big deal? Well, Getz hits it hard on p. 71. "Once [men] enter their business environment, they become different personalities. Somehow they justify their language [or any other compromise] as being necessary to win respect. Sadly, they lose it."

Do you agree with this statement? By compromising moral convictions for the sake of the sale or getting along at work, we gain in the short term and lose in the long term. Tell me, is it worth it?

Ultimately, the man of God needs to have his world in order, as much as possible. No one is perfect, but the man of God order his world in Jesus Christ. As mentioned in Chapter 4, the life ordered in Christ will also be in balance. How do we know our life is in order? When we are the same Christian before the throne, at church, with our family, with our friends, and at work.