Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
Week 8: Chapter 7 — Becoming a Dangerous Man
Read Chapter 7 of Wild at Heart. Key passages: Joshua 1:6–9; 2 Timothy 1:7.
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What does a healed, initiated, God-affirmed man actually look like in the world — this chapter explores the recovered masculine heart that is dangerous in all the right ways.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Eldredge uses the word 'dangerous' positively — a man who has recovered his heart is dangerous to the kingdom of darkness, dangerous to injustice, dangerous to the smallness that the enemy wants to keep him in. How does that use of 'dangerous' sit with you? Does it feel freeing or reckless?
2.He draws on Joshua 1, where God tells Joshua three times to 'be strong and courageous' — the repetition itself suggesting how hard it is for men to believe they are allowed to be strong. What keeps you from living with that kind of courage in your daily life?
3.Eldredge argues that passivity is one of the most dangerous sins in a man's life — not because it is violent, but because it abandons the post. Where in your life are you most tempted toward passivity — in your marriage, your fathering, your church, your spiritual growth?
a.What would it look like to stop being passive in one specific area this week?
b.What fear is underneath your passivity in that area?
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