Summary

Biblical teaching on sexuality is now the most embattled part of the Christian faith. The conflict encompasses personal sexuality, cultural norms, and institutions of marriage, government, and the Church. Whether you know it or not, you already have taken sides with your lifestyle, your values, how you relate to women and raise your children, and how you think about God. The acid question is: What does God say about human sexuality in scripture?

Five Aspects of Man 2nd Edition (FAM2) is a comprehensive Bible study on manhood and masculinity from Genesis through Revelation, organized around five key passages of Scripture. Each passage presents a definitive part of manhood — an aspect. This course does not offer a how-to guide for becoming a godlier man. Instead, this course provides a framework for understanding what God intended men to be and to do. When you learn God’s purpose for manhood, then you can rightly understand yourself, the men around you, the work you must do, and how your relationships should work. 

However, the Five Aspects course goes far beyond personal life applications – it teaches the theology of God’s design and purpose for masculinity and femininity. This comprehensive view of biblical sexuality equips you to side with Scripture on the extensive controversies that face Christians today. The FAM2 Bible Study can be used for individual study or for group study. It is perfect for men’s discipleship classes.

We invite you to look into our material.

““The material is the most stimulating thing I have ever seen for men. Our group has already spent two weeks on some of the one-week lessons, mostly because they wanted more time to discuss the issues it raised for them.””

— Businessman, Michigan

““In every setting, the participants came away with profound insight into the created differences between men and women. … It’s significant that these were not individuals whose lives were broken or damaged.  They were simply men and women who had not before seen a comprehensive presentation of God’s truth about who they are and who they are supposed to become.””

— Senior Pastor, Texas

““Five Aspects of Man has become a catalyst in our men’s group for working through some major life-changes for some of the men. For the first time in their lives, they understand who they are as men.””

— Mission Executive, Colorado

Scope & Structure

The Five Aspects of Man 2nd Edition (FAM2) Bible Study presents a complete Biblical theology of masculinity from Genesis all the way through Revelation in 15 lessons, plus an introductory lesson. The Bible study leads you through the examination of five passages of scripture that provide definitive and universal truths about men – each “angle on manhood” is called an “aspect.”  There are three lessons for each aspect: as it was created to be, as it is distorted by sin, and as it is redeemed in Christ. Ideally, this study can be completed within a semester’s time if one entire chapter is covered in a week. Each lesson is divided into five parts. The 5 Part Bible Study helps break the materials into manageable sections throughout the week. Or, if desired, you can throw the semester framework out the window and just take it one section at a time, moving at a slower pace. Regardless of your pace, the goal is to finish! All five aspects are essential to understanding biblical masculinity.

This Bible Study requires a significant degree of personal commitment of 3-5 hours a week to complete the Bible Study and, ideally, to meet with a men’s group for discussion and clarification on challenging topics. The difficulty of the material is equivalent to a challenging full semester college course and requires much thought and study. In its entirety, FAM2 not only teaches a thorough teaching on sexuality in Scripture, in the process it also teaches the essentials of the Biblical faith. FAM2 is an essential tool for grounding believers in God’s Word and the core doctrines of Christianity. 

Listen to Lessons

Each chapter, including the introduction, has an accompanying audio lecture to go with it. The audio lectures provide further teaching that unravels particularly difficult, counter-cultural, or non-intuitive topics concerning biblical manhood and womanhood. Each lecture is 25-30 minutes long. The first lecture introduces the entire course. If you are considering Five Aspects of Man as a personal or group study, listening to this lecture is a good way to familiarize yourself with the overarching concept and structure of the course. 

The audio lectures for the course Five Aspects of Man are housed on our website for your convenience at no charge. These lectures, recorded in 2019, provide teaching from William Mouser to support and augment the teaching from the workbook. You may listen here or download the lectures to listen offline.

Introduction Lecture

Lectures for Aspect 1: Lord of the Earth

Lectures for Aspect 2: Husbandman

Lectures for Aspect 3: Savior

Lectures for Aspect 4: Sage

Lectures for Aspect 5: Glory of God

Start a Class

A Five Aspects discussion leader is the key to a successful group study. He should have a thorough grasp of the Biblical and theological content of Five Aspects of Man. He should salute and defend the truth of this course, having found it faithful to the Scriptures and personally relevant. He should commit himself to the men who will be in his study and pray consistently for his class as a whole and his students individually. 

How to Start a Five Aspects Class

• Order the Five Aspects of Man Leader’s Edition, which includes the Bible Study, answers to the questions, and facilitator helps. 

• Go through the course yourself, allowing six months to complete the study.

• If you would like to conduct a Five Aspects class in your church, mission group, Bible study group, or any other organized body of believers, ask the leaders of the group to approve the course. It is better not to begin, than to begin and reap confusion or undermine your leadership.