03086 – The Standard of “Biblical Manhood”
McDugal, Sarah

The church tends to hold up a standard of “biblical manhood” that simultaneously emasculates men (you are helpless to control your sexual urges) and beastifies them (you must RULE your marriage and family and keep them under control). 

Neither approach reflects the tender servant-hearted example of Christ on earth. Both approaches set good honest men up for failure, while also harming others around them.

The call for the Christian world to do better isn’t ONLY for the safety of women. It is also a call to set free the hearts of men. 

…I believe there are tens of thousands of good, honest, loving, caring men who desperately want to do right by their wives and children yet have never been given the tools. 

from How “Love & Respect” Steals the Souls of Men

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