The Assault on Men & Masculinity

In “The Assault on Men & Masculinity,” Episode, #152, Meredith Curtis reveals the challenges that Christian men face in this day and age. Enemy #1 in the secular world today is the Christian man. He is ridiculed, villainized, canceled. The world tries to change him into a feminized version that is impotent and ineffective. Meredith shares the ways biblical manhood has been attacked and calls Christians to embrace God’s design for men and to appreciate the men in our lives.

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Show Notes

Enemy #1 in the secular world today is the Christian man. He is ridiculed, villainized, canceled. The world tries to change him into a feminized version that is impotent and ineffective.

The World’s Assault on Manhood

Be more sensitive, express your feelings
Don’t be so aggressive.
Don’t be competitive.
Be quiet like the girls.
Men are missing from families—boys grow up without a dad.
Schools/churches are filled with women teachers—again no role model.
Society is filled with harmful things to tempt men away from being honorable and holy—porn, anger, divorce, adultery, sexual immorality, drugs, drunkedness, smoking, criminal activity.

Destroy men and you have destroyed our culture.

What is Going On?

God loves families. He designed them.
Satan hates families. He is out to destroy them.
Men lead families so they are the target.
God loves local churches. He designed them.
Satan hates local churches. He is out to destroy them.
Men lead local churches so they are the target.

What Does Godly Manhood Look Like?

Leadership.
Protective.
Noble, honorable.
Courageous.
Provider
Integrity, Honesty.
Hard worker.

Exhorting, challenging, urging others to live sold out for God.

What Can Men Do?

Dig into the Word.
Pray.
Get together with other men to grow in the Lord.
Overcome strongholds in Christ.
Ignore the world.
Invest in your sons.
Mentor fatherless boys.
Be the man God’s called you to be.

What Can Women Do?

Stop trying to make boys act like girls and men act like women.
Affirm men as leaders. Follow their leadership.
Respect and appreciate men.
Pray for them to rise up and live like Jesus.
Don’t expect your husband to be your girlfriend.

What Can Parents Do?

Let boys hunt, fish, and play sports.
Give them opportunities to lead and protect.
Intentially raise them to be godly men according to God’s Word.
Require them to respect you.
Be alert for pornography—protect your household.

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