Rather than trying to prove our masculinity, we need to accept who we are in the spirit of the gospel. Instead of trying to live up to some cultural standard of manhood, we need to accept God’s grace, which says, “I accept you just as you are.” It is culture, not God, that alienates those who do not live up to the existing, narrow definition of manhood. Nate Pyle
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When it comes to being a man, too many young men are trying to live up to the cultural standard of manhood instead of the gospel standard. They are trying to live up to the stereotype of what it means to be a man. This is quite damaging because, in fact, they are not living up to their true potential. They are trying to live up to something that doesn’t exist.

If you want to be a man, let God be your standard. He says that you will be accepted just as you are and that you don’t need to prove anything.

Source: Man Enough: How Jesus Redefines Manhood

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