What Does The Bible Say About Being A Man?

An interesting little deep dive.

At this point, I’ve written more things about masculinity online than I could probably count on six hands. It’s kind of ironic, because in conventional definitions of masculinity, I don’t really check a ton of boxes. I haven’t sired children, unfortunately. I’m not some huge money-making guy. I’m not always in the best shape. It can be a depressing landscape, if I’m being completely honest. I think I’m good at some other stuff not always associated with guys, like conversation and vulnerability, but I mean: how much does that matter?

I’ve openly speculated before on what it even means to be a man:

Honestly, I don’t really know. I think part of the question comes back to the idea of: Do you think masculinity is changing or pivoting in some way? That’s something that seems to get stated in every article, but I don’t know if most men realize it’s changing. The gameplan still seems to be: create kids, be a provider, get your alone time around golf, don’t emote that much, be prissy about how often you have sex, and be in some form of OK shape. Maybe have a nice car/house? While it does vary by dude, I think the general framework is pretty “accepted” by many. Feminism has shifted it, but not as much as we think.

So, because this is such a hard question to tackle, let’s turn to the good book for a second and see what the Bible thinks and says about being a man. This feels like it will get outdated very quickly, but eh.

Let us commence off this link: