The great changes to our society lead by feminism has produced widespread confusion about what it means to be a man. It is a sign of our times that there are websites about how to be a man that provide quotes about what it is to be a man. Here is a quote that I think is spot on with what it means to be a man with one change:
“As I've mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy is the lesson he taught his sons. He brought us together and said, 'The measure of a man is how well he provides for his children.”
The thing that I would change about the quote is the word provides. In modern culture, it is not difficult to provide for the physical needs of one’s children. What is hard is making the personal sacrifices as a man that is necessary for what is best for one's children.
Man is perfected in Christ. The simultaneous priest and victim that Christ personifies. As a father, it is a daily event of being a priest and sacrificing and become a victim for the sake of my marriage and my children. It is like Abraham going off to sacrifice his son with faith in God’s promise that if I sacrifice my childish self, like a grain of wheat, it will produce much fruit and fulfill what God is calling me to do.
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