It’s crazy season! We have entered into the later days of October a few weeks before a national election. Everyone is a bit on edge and unhinged in their personal opinions. People seem to be both terrified of the Halloween ghosts and ghouls that may be hiding in the dark shadows of the house, and they are even more scared of who is going to become the next President of the United States.
Last week, the democratic campaign produced a video to try to influence the voting public which was specifically aimed at men to try to recruit men to vote for Kamala. It was called “real men.” The problem with the ad is that there was nothing real about it, nor did the producers have any idea of what a real man is like. I looked up to see who is in charge of the democratic campaign and I am not surprised to find two female activists heading the staff, Julie Chavez Rodriguez and Jennifer O’Malley Dillon.
Do you realize that feminists and activist women don’t want men telling them anything: from how to think, vote, change the transmission on a car, and especially trying to explain to them “What is a Man.” I won’t even touch the raging debate of last year, “What is a Woman?” This is known as “mansplaining,” and in our current popular zeitgeist, mansplaining is an offense of the highest order. It is now the male’s turn to learn to “be seen and not heard,” it is time for women to lead.
But here is the problem, most women have zero clues about what a man is like. Even those who claim the butch-role in the lesbian couple, they are still lost when it comes to how a man thinks and behaves regardless if they have a short-and-tight marine haircut or not. So, with all due resepct, as a man, let me explain men.
TWO KINDS OF MEN
One of the biggest problems we find when it comes to understanding the opposite gender, is that people often paint with a massive broad-brush. Overgeneralization has occurred in epic proportions. You have probably heard it with angry girlfriends, on TikTok reels, or silly Rom-com movies, a lady gets hurt by a man – her dad or a stupid boyfriend – and then they turn sour on the whole male universe, “I hate all men! They are a bunch of neanderthals!”
What does hating on a whole group even accomplish? Men are not monolithic. Like women, we are composed of infinate varieties, personalities, and perspectives. There is no single model of a man. And don’t say, most males want to be like John Wayne, that is a silly feminist strawman to sell some books.
I have found when people paint with a broad-brush they usually have been hurt and instead of trying to learn and “treat other people better than themselves” (Phil. 2:3), they are psychologically distancing. It is a protective device so they won’t get hurt again.
But if you want to learn about men, it is rather easy. To make it clear and understandable I will generalize in a better way than throwing them into the single toxic-male meatgrinder. Look at it like this. There are two types of men: Animals and Saints. Carnal and Spritual. And these two types are worlds apart. I bring this point up because a lot of spiritual men are being blamed for carnal men’s actions, and the two could not be any more different.
MAN AS AN ANIMAL (CARNAL)
Francis Shaeffer, a famous Christian philosopher of the 1970’s made a significant distinction between someone who followed God from the person who did not. He called the quality of human nature that is not subject to the law and Spirit of God as the “mannishness” of men. The mannishness of man is a part of the human psyche that is controlled by both lust and pride. And when a man is ruled by their lust and pride, they are no better than a wild animal. A man, as animal, can be the most dangerous creature on earth.
Let me illustrate: If I owned a pit bull dog and left him without food for three days, it would be a very dangerous and bad situation I created. Now if I brought home to that pitbull a giant cut of blood red steak, how would that dog respond? He would be drooling, slobbering, gnawing, biting, clawing to get at that meat. Why?
Because he is an animal. He can’t help it!
We all understand this. I would even say you would the biggest fool to try to stop the dog from getting the meat, he won’t quit until he sinks his teeth in the soft red tissue and licks the salty blood. If you don’t believe me, try it. No matter how much teaching and moral posturing and finger wagging you give to the dog, nothing but brute force will stop him from attacking you to get to the meat.
Men, outside of God, are just as animalistic as a pit bull. You can educate an animal all you want, but when they are hungry, lust-driven, competitive, and angry, good luck at controlling them. This is something a woman does not understand nor will she ever understand. This is something a feminist has no knowledge of. A butch-lesbian does not know what a testosterone driven male can actually do. This is the stuff of locker-rooms and bar-rooms, of fox holes and feral beer parties, of gangs and gunfights. A woman has no chance against men when they are animals.
I once had a disagreement with a lady about my responsibilities to teach my daughter about the mannishness of man. I said it is the duty of a father to teach his daughter not to wear a bikini in a bar because it is like giving red meat to a pit bull. The lady I was talking to was furious, she accussed me of blaming the victim. No, I am protecting the victim. Carnal men are dangerous. And that is where this whole notion of the toxic-male has come from. But here is the most important question of this discussion: Do you think the toxic male cares that you call them toxic?
No!! They will laugh in your face. You can teach and finger wag to the carnal man all you want, but your daughters are still vulnerable to their hungry libido, and your haughty female posturing will only be mocked and scorned. You can sight all of the rape statistics the progressive schools are pumping out, you can point to the domestic violence charts to try to curb an animal’s bad behavior, but an animal is an animal. They don’t care how smart or educated you are. All they are about is getting what they want.
So what do we as a society do, nothing? What is the answer to stopping the animal? And let me tell you, feminized soy boys are no match for the hungry animal off his leash. In fact, a real Type A pit bull is no match for a cowardly Type B yorkiepoo!
THE SAINT (Spiritual)
There is another type of male that women have sadly thrown to the side and labled them as persona-non-grata to their own detriment. I believe the world needs this type of man, and that is the Saint. The spiritual warrior who has been redeemed from his mannishness and now nobly and faithfully follows the Lord of Hosts. It is the saint who can stop the untamed animal, and only the saint. That is why we need him. That is why we must encourage our sons to be him. And this is what Satanic side of feminism is bent on destroying.
Last week I had a man come into my office and asked me the question, “How does the Bible define the masculine heart?” When he asked this question he saw masculinity as a God given gift; and sadly it is a gift that we are no longer allowed to recognize. I have thought much about our discussion, especially since viewing that horrible campaign ad of last week, and my answer to this question, I believe is answered perfectly in a specific Psalm in the Bible.
Psalm 112 is the Psalm of the “Godly Man.” It starts like this:
Praise the Lord!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
who greatly delights in his commandments!
The Psalmist says that this kind of man is to be celebrated, praise is to be brought to God for the saint’s design and existence, it is good and proper to recognize him. As you read about this man there are three very outstanding traits to note:
(1) He Fears God. (verse 1) That means the saint will only stand down to one person, Jesus Christ. The Psalm says he has no fear of “bad news” nor does he cower to the wicked man (verses 7-8). Who is the wicked man? The male animal we just got done talking about, the person driven by the mannishness of man. Don’t you see, the animal and the saint are not the same. It is the saint who stands up to the evil and wickedness in our world. He stops the flow of destruction, he values life, and honors the weak and the poor. It is the saint that fights the giant. It is the saint that leads his wife and children into the dark future without trembling. You want the saint on the wall, you need him on the wall.
(2) He is generous and lends freely (verse 3-5, 9). This is the beauty of the godly man, he gives all of himself to help those he loves. My biggest complaint with feminism and progressive blindness is their willingness to ignore just how sacrificial saintly men are in our society. Not only do they do the jobs that keep us alive: driving trucks, building homes, drilling for oil, emptying the garbage. But they will rarely ask to be noticed because they want those they love to be okay. When people bash men, they are often biting the hand that feeds them. And let me ask you this, when the feral animal gets out of his cage and goes wild, who has the courage and strength to stop him? The saint dressed as a cop, soldier, and father standing watch in front of his young daughter’s door. The silent strength of the saint is always stronger than the frenzy of a crazed animal.
(3) He conducts his affairs with justice (verse 5). Now this is what makes a man a saint, integrity. The definition of integrity is “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.” When you find a man like that, you have found that which makes both the home and society safe and prosperous. Yes, this can apply to women to, but have you ever met a real man of integrity? When you combine strength, courage, power, fearlessness, honor, and humility in a person, there is no creation as glorious as a “man fully alive.” Albeit, finding this type of man is rare, but Psalm 112:3 & 9 says when you find someone like this, their name will endure forever.
As you read this Psalm you will notice that the rewards of being a saint are amazing. Your children will be mighty in the land (verse 2), you will never be lacking of good things (verse 3), positivity pervades your home (verse 4), and you will be secure, firm, and steadfast (verse 6-8). Who does not want this kind of person around? To be honest, and this may get me in trouble, usually it is the insecure and jealous woman who wants to bring the saint down.
Why do we let the insecure and broken of our society define what is healthy and good? That may be our society’s biggest problem, we want hurting people to feel good so bad we will go out of our way to pander and patronize them. We will often even shut our mouths, and let them have their way, so they won’t feel bad. My problem with being too nice to the broken is that we often let a different kind of animal out of it’s cage and take over, the parasite and vulture. This is the passive aggressive female version of the toxic male pit bull, and just as dangerous if we are not careful.
CONCLUSION
God made human beings both male and female. And after he made them he said they were both “good”. That means he was pleased with his design. Who are we to ever say he got one part of this equation wrong? When a man lives as he was designed, it is a very, very, good thing and don’t let those who hate them do the defining.
Is there such a thing as a “real man?” Yes, but ony if God get’s ahold of them. An animal becomes a saint only through salvation. That is why the world needs Jesus!
