Christian Masculinity

 This is My reply to an excerpt of an article written by complementarian Michael Witcoff and shared to thousands by Andrew Torba, the CEO of the social media platform, Gab.

Witcoff writes: With every passing generation, men become weaker and more confused. This is not only because of dropping testosterone levels across the board, but also because men have few – if any – strong role models in modern America.

My reply: If men are becoming weaker and more confused with every generation, I propose it is because they never knew who they were to begin with. When our identities are solidly anchored to the Rock of Ages, we do not flounder. We don't complain about how weak are. We do not whine about how confused we are about our identities. Nor do we feel threatened by others who do not hold to our convictions. 

On the other hand, if a man's identity is anchored CBMW'S false doctrine of male supremacy (complementarianism), that man will feel threatened by any other men or women who disagree with him. That man will experience an identity crisis and struggle with who he has been falsely led to believe he is when his patriarchal paradigm fails.

When it does, that man will lose his compass because he never knew where he was supposed to be going in the first place.

Witcoff writes: More and more young boys are raised by single mothers or in female-dominant homes, and then they go off to public school … where their instruction and discipline is performed almost entirely by women. What’s a young boy to do?

My reply: What does this “female-dominant” rhetoric mean, that a male dominant environment would be ideal? Does it mean that being raised and educated by women is a fate worse than death or the next thing to it? Really!?

“What’s a young boy to do?” 

I’ll tell you what a young boy is supposed to do. If the single mother raising him--along with his mostly women teachers--are godly women, he should follow them as they follow Christ. If he does this, he will do well. He will grow into a godly man, strong in the LORD and in the power of HIS might.

And who says that boys raised by single mothers grow up with no strong male role-models? Prove it. That is a patently false statement.

The real issue is not whether a home is female or male dominant. God forbid either parent should be dominant in any home with two parents. In a perfect world, both parents are needed. Beyond that, what is at stake is whether children, regardless of sex, are being raised in loving homes and in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 

Rhetoric like that of Michael Witcoff, created and fueled by the unscriptural Council of Bible Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) is harmful, not only to women and girls but to boys and men as well.

The scriptures command us to honor our mothers as well as our fathers, and to honor all who are worthy of honor. There is nothing in the bible about boys and men honoring only male role-models.  

Witcoff’s parroting of CBMW’s anti-woman narrative dishonors all mothers. It is rhetoric like theirs that confuse and weakens the men who buy into it.

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Author and speaker, Jocelyn Andersen, is an eclectic Christian writer. She is a Bible teacher who writes about many subjects including Bible prophecy and equality of the sexes. She is best known for her advocacy in domestic violence awareness. Her book, Woman Submit! Christians & Domestic Violence, has been a staple in the library of resources on that subject.  

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