Andrew Tate’s Counterfeit Masculinity
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“Young Christian men need strong role models. They should turn Tate off.” - Breakpoint
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Young Christian men need strong role models. They should turn Tate off.” - Breakpoint
“25% say people in the United States have mostly negative views of men who are ‘manly or masculine’ … . But among Republican men, 45% do think people have negative views of masculine men” - Pew
“In God’s economy, men are neither disposable accessories nor bronze-age perverts. Instead, it calls me up from foolishness into a rich life of hard work, faithfulness, and self-sacrifice.” - Dan Darling
“Maximus defines himself by the duties he fulfills…. He does not aggrandize himself. Any glory he gets is by fulfilling his duties to those to whom he is responsible. He isn’t trying to impose his will. He is trying to do the will of others in accordance with justice.” - Current
“I conclude that men should be both strong and gentle—tough and tender, authoritative and compassionate, brick and velvet.” - Andy Naselli
“Each of these authors has written a volume recognizing the significance of Du Mez’s line of critique and pointing toward the proper antidote to toxic masculinity: a more faithful appropriation of biblical ideas about manhood.” - TGC
“His videos drip with bravado and confidence, but he’s peddling a twisted version of masculinity that runs counter to the biblical picture.” - TGC
“Al Stewart’s The Manual is a book to men, for men, and about men—a book about masculinity. And it’s a really good one.” - Challies
“This sort of ‘try harder, guys!’ cheerleading may be helpful for some men, but it’s not ‘why the Christian Church is here,’ and it’s certainly not the Gospel.” - Relevant
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