Why does it seem Christian men have lost their fighting spirit? We hail from the men who tamed the frontier, defended our way of life, and did it all under the banner of Christianity. This wasn’t a casual religious affiliation. It was born out of a sincere belief that the Lord Jesus Christ is the one true God.
The Puritan settlers of New England received spiritual blessing in the form of sermons and prayers for their defensive wars and new settlements. In their mind, martial action and the Christian faith were not opposed to one another.
We have forgotten the old ways. Instead, perversion is celebrated, the birthrate is in free-fall, and the church meets the moment by teaching a therapeutic faith with sermons that resemble TED talks designed to soothe and music meant to soothe.
The deeper issue is that men have forgotten what it means to be a man. They have no sense of agency, assertion, or ambition. For many, becoming a good man now means becoming more womanly.
The Christian God does not demand men decrease their testosterone in order to be faithful to Him. He demands their strength, vigor, and capacities be fully committed to His mission to take dominion. That’s what I mean by Offensive Christianity: a Christianity that does not apologize for the God-given strength, courage, and aggression of men. Or as Doug Wilson put it, the kind that “has the ball and intends to do something with it.”
It starts with men taking ownership over their bodies. Pick up a barbell, learn to fight, and run some sprints. And you don’t do it alone. You weren’t designed to. You need to find your phalanx, a cohort of brothers pursuing glory with you, and you move forward together.
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