Being a 'man'.

First off I really sorry for posting on this topic. I realise that the christian book shop market is somewhat saturated with literature on it, and most off you who started off caring, like myself, have probably become so fed up where you'r actually way past the point where you care. Anyway here's my two bit rant...

First off I've been readoing to/listening to a lot of Mark Driscoll recently. I think he presents himself, or at least his ideal, as the only way to be Biblical 'man' but as far as I can tell I lot of things he says as just pain wrong. For example if being a 'man' involves "telling the lady at the front of the church with her tambourine to can it" then thats not the kind of man I want to be. If realising that "not everyone was welcome to our church", then again, I don't want to be that guy. Also he swears a lot (do a count of the times he uses p**s or BS... its an eye opener), and really doesn't seem to think about what he says. Not what I would call an exemplar of Biblical manhood. I should point out that I do actually agree with lots of what he says, and his defence of the Biblical Gospel is outstanding. Doesn't make the other stuff OK.

It seems to me that Driscoll and others like him such as John Eldridge are reacting to what they see as "pussys" in churches across the world. On this I kind of agree. I don't want to be a sweater wearing lady boy BUT, and heres the important bit, BUT if those guys love God, trust Jesus and seek to serve him and witness to his glory, whats wrong with that?! Isn't it bigoted to say that just because someone doesn't fit in with your matcho illusions of what a man (growl) is, they're somehow displeasing to God? What a load of rubbish. I'm not a 'scrapper' and to be honest don't think I'm that macho so it really annoys me that these guys can tell me I'm a "pussy" and that somehow the way I am displeases God. Find me a verse in the Bible that says if you're not into physical sports or fighting your less of a man... you won't find one.

Thoughts?