Comments on: Christian Men Are Still Men–and Men Lust

By: DR

DR — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:05:24 +0000

There is so much bitterness in that last sentence – through this entire graph – that I have a difficult time even knowing how to start. The confusion we have about men and women is so nuts right now.

No one ever remotely suggested that men are “expendable” because their testosterone levels drive them to action and risk (women have testosterone as well, by the way, just lesser levels generally speaking). That we were designed with certain levels of hormones is genetically tied to our role in propagating and protecting our species. The abuse comes from sin but even without sin, men as they are designed today would want to show their strength and dominance.

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:41:43 +0000

Hm, I disagree with you on this. I think reducing men’s sex drives would actually benefit men and men’s rights hugely – since you’ve just pointed out a million ways in which women and society are able to EXPLOIT men because men have a high sex drive. For example, men are apparently expendable in wars (defending their nation) purely because of high testosterone levels – isn’t that just a little sexist? And isn’t it horrible too? Would you really want to inform your son he life is worthless, compared to a woman’s life, and he must die or exhaust himself in a ruthless competition for a mate (i.e. fertile female partner). Is it okay that men take physical risks, abuse their own bodies, or become workaholics (ambitious) in order to impress a potential mate. It seems to me that men would be far happier if men had lower sex drives. Of course, women and society would be miserable, since women and society would no longer have the means to exploit men and take advantage of all their free labour/sacrifices.

By: John Shore

John Shore — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:13:31 +0000

It’s impossible to “channel” one’s sexual drive in such a way that it never becomes sexual lust. If you think it is, then … then good luck with that.

By: Milano

Milano — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:57:18 +0000

You’re confusing the distinction -
It’s okay for men to be sexually driven, but NOT okay for channeling it into lust and most importantly, thinking that it’s totally fine, that lust was meant to be.
Trying God’s patience indeed. And this is coming from a liberal.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:30:22 +0000

To John Shore:

Amen! It really needed to be said.

By: skywalker

skywalker — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:29:14 +0000

Most importantly, we as Christians cannot do this of our own because it is the nature of the flesh to disobey the Lord. We need the Holy Spirit and we need to know the truth concerning His word to set us free from bondage. Shalom.

By: skywalker

skywalker — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:25:19 +0000

I have not had the chance to read through all the comments but i did read the main topic and this what i have to say. First of all i believe in my Lord Jesus Christ. Secondly regarding the issue of lust, i believe that God created men to have a sex drive and it is good and healthy. I also believe that God created women to be physically endowed and so we can say that men and women are different both physiologically and psychologically. I also now believe that a woman’s physical anatomy (whether clothed or naked) was not created to be a stumbling block or to be a source of temptation to any man or vice versa (This is where the Church is indeed guilty because many are blindly ignorant). The human body is the most wonderful entity the Lord created because He made it with His hands, everything else He spoke into existence. We have been socially trained to believe through the Church and the media that a woman’s body (breast, buttocks e.t.c) will surely cause men to lust after them and so we believe that the best way to deal with it is to limit such opportunities or look away. The real problem is that we have held a false perception of the human body as a source of temptation instead of as a temple of God He created!!! So i personally believe that it is a CHOICE to either admire how beautiful any woman is; respecting her as a person and giving Glory to God or to selfishly indulge her in your mind and abusing her. The fact that a man finds a woman he sees beautiful is normal and right and as long as he respects her in his heart, he is not sinning. Even if the person happens to flaunt her body through suggestive clothing does not in any way give us the right to disrespect and take pleasure in her wrong doing. The real issue is always the HEART OF BOTH THE OBSERVER AND THE SUBJECT OF OBSERVATION. There is a sight that will throw more light into this: http://mychainsaregone.org/MCAG-welcome.htm. Have a blessed day.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:04:40 +0000

Christian men don’t hold themselves accountable to God’s instruction manuel. They love you, but her and her and her too, they re with your body but another women mentally. Lust for them and controling itis no different than a non christian.

By: Floyd

Floyd — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:05:25 +0000

Yeah…your husband’s a liar. Doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you completely, in fact, it’s probably proof that he does.

By: LSS

LSS — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:54:19 +0000

(ehhhh… i mean, a lot of us. not all of us.)