Paul’s Essay

Manly Man

The standard of what society considers” a man” has changed over the decades. In the 60’s, you had do be a gentleman. In the 70’s, you had to do drugs. Now it is cool to be fearless and crude.

According to society’s standards, to be considered a “man”, you have to be successful (nice car, big house, expensive things, a lot of money, high paying job), have beautiful women, and be self-centered. There is a disadvantage that society hardly notices about these three standards. If you had to be “successful” to be a man, you might forget about God, family and friends. If every man had to have a beautiful wife, a lot of women could die trying to achieve the goal of being beautiful by getting plastic surgery or other methods of achieving beauty. If a man is self-centered and greedy, he may end up lonely and without friends.

Paul’s standards for a man are totally opposite in my opinion. According to Paul the Apostle, to be a man you must help people in need, respect your wife and family, and cling to what is good. In Romans 15:2 it says,” Let us please our neighbors for the good, for building up.” If all men helped out others in need, perhaps there would be an end to poverty and starvation. The divorce rate in America is over 50% which may be because men pick wives that are good looking but do not actually love them. In Ephesians 5:33, Paul says, “ However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” If more people had respect