The starting point. Before discipline, before leadership, before mission — a man must know whose image he bears. This pillar grounds masculine identity in the Lion of Judah: not in cultural performance, not in alpha posturing, but in being made and remade in the image of God.
"Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed."— Revelation 5:5
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The shadow of this pillar
Identity built on performance, comparison, or culture — anything that isn't Christ.
Every virtue can collapse into its counterfeit. Naming the shadow is part of holding the pillar honestly.