I Contradict Here

Just now in Christian Ethics, a juxtaposing of imperative and indicative statements in the teaching of Paul was proposed. I don't disagree with this. The example in our text goes like this: You are Christian (indicative); now act like one (imperative). This is where I find a problem. I would also have a problem with this statement: You are a man; now act like one. The problem is the word "act." This does not sit well with me. There is a huge difference between acting and being. It reminds me of a bumper sticker that reads "Jesus is coming: Look busy." Yeah, its cute, whatever. There is a huge problem here. This should not be something just cast aside as a misrepresented meaning. I don't think it is. There is no point in acting like something if you are not truly being it. If you are a man, then you are a man. That is your being. There are primary and secondary roles and all that jazz on the side, but I will stick to the point. Reader, just know that I do understand different roles and that being a "man" is just a part of the whole being of one's self. If one must act like he/she is something, then the indicative statement is nullified. Plus, if I were to act like a Christian, in the typical and general sense, then I would be full of self-righteousness and evangelical bullshit. I am a Christian, based on the fact that I follow the teachings and life of the historical Jesus because I do believe that no better example of how I would like to live my life has been set. I am a man, therefore I have no need to act like a man. A true man, will have no need to act like a man, only to be a man. I am not trying to be sexist, I am merely pointing out a migration into adulthood from adolescence and teen years. A child can act like a man, but is not a man. A Christian can act like a Christian, but completely miss the sound ideals and passions that raw Christianity would encourage and merely focus on the themes of what Christianity has become. A girl becomes a woman, just as a boy becomes a man. In contrast, age does not define man or womanhood. I have met quite a few children that not only act like adults: they are. However, if there are adults that act like adults, would that also mean that these "adults" are truly just children acting like adults? Some may pass this wording off and tell me that I am missing the point, but I say that words are something that one can never be too careful with and that there is faulty thinking in this command by Paul. We as humans should not have to live or act like anything other than what we are. There is a journey for most to find their "true self." I never had to walk that path very long. I have always been comfortable with who I am. I will admit that there were times I wished I was more like someone else or fit in a little differently. I am not so ignorant that I will not say that there were times of wishing things were a bit different, but I have always been happy with who I am. I am a man. I do not act like one, because I have no need to. I am a Christian. I do not act like one, because I have no need to. If you can follow along with what I'm saying, provide a little feed back. I'm trying to be nicer. I have had quite the reality check recently and am trying to reflect what I have learned as of late in my writing.