Contemporary pagan feminism is sickened by the thought of Biblical family life. The thought that men and women are different and are designed by God for different functions and roles is repulsive to those who embrace the egalitarian worldview which is completely antithetical to the Biblical model in scripture. The beautiful picture we see in God’s word is set up with standards and guidelines that promise in obedience you will be blessed and in disobedience you will be cursed. The whole of the Bible depicts and describes the roles, duties and responsibilities that man and woman owe to God, each other and fellow man. The idea of male and female distinctiveness is not merely a isolated Hebrew thought, it is described and prescribed throughout the whole Bible by the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the same God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Beginning in Genesis 1:27, “God created man in his own image, male and female he created them. And God blessed them and said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it: and have dominion….”

In Genesis 2 we are given further detail of the creation of man. Genesis 2:18 it says plainly, “And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.” And we know the story, God caused Adam to sleep and from him, he made woman. Woman because she was taken OUT of man for the purpose of a suitable help meet. After the fall, we further see gender distinctiveness in the areas of roles and responsibilities.

In Genesis 3, God judges Adam and Eve saying, “Unto the woman, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children and thy desire shall be to thy husband and he shall rule over thee.” And to further clear up any confusion, God further says, “And unto Adam he said, Because thou has hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and has eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it was thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”

Verse 20 “And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.” Throughout the Bible we see the roles of women are that of bearing children, helpmeet for her husband, homemaker and home manager, distinctive femininity, known character, hospitality in her home, teacher of younger women. (Proverbs 31)

Another well known chapter in Titus reiterates the foundational truths of the Bible when it speaks of what sound doctrine is. Woman are to be sober, love their husbands, love their children, discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good and obedient to their own husbands. The Bible clearly says that men are to lead the church and home. In short, the buck stops with them. They are the defenders and fighters. We nurture children and provide a safe haven in home life. Both male and female exhibit the fruits of God’s spirit. A man is a faithful father and husband. A woman is a faithful mother and wife. A man isn’t being feminine when he loves his wife. Neither is a woman being male when defends biblical truths such as biblical womanhood.

From the beginning, the Biblical order of family life, male roles and female roles are clearly laid out. It is in the proper ordering of these roles that produces great success and blessing on nations that follow God’s pattern. It isn’t in the Muslim oppression of women, nor is it found in the enslaving worldview of egalitarianism and feminism.

Misguided feminism would have us believe that Biblical patriarchy oppresses women and in their quest to find liberation, feminism has further enslaved the very women that the Bible has offered true liberty and freedom to. Woman are the only ones who now embrace the double curse.

Scripture is the final authority, not the therapeutic and consumerist American egalitarian worldview. It is because of this false belief that we have the breakdown of the family, church and our nation. Restoration of the family, only comes when biblical patriarchy restores the male to his divinely ordained station as head of the family, church and the nation and where biblical womanhood places the female as faithful helpmeet to her husband and mother of her children and home.

We consider it important that our boys learn music, thus we have spent time and effort investing in the violin. My sons know how to make pancakes and bake cookies. However, I do not feminize them by training them with a focus on baking for a family or giving them tips and tricks on home making. I spend a considerable amount of time teaching and training my daughter in these areas because as the manager of a home, she will need these skills on a daily basis. In time, we intend to teach our daughter about how to operate and use a gun, however; focused training on guns will not be a major focus for her. She needs to know how to shoot a gun, but her job is not that of protector of her family or provider of meat. Does this mean that I breed helplessness into her. Were her husband away and she in the thicket of a storm without food, would she sit and pout, “Woe is me, I haven’t any food” or would she be able to go out and get something to eat for the stewpot for her children???   The point here is she is not trained to be helpless.  The purpose in the education and training of our children is God honoring and mindful of the role God designed them to fulfill. My children each have unique abilities and talents, however the framework in which we train and educate is based on WHO God made them to be — They are first a child of God. They are made male or female for a distinct purpose and as parents we are responsible for nurturing that plant based on who God made them to be.

I don’t have to look very closely at my little guys to know who they should be….They are males made in the image of God who were put here on this earth to be Godly MEN, to glorify God. When my children were born, we didn’t say, “OHH, look honey, It’s uh…uh…. It’s a “people”! No…absolutely not, We said, ” It’s a BOY!” or It’s a Girl”! And from birth, we raise our children based on who God made them to be. They are not gender neutral as the egalitarians would like every one to be!

People are different, however just because people are different doesn’t mean that male and female are androgynous. The Egalitarian society doesn’t believe in correcting ill behavior because, after all, they are just expressing themselves and we wouldn’t want to suppress that. Instead of correcting a girls ill behavior like in times past, we accept un-lady like behavior as an expression of personality. Furthermore, an egalitarian society accepts a mans lackadaisical work ethic is merely further proof that he must be in the wrong work field or is not cut out for hard work. R.L. Dabney, wrote of a story of a man, who was sitting on a crowded subway in the early 1900’s when a woman walked in looking for a place to sit. She approached him and asked if he would not give up his seat for her…for she was tired and weary. He said that he would gladly give up his seat for her but first one question. “Are you of group of women who fights for woman’s rights?” She proudly straightened up and said that she was, for there was not a greater cause for her kind. He then said, “Since you have fought so proudly for your right to stand, I am sure you won’t mind.” That is what feminism and egalitarian views have done for women: enslaved not liberated, harmed not protected, dishonored not honored the female sex.

Men and women are different. They think different. They act different. They have different emotions. Neutralizing men and women is disastrous for civilized society. Therefore, as Christians, we are training our children with the biblical worldview of who God designed them to be. Our boys open doors for women, and if they don’t feel like it, they soon find out that it doesn’t matter what they “FEEL” like, they know, as men, “Men open doors for women.” It doesn’t matter how bad a woman wants to fight for her country on the battlefield, sending our daughters off to war is an abomination before God. It doesn’t matter how bad a woman feels like she is called to leave her family and become a traveling preacher, that “feeling” is not from the one true God of the Bible. We can be assured of that by reading in the only standard for living…the Bible.

The Bible, Old and New Testament, is replete with the roles and responsibilities of man and woman. Family life and church life are described. Feminism and Egalitarianism are not scriptural ideals and beliefs…they are pagan humanism.

The Fruits of the Spirit are not “feminine” things…they are God inspired fruits of God’s spirit living in a believer. As Christians, male and female, we are supposed to exhibit the fruits of His spirit in our daily living; Whether this be in tending the home with children, or working the fields to provide for our families (Gen 3).

If you are male, then you are a leader. You are held responsible before God for your family. Different types of leaders, of course, but male leadership is not optional. If a female is a stronger leader in the church or home and the male is weaker, this isn’t license to overstep biblical boundaries and have the female lead the man. God says that the female is especially made to be the helpmeet to her own husband.

I see people within the frame work of who God made them to be. People and sex can not be separated.

I do not believe in neutering people.

Bethany (whose purpose in life is to defend biblical womanhood within the framework of my gender, calling and station in life….that of a mother of children and helpmeet to my husband — and yes, obviously staunchly anti-egalitarian)

I that your guys have a super school year, and learn many important things. I hope you learn to see people first and sex second.

sincerely,
Janie (Yup, egalitarian!)