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This article is part 1 of a 3 part series on the Biblical Response to Feminism.
Feminism is a belief system that is suppose to support women and make their lives better. Not all feminists believe all the same things. There are so many different movements within feminism. I am not a feminist. I am a Christian. As a Christian, I do not agree with modern feminism. It is a selfish belief system disguised as the social betterment of the treatment of women. Feminism is deeply rooted in self-love and self-happiness. That’s really what feminism is all about. They claim it’s all about a woman being free to choose to live their own lives however they want–freedom of choice. But that is contrary to what Scripture tells us. Any teaching that tells us to turn our attention to self is wrong and sinful. Does that mean that all feminist movements are sinful? No, I don’t think so. I think some of the original movements of feminism were truly for the betterment of the treatment of women. Modern feminism is a whole different animal.
I do not feel that modern feminism’s beliefs can be justified through scripture and that much of what they teach is actually anti-Christian. I felt led to discuss three of the most prevalent movements in modern feminism and defend my beliefs with scripture. So over the next three Fridays, I’m going to be posting about these three movements. I am simply a woman who wants to please God more than I want to please myself or others. I don’t care to look through the distorted glasses of feminism. Are most (or any) feminists going to agree with me? Probably not. All I ask, is that you respect my views. I have no issues with comments that may disagree with my point of view, but please be respectful.
Women’s Right to Be Equally Treated as Men
Most feminists believe that women should be held in equal regard as men on all levels. They should receive the same pay for doing the same job. I won’t argue that. I want to compare what feminine teaches about sexual equality to what scripture says. I believe that men and women were created equal and that the Lord does not make any distinction between men and women in regard to their personal worth.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28 (NASB)
While men and women are of equal worth, that doesn’t mean that we’re the same and have the same roles. The Lord made us different from one another and men and women have different roles to play. I do believe that there simply are some roles a woman just shouldn’t play.
But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. I Timothy 212 (NASB)
A woman should not be in authority over men. The reason for this is because God created man first and then created woman from the man. Also, it was woman who was deceived in the garden and then fell into transgression (sin).
A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve. And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. I Timothy 2:11-14 (NASB)
A woman’s husband is her authority and she should be in subjection to her husband. Subjection simply means being under the power, control and government of another.
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. Ephesians 511-14 (NASB)
Now before you get in a tizzy about how being under the power and control of a man leads to abuse, take a look at what the Bible instructs a husband to do.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, Ephesians 5:25 (NASB)
So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, Ephesians 5:28-29 (NASB)
So if a man mistreats his wife, it’s the same as mistreating his own body. He is to give up his life even for his wife as Christ did for the church. An abusive husband has fallen into sin and there is NEVER anything to justify their actions. If a woman is ever in danger of physical abuse, she needs to remove herself from the situation and get help.
It was evident from the very beginning that men were to be in authority over women. Women were created by God to be their husband’s helper.
Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him. So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.” For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:18-24
God decreed that man would rule over women. God gave the role of authority and leadership to men over women.
To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you.” Genesis 3:16 (NASB)
From the very beginning the primary role of the man was as “keeper” (provider) and the woman’s role was defined as “helper”.
Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. Genesis 2:15 (NASB)
Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18 (NASB) {you can read the entire account from Genesis 2:18-24 further up in the article.}
Man is considered the primary provider and teacher in the home and the wife is his assistant in home and family duties.
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. I Timothy 5:8 (NASB)
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 (NASB)
Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored. Titus 2:3-5 (NASB)
This does not mean a woman CANNOT work outside of the home. But a woman’s primary focus should be to her husband, children and home.
I know that there are people who will not agree with me on this, and that’s fine. Some will argue that it’s a cultural issue. But, I believe that that Bible is either completely true or completely false. You either believe WHAT IT SAYS or you interpret it to fit what you want it to say. I will trust in the word of God over the word of Man any day of the week. In my opinion and in the Word of God, a woman should be under the authority of men, yet many disregard what the Bible says and do it anyway or try to justify their actions. God can most certainly use women to further His Kingdom and there are MANY opportunities to do so which do not include having authority over men.
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