Another painfully accurate take on where we are. As a former pastor, I have seen the carnage inflicted by feminism on men, women, and children. But the lost cannot see the connection between cause and effect or sowing and reaping. It is up to the church to demonstrate the efficacy of biblical truth. But because the church has been following culture instead of offering an alternative within its ranks, the difference Jesus makes isn't clearly visible. It's time to light up the spiritual night with a movement demonstrating the efficacy of God's power to make biblical marriage, family, and parenting work.
Feminism is a misnomer. It is not women seeking femininity. It is actually women seeking the masculine idols men have sadly followed for generations.
Men are still the value setters. They are guilty of setting the wrong values.
But if they are the problem, they are also the solution.
Let's pray for God to bring that revival of biblical masculinity into being soon and BE that movement where we live for now.
Yes and Amen! And Pastor Virgil, thank you for pointing out that it is never too late to repent of feminism and live the Biblical model of a woman and find the promised blessings! I was 50 but even now these 13 years later, the Lord blesses me with two grandsons who love my homemaking to the glory of the Lord!
I have two daughters that fit this story. I thought I taught them by example. I had the education and career. But I dropped them for husband and family. Even before I was a believer, I knew the importance of family. My husband and I raised them in a Christian home, sent them to Christian schools. But two out of three of my daughters are lost to the world, one more so than the other. And it breaks my heart. I pray for them always, that the Lord will soften their hearts, and call them back to himself.
Same here, Linda. We try, we teach, we pray. And the world comes along, and two daughters buy the lie. I am so very grateful to God that my daughters-in-law did not!
Those of us in a similar situation share the ache you describe. All you can do is to love them and never give up. God is good but we struggle to understand.
Totally agree! I see this even more elevated with college students who are swayed by this evil. They aren’t well versed in the scripture or know it as some have once claimed. Also, they are not guarded with their armor. So they collapse easily under the lie. The influence on the college campuses keeps them in this delusion then into their next stage in life. We have to share the truth and pray God takes them out of the trap! I will be sharing this article!
God warned us about feminism in Genesis 3:16. The first lessons God teaches us after creation are about Biblical manhood and womanhood. Satan is still peddling the same lies of Genesis 3. We are at war. Feminism must be put down. This one hurt, but I need to keep being reminded of work that needs to be done.
Amen and amen! I pray that we can model, teach, and exhort our young women to cultivate femininity rather than feminism and our young men to grow in biblical masculinity — that God may be honored and our culture reclaimed. God’s design is patterned according to His nature and, therefore, is always best!
Very true. My mother stayed home with me until I was 15. It was a blessing being able to walk home for lunch from school with her being home. And she was there when I got home from school. My mother and I went on long walks and talked. She took dance, ballet, and interpretive dance before I was born. She danced in our living room as I watched classical and African music, and then we danced together. We made crafts together. We washed clothes together and hung them on a line outside. She was a seamstress and made a lot of my clothes. She was also a hair stylist and did my hair. Holidays were the best; we made so many wonderful memories. I'm the oldest of five, and I'm sharing my personal experience with my stay-at-home mom. I'm a stay-at-home grandmother with my granddaughter. I stayed home with my children for 8 years. Before that, it was 6 months out of the house, then back home, again and again. My heart was home for my children. I didn't build a career. I am the oldest of the siblings, nieces, nephews, great nieces, and nephews. God and family are important!! It makes a difference!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Pastor Virgil!!! 🎉🎂🎈🧁🎇🎆 Thank you so much for your WONDERFUL daily posts which are always so edifying. May the Lord continue to richly bless you and your family, world without end!!!
Feminism has caused a lot of issues, but there were issues in the home before that. The loss of, the misunderstanding of the covenant between husband and wife, God and man (woman). Respect and appreciation for the different roles. Too much emphasis placed on position, prestige, income, stuff. These damaged the family too.
Thank you for another very true and revealing article about the decline of the Biblical ideals for the role of men and woman in marriage. I am so very fortunate and blessed by God that my son and his wife married in their early 20’s and are trying hard to honor God in their marriage.
Another painfully accurate take on where we are. As a former pastor, I have seen the carnage inflicted by feminism on men, women, and children. But the lost cannot see the connection between cause and effect or sowing and reaping. It is up to the church to demonstrate the efficacy of biblical truth. But because the church has been following culture instead of offering an alternative within its ranks, the difference Jesus makes isn't clearly visible. It's time to light up the spiritual night with a movement demonstrating the efficacy of God's power to make biblical marriage, family, and parenting work.
Feminism is a misnomer. It is not women seeking femininity. It is actually women seeking the masculine idols men have sadly followed for generations.
Men are still the value setters. They are guilty of setting the wrong values.
But if they are the problem, they are also the solution.
Let's pray for God to bring that revival of biblical masculinity into being soon and BE that movement where we live for now.
Men are NOT the problem. Women and feminism ARE the problem.
Way to get it exacty Rong. Par for the Churchian course.
And so-called pastors who heap blame on my brothers while remaining silent and cowed by women and their egregious sins also are a problem. A big one.
Yes and Amen! And Pastor Virgil, thank you for pointing out that it is never too late to repent of feminism and live the Biblical model of a woman and find the promised blessings! I was 50 but even now these 13 years later, the Lord blesses me with two grandsons who love my homemaking to the glory of the Lord!
Amen!
Marx's comrade Bakunin said we'll unleash the devil in man for our revolution.
Bahaviorists put man under a microscope to discover just what constitutes the devil in man.
Soon they were separating the infernal elements: pride, selfishness, jealousy, covetousness, greed, envy, resentment, hatred.
Then they artfully combined and weaponized particular elements (passions) for the purpose at hand.
For the purpose of destroying family and marriage they found that pride, selfishness, and resentment were the perfect mixture:
"Womanhood is a trap. Marriage is oppression. Motherhood is a burden. Femininity is a prison."
I have two daughters that fit this story. I thought I taught them by example. I had the education and career. But I dropped them for husband and family. Even before I was a believer, I knew the importance of family. My husband and I raised them in a Christian home, sent them to Christian schools. But two out of three of my daughters are lost to the world, one more so than the other. And it breaks my heart. I pray for them always, that the Lord will soften their hearts, and call them back to himself.
Same here, Linda. We try, we teach, we pray. And the world comes along, and two daughters buy the lie. I am so very grateful to God that my daughters-in-law did not!
Those of us in a similar situation share the ache you describe. All you can do is to love them and never give up. God is good but we struggle to understand.
Totally agree! I see this even more elevated with college students who are swayed by this evil. They aren’t well versed in the scripture or know it as some have once claimed. Also, they are not guarded with their armor. So they collapse easily under the lie. The influence on the college campuses keeps them in this delusion then into their next stage in life. We have to share the truth and pray God takes them out of the trap! I will be sharing this article!
Happy 56th Blessed Birthday Virgil!
Exactly right, Cheneya. This is what happens when our children go out without them Armor!
God warned us about feminism in Genesis 3:16. The first lessons God teaches us after creation are about Biblical manhood and womanhood. Satan is still peddling the same lies of Genesis 3. We are at war. Feminism must be put down. This one hurt, but I need to keep being reminded of work that needs to be done.
Amen and amen! I pray that we can model, teach, and exhort our young women to cultivate femininity rather than feminism and our young men to grow in biblical masculinity — that God may be honored and our culture reclaimed. God’s design is patterned according to His nature and, therefore, is always best!
Very true. My mother stayed home with me until I was 15. It was a blessing being able to walk home for lunch from school with her being home. And she was there when I got home from school. My mother and I went on long walks and talked. She took dance, ballet, and interpretive dance before I was born. She danced in our living room as I watched classical and African music, and then we danced together. We made crafts together. We washed clothes together and hung them on a line outside. She was a seamstress and made a lot of my clothes. She was also a hair stylist and did my hair. Holidays were the best; we made so many wonderful memories. I'm the oldest of five, and I'm sharing my personal experience with my stay-at-home mom. I'm a stay-at-home grandmother with my granddaughter. I stayed home with my children for 8 years. Before that, it was 6 months out of the house, then back home, again and again. My heart was home for my children. I didn't build a career. I am the oldest of the siblings, nieces, nephews, great nieces, and nephews. God and family are important!! It makes a difference!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Pastor Virgil!!! 🎉🎂🎈🧁🎇🎆 Thank you so much for your WONDERFUL daily posts which are always so edifying. May the Lord continue to richly bless you and your family, world without end!!!
Feminism has caused a lot of issues, but there were issues in the home before that. The loss of, the misunderstanding of the covenant between husband and wife, God and man (woman). Respect and appreciation for the different roles. Too much emphasis placed on position, prestige, income, stuff. These damaged the family too.
Thank you for another very true and revealing article about the decline of the Biblical ideals for the role of men and woman in marriage. I am so very fortunate and blessed by God that my son and his wife married in their early 20’s and are trying hard to honor God in their marriage.
As a woman, I will say that we bought in, and they collected our souls.
Feminism: Imposing the Marxist dialectic on gender. Man the oppressor, woman the oppressed. It has poisoned our culture forever.
Trying to teach this to our non-believing son...praying our nation turns from all the evil lies Satan has woven in so deeply.
“the West applauded while the foundation cracked.”….
and sadly…. we are still applauding.
I love this ! Sad sad truths. If not for my strong husband I would have been crushed my the feminism lies. 💔💔
Thank you.