The Truth in Print Vol. 22 Issue 10, Nov. 2016
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Sexism ~ Chauvinism (Part One)
“Sexism” is much
talked about today. I took a look at what some have to say on this and feminism
in our society — while some were saying “be fair” as regards applications to
both male and female, the majority eventuated to an outright attack on God’s
“order” for men, women, marriage, the family, and the church of Christ. Thus
the following newspaper article for October, 2016 here on a local level.
Surely Not Two Kinds of Chauvinists – Both Male
and Female “Kind.”
"If that male
chauvinist pig had lived twenty-five years later, he'd have been sued for
sexual harassment!” This statement is said to present an example of what a MCP
was from the 60s era. In a lot of cases “lasciviousness” is referred to in
calling a man both a chauvinist and a pig. “Chauvinism” is defined as the
“Prejudicial belief in the superiority of one’s own group” -- be it among males
or females. “Pig” was and still is used for police and others in authority with
the implication that they abuse their authority and take advantage of others.
Both women and men spew it in their protests of various kinds.
Lasciviousness
(lewdness) is one of the works of the flesh in Gal. 5:19. Thayer’s lexicon
defines “lasciviousness” as "wanton (acts or) manners, as filthy words,
indecent bodily movements, unchaste handling of males and females, etc.” It
applies to women too! Now don’t say “Oh you sexist!” for telling the truth on
this. If there are (MCPs) then there are also (FCPs “female chauvinist pigs).
This sin proceeds from the heart (Mk. 7:22). Read what wicked Jezebel did for
her also wicked husband Ahab to a just man named Naboth (I Kings 21:4-16). As young women and men grow up and hear so
much about “sexism” they must learn to separate the good things that benefit
women and men in society, that are also righteous, just and fair, from the
filthy things such as the promotion of abortions, same gender sexual relations,
seeking to replace the husband’s authority as the head of the wife – to name a
few more.
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I read that sexism,
which is discrimination based upon sex, is a social disease upon our society —
either by groups or by individuals discriminating with their words and actions.
I certainly agree to the dangers for women in societies as found in the Middle
East and elsewhere — cultural norms and religious beliefs blend to the
toleration of outright persecution of women. I’ve not heard of too many women
here who leave and go to countries where women aren’t allowed to drive, go
places in public alone, where they have honor killings, where mother in laws
can make slaves of daughter in laws, etc.. In many foreign countries women
discriminate against women.
Here in the U.S.A.
in things where one can find both men and women with equal ability we have laws
that make discrimination illegal as regards position, pay rate and scale, work
hours and vacation and sick leave, job offers based on gender, etc.
But don’t lose sight
of the complete picture when it comes to discrimination — powerful forces are
at work in our society that are all about the empowerment of women seeking to
change our own culture, and not for the better — all one has to do is go to the
Media outlets and see that lesbian, trans*whatever, gender self- identification
— all of these and more have become a boast of power to overtake our culture
and enforce their lesbian feminist point of view upon us. Young women and
daughters must be warned about the great number of “filthy women” in our
society, and not just about filthy men.
Definitions of
feminism describing it as a variety of diverse beliefs, movements and agendas
for actions to make women equal to men, present in themselves the danger when
it is defined as “any actions” and especially organized to move towards
equality with men — a lot of feminist pride stems from being empowered by the
wisdom from beneath, not from above — straight from the Devil himself (Ja.
3:15-17). There are a lot of filthy women in our society promoting various
ungodly agendas for women!
The Bible doesn’t command a social disease but
a God ordained relationship in marriage.
I Peter 3:1-7 tells
wives to be submissive to their own husbands — including those who have not
obeyed the gospel. It demands chaste and respectful behavior — a gentle and
quiet spirit (the heart) that is pleasing to God. Peter tells us that this is
God’s longstanding “order” (I Pet. 3:5). In other words “man” didn’t dream this
up to benefit himself! Adam was a husband; Eve his wife (Gen. 2:25, 3:6). There
is also, as elsewhere in the New Testament, instructions for husbands as the
heads of their own wives to live with their wives according to God’s directives
(I Pet. 3:7; Eph. 5:22-23, 33). Not all, but some feminist or women would say,
“Oh, that’s so sexist!” No, that’s God’s order! To understand what the Bible
says about womanhood or feminism you don’t need to know all the classifications
of what the world’s human wisdom says that “feminism” is. This variation has
many classifications said to include:
“socialist feminism, Marxist feminism, liberal feminism, bourgeois
feminism, individualist feminism, cultural feminism, social feminism, radical
feminism, ecofeminism” etc.
Women in Christ’s church
You do what the New Testament
commands you to do as a female or male and you won’t be a disgrace to your
gender! The qualification for elders is only for men (ITim.
3:1-7); the same is true for deacons (I Tim. 3:8-13) in the Lord’s church.
Leadership belongs to the men in the church, I Tim. 2:11-12.
Women who are
Christians always keep in mind that the works of the flesh are stated for
“individuals” in Gal. 5:19-21, and they cover adultery, fornication *includes
lesbianism & homosexuality, hatred, wrath and murders, lasciviousness, etc.
Thus women,
especially young women, must open their eyes and see what radical feminist
really wanted as they demonstrated for their ideal equality — for example they
won in the 70s on illegal abortions when protesting back alley abortions, but
Roe Vs. Wade has helped make mass murder acceptable — by the 80s moral doctors
were sickened to see women using abortions when contraception failed; it had
become a right to murder. There is a lot covered up in that understanding of
motherhood when considering the rights of the unborn.
And take their
understanding of “family” — more thought of now as just a “pair” of adults (any
kind of pair—various filthy relationships) who are allowed children. Feminist
material is continually updated to reflect politically correct thinking and the
policies instituted by government. Soon it will be more than a “pair” and you
know it, and is already in some minds — children are being taught these new
definitions.
Many feminists’
beliefs are an outright attack upon God’s order for men and women in the
marriage relationship --- promoting lesbianism against heterosexuality — often
including gender self-identification and transgender in with their “rights” —
all the while wanting to force others into saying that these are morally
acceptable behavior. Unless you agree they are moral, which they aren’t, you
are considered to be against women.
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