Posted on 09/19/2014 3:54:47 PM PDT by NYer
As a student of business and an entrepreneur, I was intrigued that this holy woman spends her time training herself, producing, selling, investing and trading. She even embarks on several new business ventures in the twenty verses that describe her!
She “surpasses them all,” we’re told in Proverbs 31:29. She has real estate projects, engages in the operations of crop cultivation, which she trades at market. She’s woven clothing and produced belts for sale, all the while having an apostolate to the poor and needy. What are we supposed to learn from this multi-tasking phenom?
This passage is telling us that—as women striving after holiness—we should not hesitate to use all the talents the Lord has given us and all the skills He’s enabled us to acquire. Photography? Health care? Organization and home improvement? Graphic design? Social media marketing? Don’t hesitate to do it all.
After creating man and woman, God says to both “Fill the earth and subdue it" (Gen 1:28). He is not only instructing them to procreate to perpetuate the human species, He’s also giving both of them the earth, charging them with the responsibility to be stewards of its resources. The woman is the man’s helpmate in this!
Ping!
While both were charged to managing the earth, the man was given the higher positional responsibility. Thus he was the first to be called and charged with sin, as he hearkened unto the voice of his wife, (Gn. 3:17) and also blamed God for giving him such a free-willed women.
Yet the women sinned by being deceived by the devil's attempt, who, as the originator of the "occupy movement" ("I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High"), and like a Communist, sought to persuade Eve to subscribe to the victim-entitlement mentality, and "share the wealth" scheme, that God the land owner/law giver, was selfishly holding back from her that which was rightfully hers, that of Divine power, and thus she should take that which was hers.
And so she voted liberal, while overcomers by faith, by which they were first made to sit in heavenly places in Christ, (Eph. 2:6) shall sit with Christ in His throne, even as He also overcame, and am set down with His Father in his throne. (Rv. 3:21)
But which the devil sought and more, as the original liberal elite who presumed he deserved it. And being cast down, as he that exalt himself will, became the first community organizer, who seeks his will to be done on earth as it is in his kingdom, which he hopes to come.
And who sees his victories in persuading souls to follow those who call evil good and good evil, from idolatry, and exalting men as if they were divine and false corrupt gospels (incldg. Catholicism) to killing the innocent, to perverting what God hath joined together in marriage with the demonic imitation. Thus a vote for those who support such is a vote for the devil and his damned kingdom.
But i digress.
On the other hand a woman who is GOD Fearing and Righteous as much as our earthly existence allows us may have to step in when the man refuses to fulfill his obligations as head of house and spiritual leader of family and become as such a tyrant. Usually such having to do such the family suffers because of the mans lack of responsibility.
So what is feminism? Feminism is the reordering of the God created created order particularly as it applies to the place and role of women. Let us never forget that Adam was condemned for listening to his wife instead of to God. He was the covenant representative of the human race and his exaltation of his wife above his own authority and his desire to please her instead of God led to the fall. Feminism denies the doctrines of authority and seeks to venerate women often by denigrating men. It seeks egalitarian status when it finds it advantageous, but rationalizes male expandability when it egalitarianism is disadvantageous. Feminism seeks to empower a woman separate from the family and is willing to destroy the family for power. The Bible teaches submission, diligence, others minded, contentment and living without fear of her husband or not getting what she deserves but the fear of God lived out in accordance with His design. No! There is no such thing as a celebration of feminism in the Bible.
LOL...Beautifully written...LOL...
Where have we heard that before?
It depends on how you define feminism.
If it means pro-capitalism and the right of ability to advance regardless of gender, then that’s fine.
If you mean feminism in the sense it is defined in this country today, no.
Feminism in that definition is anti-family in every single sense, and there is room to interpret otherwise. Feminists do not “love family”.
You will not get far saying that to the liberals, or many churches.
On the other hand a woman who is GOD Fearing and Righteous as much as our earthly existence allows us may have to step in when the man refuses to fulfill his obligations as head of house and spiritual leader of family and become as such a tyrant..
Exceptions are a given Abigail saved her household from "Nabal is his name, folly is his game" by her actions, telling servants what to do, but i am confident that as David's wife she was not the head, nor slothful, nor was she chattel, but was led by David and cherished, while diligent in maintaining the household. And the Prov. 28 women had a range of endeavors in so doing, in her supporting role. And by which the family and nation benefits.
Yet women pastors are not Biblical, and the women should normally give deference to the man who is sppsd to lead and call the signals, loving his wife as Christ the church, though spiritually genders are equal.
Ack!!!!!
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