“And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman…And Adam 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. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” Genesis 2:22-24
There is hardly anything that true Bible believers are upbraided for any more than holding to God’s Word on the matter of the distinctions of male and female. We believe God to be the sole authority on this all important matter.
God made male and female distinct components so that when joined together in marriage, “they shall be one flesh” (Genesis 2:24), not two of the same sort, competing against one another; this is what is happening today.
God’s authority made the man the head over the woman: “But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.” 1 Corinthians 11:3 Since God’s authority established this order, the rejection of this order is the rejection of God’s authority. Thus, the order in sound New Testament Churches, 1 Corinthians 14:34-38, 1 Timothy 2:11-14, that men conduct the worship services, with women not speaking, not teaching, nor usurping authority over the man, but remaining in silence, in all subjection to the authority of God.
In creating human nature, God’s given distinctions for male and female are such that, “Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering” 1 Corinthians 11:14-15. (By the way, verse 16 is clarifying that this rule did not originate with any given church, but with nature itself as God created.)
God ordained grass roots preservation for the distinction of male and female in the way that a person thinks of themselves, the way they present themselves to others, and in the way that society perceives and views one another when He ordained the distinctions of dress for all: “The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.” Deuteronomy 22:5. See 1 Timothy 2:9-10 – “…which becometh women professing godliness” = this distinction maintained.
God’s doctrine for Christians further emphasizes the role and place of male and female to be distinct: “That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.” Titus 2:4-5 God has charged the man to provide for his family: “But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.” 1 Timothy 5:8
God created male and female to be joined together in marriage as one flesh. This same God has judged homosexuality (lesbianism, etc.) as being vile affections, against nature, unseemly, error, uncleanness, the dishonoring of the body and is a condition of reprobate minds, in rejection of God’s authority, the way of the unrighteous who shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (Romans 1:24-32 and 1 Corinthians 6:9-10)
Now consider the agendas being pushed world wide, as being politically correct, thus to be imposed upon all, as is the case at the U.N. Conference on Women at Beijing, and taught in many universities “women’s studies programs”:
–Marriage is seen as the root of all evil for women; the family is blamed for most of the violence suffered by women and girls.
–“Gender feminism” is being projected. This projects that the differences between men and women are only relatively insignificant biological differences. It is advocated that the traditional roles of mother and father be dissolved; that all references to sexuality be replaced with gender neutral terms. This political objective called “the deconstruction of gender” is designed to eliminate males having male privileges through denying the existence of males and females for all practical and social purposes. Thus, there is to be absolutely no differences tolerated between the sexes.
–The driving force behind this “deconstruction of gender” is the homosexual and lesbian rights initiative, to call upon all governments to recognize one’s right to determine their own sexual identity, whether it be to be male, female, homosexual, lesbian, or transgendered. For women, the preferred love relationship is lesbian in nature, in that way negating male oppressiveness. The ideal way of bearing children is considered to be artificial insemination, and lesbian partners having the same parenting rights accorded historically to biological fathers.
BRETHREN, IT IS TIME FOR CHRISTIANS TO WAKE UP and examine on which side of the “deconstruction of gender” their position really lies. I am thankful I was raised under parental position and Bible teaching that stressed to me the importance of the distinction between male and female on every level including dress and hair styles. Many have lost sight of this importance. Many minds have been “liberalized” through religious compromise. Many church congregations are living evidence of the Devil’s success with his “deconstruction of gender” program. Fellow Christian, before you cry out about the world’s degeneracy, consider how you stand on God’s authority as that which is to determine what one’s life and identity is to be.
–Pastor Robert Miller
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