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The Curse Of Feminism

 "Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you." Genesis 3:16

Feminism is women's desire to usurp the rightful rule of the husband in marriage. The desire for your husband statement is not about a physical yearning for physical contact, but it is a desire to take the man's place as ruler. Feminism has nothing to do with equal pay for equal work. It has mostly to do with taking man's place by any means possible. To them, the end justifies the means.

Boys are not slow to develop by nature. They are victims of a deliberate practice to make boys feel slow and stupid and socially immature in school. Boys natural abilities and inclinations are stifled by female teachers and principals as they try to curtail boy's normal development and try to feminize boys to make them act like girls.

Porn is not a man problem. Porn is a tool created by evil women to seduce and lure men away from normal sexual activity. To undermine healthy marriages with a fantasy world of images and videos and women who sell sex instead of sharing it. Porn is a finely polished weapon used to destroy men, marriage, and family.

Men can easily live without marriage. God created a system where women attract men by their looks and their actions in order to help men find them as a wife. Finding a wife is a good thing. Making men feel stupid for looking for one is a woman problem. Feminism is contrary to human nature. Girls want to get married. Feminists are girls who for some strange reason have decided that marriage is awful.

We have reached a point in society where, if a girl wants to get married, she will have to work harder to get a boy to overcome his fear and find her. Feminism has made everything harder for everyone.

Girls deep down inside know that exposing their bodies is no  way to attract a man. Only prostitutes use their exposed bodies as a sales pitch.

Isn't God smart, how He understood what happened in the Garden and how He, in Christ, made a way for us to be restored to our natural place in the world.

Peace, safety, and contentment only come when we live our lives by God's plans, not the world's.

Lessons From The Mountain

 "Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and he was transfigured before them..." Mat.17:1-2

Pastor, in his Sunday School this morning, talked about the mount of transfiguration. I want to point out some things that were not in his lesson.

First, you run with the runners. Young and immature pastors sometimes make the mistake of discipling the whole church. Every sermon is hard hitting. Every person is expected to act like the guys who feel called to preach. The same standards of commitment and dedication are held up for all to adhere to. And if you fail, you are a loser.

Let me tell you a little secret. In any church planting church there is a tiny group of guys who are all in and they want to be pastors. They have to pay the price now for future success. They have to move beyond being saints to being leaders. They are expected to do more because to them much will be given. Most of the people in any church are good folks who are faithful to attend services, to pray, and to give. They may find a job to do that suits them. They will be with you for years, supporting your faith and your vision. These folks are worth their weight in gold.

Second, I see the wisdom of pastor Jesus in this story. Why did Jesus only choose those three men and not all of the disciples? As a wise pastor, Jesus knew who could benefit the most from this experience. A pastor who disciples men must be skilled is working with men as they are to help them get where they want to be. Jesus, who knows our hearts, chooses men based on criteria that common people do not understand.

Run with the runners, walk with the walkers, crawl with the crawlers, and together we will all get to Heaven.

Pray for your pastor. He always needs wisdom.

Love Your Enemies? 2Kings 6:18-23

 "Now when the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, my father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them? But he answered, you shall not kill them..." 2Kings 6:21-22

There are people in all walks of life who think that violence is the answer to every conflict. They see a creature that frightens them and their first reaction is to kill it. They meet people who are different than themselves and their first thought is to hurt or even kill them. The king of Israel, once Elisha had led the army of his enemy into the city, wanted to kill them all.

What stood out to me today in this story is found at the end of the story. Once the raiders had been fed, they were sent back home. And we read this verse.

"So the bands of the Syrian raiders came no more into the land of Israel." 2Kin.6:23

There is a time when violence may be necessary. Judgement must begin at the house of God. But, if we are to live out the Christian life, maybe we need to dial back our hostility toward those we do not understand.

"You have heard that was said, you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your father in heaven; for He makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and He sends rain on the just and on the unjust." Matthew 5:43-45

It seems that Elisha practiced what Jesus preached long before Jesus preached it.

Why We Marvel at Evil Things?

 "I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement. But the angel said to me, why did you marvel? ... And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life...."Revelation 17:6,7,8

The word translated as marvel is the same word in the Greek in all three verses. It is the Greek word thaumazo. This word basically means to be amazed at, to wonder at, to be surprised. It is to see something that shocks and surprises and amazes you. The word marvel is closest to the original meaning.

So what did John see that surprised him and made him stare in wonder when he saw the woman, Mystery Babylon? Did he see something that excited him? Did he see something beyond what he expected to see? Was Mystery Babylon beautiful to behold? Was she grotesque beyond description? John saw something that surprised, and astonished and made hm wonder at what he saw. I suspect that she was beautiful.

Whatever it was, the angel with John challenged him and asked him why he marveled at her. In verse 7 it says, why did you marvel? And then the angel proceeds to tell John about the nature and future of this evil woman. He makes a strong point by saying that only those not in the book of Life will marvel at Mystery Babylon and the beast that she rides upon. 

Angels seem to be unaffected by things that tempt us. And they know what we face and what we must be aware of and the connection between the physical and the spiritual.

Bullinger says that this word involves what he calls a supernatural prodigy. Mystery Babylon, like her sister Jezebel, was able to seduce men by her make up and the outward mask of beauty. This text warns us that there is something ugly and dangerous behind that pretty face and alluring figure. The mother of harlots and abominations is lurking there.

"And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." Rev.17:5

Bethlehem Star

 The star that led the Magi to the infant Jesus. Was is a natural star that moved, or was it a supernatural star? There are some who make the connection between stars and angels. They use Revelation 1:20 to make that point. It makes sense to me.

If we believe science, stars are massive and distant, they are not points of light as we see them. To move a star around in the night sky would be possible to God, but it would defy the laws that keep the universe in balance.

I think that the way the star appeared, and moved, then vanished, and reappeared, tell us that this was a supernatural manifestation. I believe that the star of Bethlehem was indeed an angelic being sent to lead these men to Christ.

Not everything that happens in the natural world can be explained by scientific laws or rules of physics. This star is something that I think needs to be understood as a spiritual thing that was there to help announce, locate, and confirm the birth of Christ by the virgin. God doesn't need technology to accomplish His purpose on earth. The Holy Spirit makes the internet seem like a plaything for children.

A Book Of Words

 "For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear." Prov.30:21

Sometimes we read the Bible and we think that we understand what it says. That is how this verse is to me. But then I wondered, what does disquieted mean and what does it mean to bear?

The word disquieted is the Hebrew word ragaz. It literally means to be angry or to cause a disturbance. It is a word that is not commonly used in the Bible. Here are two other places where it is used.

"Then Samuel said to Saul, why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?" 1Sam.28:15. When Saul contacted Samuel by the witch at Endor.

"Their redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is His name: he shall thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon." Jer.50:34

One translation of the word is perturbed. There are things that people do that upset God and His creation and His people.

To bear is the Hebrew word nasa. It literally means to bear, to bear up, to carry, to lift up. It is the idea of lifting. This word is commonly used in the Old Testament.

"If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shall bear it."Prov.9:12

"The spirit of a man shall sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?" Prov.18:14

The bible is a book of words. To rightly divide the word of truth you must learn how to define and apply words.