Comments on: Feminist Folly http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:45:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: Valerie (Kyriosity) http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-37215 Valerie (Kyriosity) Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:51:58 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-37215 Jen, a few Sundays ago one of my elders was giving an exhortation at the beginning of the service, and I don't remember a thing he said except that he quoted the last bit of Luke 6:35: "For He is kind to the unthankful and evil." Since I'd been clobbered by that Romans 1 in various contexts over the few weeks prior, that was probably the only thing I needed to hear that morning! Luma, thank you for your very kind comment and for your prayers and encouragement. You don't sound the least bit flippant to me! Hope your little one is feeling better! Jen, a few Sundays ago one of my elders was giving an exhortation at the beginning of the service, and I don’t remember a thing he said except that he quoted the last bit of Luke 6:35: “For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.” Since I’d been clobbered by that Romans 1 in various contexts over the few weeks prior, that was probably the only thing I needed to hear that morning!

Luma, thank you for your very kind comment and for your prayers and encouragement. You don’t sound the least bit flippant to me! Hope your little one is feeling better!

]]> By: Luma http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-37174 Luma Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:09:57 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-37174 Valerie, I hope you see this comment. I'm a bit late in the game here, been busy with a sick baby. Can I just say that all I know of you is from your comments here and on Blog and Mablog. You seem to be a kind and gracious woman. Although I have perceived a background sadness sometimes of your single state, I have never gotten the picture of a bitter and complaining woman. Believe it or not, sometimes the Lord has brought you to my mind. Please don't think it flippant of me to say to you "seek the Lord's peace." Jesus says "... My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." Please know that although you bear the cross of singleness, and it is a cross sometimes; know that others bear other crosses, that sometimes helps to alleviate the pain. I can't say I understand about your singleness, because I don't, but I understand deep pain. And I can pray. Your sister in Christ, Luma Valerie, I hope you see this comment. I’m a bit late in the game here, been busy with a sick baby.

Can I just say that all I know of you is from your comments here and on Blog and Mablog. You seem to be a kind and gracious woman. Although I have perceived a background sadness sometimes of your single state, I have never gotten the picture of a bitter and complaining woman. Believe it or not, sometimes the Lord has brought you to my mind.

Please don’t think it flippant of me to say to you “seek the Lord’s peace.” Jesus says “… My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Please know that although you bear the cross of singleness, and it is a cross sometimes; know that others bear other crosses, that sometimes helps to alleviate the pain. I can’t say I understand about your singleness, because I don’t, but I understand deep pain. And I can pray.

Your sister in Christ,
Luma

]]> By: Jen http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-37124 Jen Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:28:15 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-37124 A very insightful post, and helpful for me in that you reminded me of the heart of the issue: a complaining attitude, the opposite of being thankful. As someone has already mentioned, this modern-day parable is a fleshing out of Romans 1, where God gave them over to their sinful desires because "they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him." Complaining, a non-thankful attitude, is something I am certainly susceptible to, and reminders like this one of what that leads to help me be more vigilant in nipping that in the bud. Thanks, Mrs. Wilson. A very insightful post, and helpful for me in that you reminded me of the heart of the issue: a complaining attitude, the opposite of being thankful.
As someone has already mentioned, this modern-day parable is a fleshing out of Romans 1, where God gave them over to their sinful desires because “they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him.”
Complaining, a non-thankful attitude, is something I am certainly susceptible to, and reminders like this one of what that leads to help me be more vigilant in nipping that in the bud.
Thanks, Mrs. Wilson.

]]> By: Adena http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-37105 Adena Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:14:34 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-37105 Thank you for the references, Mrs. Wilson. I took a look into Tripping the Prom Queen on Amazon and I can't wait to read it! Thank you for the references, Mrs. Wilson. I took a look into Tripping the Prom Queen on Amazon and I can’t wait to read it!

]]> By: Newt Sherwin http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-37099 Newt Sherwin Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:06:46 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-37099 Brittany -- How do we deal with a feminism that keeps crawling around the table? By staying put and proclaiming the unchanging, unmoving truth of God's Word concerning all things, including women and their roles in family and society, in which there is much freedom and flexibility for all kinds of life situations, but not endless freedom to do whatever we want. Newt Brittany –

How do we deal with a feminism that keeps crawling around the table? By staying put and proclaiming the unchanging, unmoving truth of God’s Word concerning all things, including women and their roles in family and society, in which there is much freedom and flexibility for all kinds of life situations, but not endless freedom to do whatever we want.

Newt

]]> By: Brittany Martin http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-36991 Brittany Martin Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:04:42 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-36991 This is a great post! I love the picture of feminism being a parable of God giving us what we're complaining about. It's definitely, in our country, followed Romans 1 pretty clearly. What I'm wondering is how I respond to my mother-in-law (THE archtypical feminist) and her friends who now re-define feminism to be that "women should be able to do whatever they want." She has no problem with my desire to be home with the kids, because women should do what they want. She has no problem with a woman president (and actively campaigns for it) because women should do what they want. How do we Biblically deal with a feminism that keeps crawling around the table every time we take a stab at it? This is a great post! I love the picture of feminism being a parable of God giving us what we’re complaining about. It’s definitely, in our country, followed Romans 1 pretty clearly.

What I’m wondering is how I respond to my mother-in-law (THE archtypical feminist) and her friends who now re-define feminism to be that “women should be able to do whatever they want.” She has no problem with my desire to be home with the kids, because women should do what they want. She has no problem with a woman president (and actively campaigns for it) because women should do what they want. How do we Biblically deal with a feminism that keeps crawling around the table every time we take a stab at it?

]]> By: Pam http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-36984 Pam Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:40:34 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-36984 Valerie, It is sad when the church misidentifies your situation as a"gift of singleness". Debbie Maken talks about the Church's promotion of the "gift of singleness" and its misapplication in her book "Getting Serious About Getting Married". Very few people have this gift. If one has the desire to be married, then God has not given them the "gift" of singleness. Lacking the truth of God's plan for companionship through marriage - it is not good for man to be alone- which is a reflection on the failure of the Church, Christians have succumbed to the world's gospel of selfishness. This has left things short especially on the male side of the equation. You have been in my prayers. We can all help people meet others that they wouldn't have been able to meet otherwise and to help alleviate their suffering. I'll be on the lookout in this neck of the woods. Valerie, It is sad when the church misidentifies your situation as a”gift of singleness”. Debbie Maken talks about the Church’s promotion of the “gift of singleness” and its misapplication in her book “Getting Serious About Getting Married”. Very few people have this gift. If one has the desire to be married, then God has not given them the “gift” of singleness.

Lacking the truth of God’s plan for companionship through marriage - it is not good for man to be alone- which is a reflection on the failure of the Church, Christians have succumbed to the world’s gospel of selfishness. This has left things short especially on the male side of the equation.

You have been in my prayers. We can all help people meet others that they wouldn’t have been able to meet otherwise and to help alleviate their suffering. I’ll be on the lookout in this neck of the woods.

]]> By: Naomi A. http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-36983 Naomi A. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:28:37 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-36983 Oh man, that was wonderfully written! Amen. Oh man, that was wonderfully written! Amen.

]]> By: Ruth Ann http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-36977 Ruth Ann Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:46:46 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-36977 Contentment is an issue of the heart. And my heart is with me whether I am married, single, widowed, with children or without. Marriage and children have not in any way 'solved' the deeper issues that I struggled with when I was single. In other words - 'getting what we want' doesn't necessarily lead to growth! Contentment is an issue of the heart. And my heart is with me whether I am married, single, widowed, with children or without. Marriage and children have not in any way ’solved’ the deeper issues that I struggled with when I was single.

In other words - ‘getting what we want’ doesn’t necessarily lead to growth!

]]> By: Judy Schneider http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-36971 Judy Schneider Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:40:48 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/02/18/feminist-folly/#comment-36971 Hi Nancy! Glad you're back. I agree that we need to understand the theology of affliction in many areas of our personal lives as well as our church life. I always appreciate your cogent quotes from the Puritans--very applicable and helpful. Thanks! Judy Hi Nancy!
Glad you’re back. I agree that we need to understand the theology of affliction in many areas of our personal lives as well as our church life. I always appreciate your cogent quotes from the Puritans–very applicable and helpful.
Thanks!
Judy

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