Last night son one decided that he was going to watch the demographic winter. This leads back to one of the ongoing observations, that the religious have more children: that marriage (two biological parents raising their children) gives the best results for the children, and that the consequences of the feminist, divorce and sexual revolutions (which in my view are part of one systems is leading to demographic collapse.
The irony is that Paul was not that enamored with the entire marital situation. he argued for remaining single.
25Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. 26I think that, in view of the impending crisis, it is well for you to remain as you are. 27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife. 28But if you marry, you do not sin, and if a virgin marries, she does not sin. Yet those who marry will experience distress in this life, and I would spare you that. 29I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none, 30and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions, 31and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.
Now, marrying is no sin. And Pauls reasoning… is that there is a current crisis coming, and that it is better in this time not to marry. Well, the persecution of the church was coming. Beleivers were facing death: in the arena, on a cross, by fire, and by sword. No parent would wish that on their child. And single people can leave.
Now, we are heading for a time of crisis. Ironically, this is because those who beleive continue to marry, accept it will cause distress, and that distress will make us grow. — but that our enemies want our very society blotted out.
You still don’t get it. The single most important political issue is life, i.e. reproduction. The people who reproduce the most (trads) eventually take over the political sphere and are then able to reshape the economy as they like. The liberals know that, which is why they’re waging a pro-death (abortion, euthanasia, contraception) war against us. They’re determined to kill themselves off, and they want us to join in so that we can’t demographically overrun them.
Separatism, or simply refusing to take part and maintaining your honor, is a form of revolutionary action by civil disobedience. You don’t have to pick up guns to take part in a battle. You just have to refuse to bow.
Don’t worry, the persecution is just starting. You’ll get the show you’re waiting for.
It is time to refuse to bow, because the crisis is indeed coming.
Yes and the church will have to man up. By the way concerning masculinity in christianity why can’t I find any good manly christian music? And about paul limiting the public teaching of women.. Not so as Pricilla taught men and women. According to this website not so rather it is contextual an only applied to ephesian women:
http://www.churchofgoddfw.com/women/paul-women.shtml
Would you clarify this for me?
Almost every pagan religion has a place for priestesses — ranging from the Roman Vestal Virgins to the Shrine Prostitutes of Ashkelon and Corinth. I think the argument in the link is specious.
However, this requires that we accept something that modern society hates: Men and women are different. Equal in dignity, yes. Equally morally responsible, yes. But men and women… ain’t the same. (Which is part of the fun of it, anyway).
Now, there are biblical reasons that woman should speak.
1. You can be a prophetess: from Miriam in the OT to the daughters of Agabus in the New, women have prophesized. Consider for a second that Elisabeth’s prayer, or Mary’s is recorded in the gospels.
2. Teach each other. Older women should teach younger women To love their husbands and children
But not run churches. Now, no man should run a church by himself either. There is a reason why there are multiple elders, and that all pastors and priests need to be accountable to some form of consistory — which should include lay elders as well. One of the things about being an elder is that you are older: your kids are running the business, and thus your wife can teach and help the younger women and you can “sit at the gate” and help run the church.