It was the older generation, many of our seniors today, who brought about and participated in the feminist movement. While the feminist movement holds no disagreement with the Bible in regards to (unmarried) women’s rights, this generation of women brought about an unbiblical change within the holy union of marriage (married women). The roles of husbands and wives have become and are still continuing to become increasingly skewed.
The Bible does not state that a woman is not equal to a man. Men and women are seen as equal in the Bible. In regards to wives, however, the ideologies of the feminist movement are completely contrary to the teachings in the Bible.
The Bible instructs older women to teach and encourage younger women; meaning daughters, granddaughters and young ladies whom they come into contact with, to love and respect their husbands, by being in subjection to them. Unfortunately, today’s Christian society has begun to counsel rebellion, separation and divorce, all of which are contrary to God’s law. There is no scripture in the entire bible that allows a believing wife to divorce her husband.
Just because a woman has become advanced in years, doesn’t mean that there is no work for her to do for the body of Christ. On the contrary! Older women play an important role in fostering future Godly women and strengthening marriages. The Bible instructs older women in this way:
Titus 2:3-5 & 15 – 3 Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach others what is good. 4These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children 5 to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God…15 You must teach these things and encourage the believers to do them. You have the authority to correct them when necessary, so don’t let anyone disregard what you say.
If you are an older woman and have not taught these things to the younger women in your life, but rather taught the world’s philosophies of feminism, you have brought shame to the word of God. You must repent and admit your fault and sin, so that God can forgive you.
1 John 1:9 – If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
As Christians, we are all commanded to honor the marriage vow. And for older women in the Lord who have influence over the younger generation of daughters, mothers and wives, that includes the advice they give in regards to marriage, divorce, remarriage and adultery.
Hebrews 13:4 – Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
We must not adhere to counsel the world’s philosophies but rather the philosophies from the Bible.
Romans 12:2 – Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
1 John 2:15 – Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.
James 4:4 – You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
The wisdom of the world is foolishness.
1 Corinthians 1:20 – Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish, the wisdom of the world?
The biblical message to wives is embodied in the following scriptures:
Ephesians 5:22 – Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
1 Peter 3:5-6 – For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, 6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.
Colossians 3:18 – Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 11:3 – But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
Older women should be teaching the younger women these important biblical truths and nothing else.
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