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It’s alarming how many people can't or won’t answer the question of "What is a Woman?" My ministry is Woman to Woman Mentoring so I obviously know what a woman is and I hope that you do too. But more importantly, I hope that you can provide a biblical answer.
The Bible gives us a clear definition of the origin of a woman. Biblical womanhood is the distinguishing character of a woman as defined by the Bible when God created two genders. So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; both male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 NLT
So any attack on womanhood is an attack on God!
He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them “human.” Gen. 5:2 NLT
“Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’” Matthew 19:4 NLT
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” Gen. 2:18 NLT
God created woman from the first man Adam. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s rib and closed up the opening. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. Gen. 2:21-22 NLT
“At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’” 24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. Gen. 2:23-24 NLT
Then the man—Adam—named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live. Gen. 3:20 NLT
Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced a man!” Gen. 4:1 NLT
God also instituted different roles for each gender. He designed the bodies and brains of men and women to work differently and to fulfill complimentary roles.
A man shouldn’t act like a woman because he can never be a woman. He can never process information the same as a woman because his brain, his DNA, and his entire being are male. The same is true for women trying to be men. A man cannot get pregnant, only a woman’s body is designed to carry a precious child and that’s a scientific fact!
For years, women have fought for their biblical and rightful place in society, culture, sports, business, and yes, even in politics. Yet, now we find even some women refuse to differentiate a woman from a man.
Why? Because it’s become a popular trend for men to pretend they’re a woman! Did you ever think you would see that kind of twisted thinking not only dominate culture but government? Traditionally, little boys think girls have cooties. They don’t want to play with them and they certainly don’t want to be confused as one. But Satan has done such a thorough job of trying to destroy the family that many young boys are brought up in homes without a Dad to mentor them and show them what it means to be a man. The kind of man that God intended to be a provider, protector, caretaker, loving head of the family who honors God and takes his family to church.
Dave and I were listening to an interview with Senator Josh Hawley on Kirk Cameron’s TBN program Takeaways where they discussed Senator Hawley’s new book Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs. Hawley is a Christian. His new book dismisses the myth that masculinity is toxic, which the left tries to characterize to emasculate men. Hawley instead uses examples of mentoring from his own life with his grandfather and examples of mighty men of God in the Bible.
Hawley lamented that men aren’t being raised to embrace masculinity as God created them to demonstrate. With the breakdown of the family today, many single moms are raising boys on their own. If the father or another male doesn’t step in to give these boys a good example of what it means to be a man strong in his faith, body, and soul, many young men struggle. We’re watching tragic mental confusion and mental illness result in a society creating woke terms found nowhere in the Bible like “Trans.”
I’m not saying that every man raised by a single mom will turn out this way; we also see it happen in a two-parent family. But without good male guidance and attention, many boys may try to fit into a gang family or as we see too often commit heinous crimes or succumb to self-destructive addictions.
Then there are boys like Senator Tim Scott raised by a hard-working single mom and headed for trouble when a male mentor reached out to him and put him on a path to God and success in his life.
Trans, lesbian, drag, queer, gay, gender confusion or gender identity are all manmade terms. They’re not from God “For God is not the author of confusion but of peace” (1 Cor. 14:33 NKJV). God describes these terms as sinful desires: Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another (Rom. 1:24). So this can only be another tactic in Satan’s playbook, the father of lies (John 8:44). God also had harsh words in Romans 1 for those who approve of sexual impurity.
Concerning the current attack on womanhood, we cannot let this new trend of men wanting to use their mental illness or confusion as a reason to intimidate and overtake women’s God-designed roles and cultural positions.
It’s tragic that our government is more influenced by activists than populace constituents and they pass insane laws that men can participate in women’s sports, be in locker and bathrooms, and infringe on women’s privacy and position in the world. It's demeaning and demonic!
I just saw a recent post “First trans NFL cheerleader hopes to influence youth” ‘I’m setting things up for the younger generation.” This is terrifying for the next generation and is going to continue invading on every area of womanhood if women don’t stay strong like Riley Gaines and say “NO! Not happening on our watch!” Riley has come to the conclusion, which I agree with, that we need to even stop using the term “biological” male or female because that insinuates there could be un-biological genders, which we know is a lie of the devil. Riley reminds us, "There is man, there is woman, there's male, there's female, mother, father, boy, girl," she continued. "This idea of 'biological woman' is crazy."
Riley Gaines has become an advocate for women’s rights in sports after having to swim against a male in a girls’ swimming competition and even though they tied, the trophy was given to the male for “optics.” The male also was allowed to use the girls’ locker room by the university. Riley wisely says, "I don't think we realize how much language matters, how important it is, because when we use these words, we put emphasis behind them," Gaines explained. "It dictates our well-being. It dictates what these words mean," she added. "And so I think God created the only distinction we'll ever need when He created man and woman."
Amen!
We’ve seen men stealing Homecoming Queen titles, not to mention numerous sports titles and scholarships illegitimately robbed by schools and a government allowing this insanity like it’s normal. It’s NOT normal and women shouldn’t bow to these crazies. We should not let them call us names or instill fear when we say, “I’m a woman and a man is not a woman and never can become one.”
Sadly, a confused generation has let this insanity become reality even though I think it’s a social fad to get attention or a cry for help, but many live in fear of telling the truth. We can’t allow as Romans 1:25 warns, “They exchanged the truth about God for a lie.” These kids and adults need mentors who will come alongside them to learn what’s causing their denial of their own gender or participation in perverse sexual experimentation and provide godly biblical counsel, wisdom, prayer, and obtain professional help.
A man wanting to be a woman, or a woman wanting to be a man, is a mental and spiritual illness. They need help, not enablement. If you knew someone was anorexic and saw themselves as fat, would you agree with them that they’re overweight even though they’re starving themselves to a skeleton and possible death? Or would you encourage them to get help before they do irreparable harm to their body?
As Christians, we need to stop being politically, culturally, and socially correct and start being biblically, spiritually, and godly correct! We answer to God and not society. If you’re a woman, you will never be a man. If you’re a man, you will never be a woman. That’s God’s final answer!
18 Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. 19 Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. 1 Cor. 6:18-20 NLT
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Janet
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I’m a member of the Bible Gateway Blogger Grid. For years, I’ve used Bible Gateway exclusively for scripture references in my writing and occasionally they offer opportunities to review new books or Bibles. When I saw they were making available a new Zondervan Bible Rooted: The NIV Bible For Men, I asked my husband Dave if he would like a new men’s Bible and he said sure. So I asked for my free copy to review.
We were both very impressed when it arrived in the mail this week, and I knew it had to be God’s timing since I’d already written the opening article of this newsletter discussing men and manhood.
Some of Dave’s comments after reviewing this Bible were that he really appreciated the uniqueness of its design with sections interspersed in the pages of Scripture on "Myths", which are men’s testimonial stories on a topic, and on the opposite page the corresponding "Truth" on subjects relevant to men.
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My hubby is excited to delve into this wonderful new Bible “Rooted: The NIV Bible for Men” available at Amazon and FaithGateway Store.
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I’m going to digress from my usual sharing about our grandchildren and take a moment to talk about protecting ALL grandchildren and children. I’m sure you’ve heard or read about the pornographic books parents are protesting that are either being used as teaching books in classrooms or made available in the school libraries. I saw a clip where a pastor was reading straight from one of these books at a school board meeting and the words on the page were so vile, they shut off his microphone and forcefully removed him. There have been similar instances where parents received this same treatment in schools with the DOJ calling them domestic terrorists at the request of the Teacher’s Union.
I was shocked to learn when I posted on a community Facebook page about pornographic books for children brought into our local community library that those of us condemning these books and wanting to protect children were lambasted for being “bullies” “bigoted” “book banners.” Some even attacked Christianity and the church even though I never said I was a Christian. I did however use the word morals, but was told not everyone has the same morals. That’s for sure!
I tell you this because we live in a small mountain community in the red state of Idaho, but this can happen anywhere in any state. Be vigilant! Be alert! Get involved. Know what’s happening in your town, even if it doesn’t affect you personally!
I used to love taking my grandchildren to our local library when they were younger and came to visit. They loved going there. Now, they’re teenagers and don’t go to our library, so it’s not like I’m worrying about them being influenced by the books available there, but I do care about community kids. Some of these books are e-books and kids can download them on their devices without their parents even knowing.
I’m also appalled that so many people think this is acceptable. It’s not about who is right and who is wrong. It’s about what is right. We should all be searching for it!
I’m going to close this section with 2 articles I encourage you to read because they explain well why this is happening in our schools and local libraries. It’s not by accident. Nothing Satan does ever is. I think this overt attempt to sexualize children in schools and libraries is to make them more comfortable with adults approaching them for sex. After all, they read or heard about it in their classroom or from a book in their local library, maybe it’s not so bad.
It’s the evil sexual grooming of our children and that’s why a number of us are questioning our local library. My questions are “Why did you bring these pornographic books directed towards young children into our library? What was the purpose? How can we get them removed?”
Don’t let Satan get a foothold in your city either. If we don’t speak up, the rocks will cry out. “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” Luke 19:40 NLT
Idaho GOP: Libraries Must Sever Ties With Radical ALA | Conservative America Today Here’s a quote from it: “We have significant concerns about the election of Emily Drabinski, a self-described ‘Marxist-lesbian,’ as the next president of the ALA [American Library Association],” lawmakers said in a statement. “Her election raises issues about libraries’ involvement in exposing children to explicit materials and injecting hard-left politics and sexuality into publicly funded libraries.”
But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea. Matt. 18:6 NLT
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