Elaboration on my letter to the editor this week.

Disclaimer: This is a biblical explanation. If you are not a Christian or do not believe the Bible is our guide for teaching then do not bother reading this because it will make no sense to you. You have been warned. There are many who read my letter that just do get what I am saying and what I tried to say. I only had 200 words to fully explain something that their has been books written on. So I will try to explain it a little more thoroughly now. God has gender roles for both sexes. One cannot start a company without roles being set forth. A football team cannot win a game if the positions are not carefully determined before the game. Our government cannot work (as is proof by its demise now) without each branch keeping their roles in perspective. God’s plan for the home as been undermined by this idea that a women must find fulfillment, self-worth outside the home. Society tells them they are just slaves if they simply stay home and keep the house. Then others are tempted by the desire for material things. They do not accept God’s provisions in their life and work so that they may have more things. These temptations from society has destroyed the union of marriage. We have kids who lack discipline and directions. We have a society that does not know God. Women who feel the need to work outside the home leave their kids for hours in daycares where someone else is shaping that kids life. Then they ship them off to a public school where they are taught that there is no God and that you can do whatever makes you happy. Women no longer are keepers of their home. They are rebellious to God and family just so that they may find what they feel is worth and for material things.

Lets look at my scripture proof. Titus 2:4-5. Titus 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children. Lets break these phrases down. First women are to teach the young be sober. In Greek this is what is called a purpose clause. That is to say it is present and active. That means it is to be done and to keep on doing it. Women no longer are teaching this. They now say go out and get what is yours. This is not a sober spirit. Sober has nothing to do with drinking. It means to have a clear mind. To keep ones senses. Women are suppose to teach the younger women to keep their heads by doing the following, which is the purpose of teaching sobriety. The next thing is that women are to tech the younger to love their husbands. This phrase, in Greek, is accusative. So it is straight forward but to the original reader it would say to them love their husbands and no other man. Society teaches you can love whatever and whomever you want. Love is disposable in today’s world. No fault divorce has killed marriage. A common excuse is well I just want to be happy and I do not love him anymore. The Bible in 1 Corinthians 13 says love never fails. So you obviously ignored God and married the wrong person if you do not love them anymore. Real love is unconditional and never ending. You will love your husband and no other man, ever. That I am sure will make some boil but that is truth. Next women are to teach younger women to love their children. We should say duh, but you will be surprised. We freely allow the murder of our unborn children for the sake of convince. We ship them off as soon as maternity leave is up. We let TV baby-sit as we strive to get what is ours. I think everyone needs to read 1 Corinthians 13 and really learn what love is. What we call it now is far from Godly love.
(5) To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. The next verse is continuing with this purpose of teaching. Women are to teach the younger women to be discreet. We do not use this word to often in its context. Discreet in Greek means to curb one’s desires and impulses. To be self controlled and have temperate. Well if one is working outside the home they are surly not controlling their impulses or desires. With credit card debt in today’s society crippling budgets, it seems neither men or women are very self-controlled. And it all plays right into the destruction of the family because we have forsaken the roles God set up. Next women are to learn to be chaste. This word is so much more then chastity. It also means extreme reverence as well as purity. Some women get the purity part but they forget reverence. For example the do not revere the Word of God when the ignore his commanded gender roles. There is more that could be said about that, but I am sure you won’t care anyways. Now is the phrase that has caused all the hoop-la. Women are to be keepers/workers at home. What does this mean? The Greek work oikouros has a vary unique meaning. Its root word orous means guard. So women are to be guards of the household. If a women is out working, who is guarding the house? Women are to keep the house and this done not just mean laundry, vacuum, dishes. Chores are not just the women place, men CAN and SHOULD do them as well. One of the definitions is keeping at home to care for the household. The key phrase is keeping at home. If they are suppose to guard the home they cannot do it from a job outside the home. Women have left their post and the home has been destroyed in many families. Next women are to be good/kind. This means they are to be good natured. They are to have good attitudes. Found to be respectful by others. This one is not to hard. Many women do this. But there are some out there that there demeanor is very un women like. This next phrase is going to anger some as well. Women are to be obedient/subject to their husbands. Just as Christ is head of the church, man is the head of the wife. But the word subject does not mean to rule over. It means to bring under ones authority. It is a military term. A women is to bring herself under a man’s authority. This is why I said a women should not supervise. That contradicts God’s line of authority. In the military there are ranks and on the field those ranks are kept tight so that the chain of command is not broken. God is our General. But, like in war, Generals are not there on the front lines. They make the plans. So they place others to be in command. All are needed to win the war but some are needed to lead it. The man is the leader. He is responsible to see the Generals orders are carried out. Submission is being under one in the same mission. Men are not to be tyrants. They are to be leaders. They are not to be masters and the women slaves. The husband and wife are to be one flesh striving to fulfill one mission. So women are to teach the younger women that a man has authority and headship and they are to bring themselves under that authority just as we all bring ourselves under Christ authority. Lastly is another purpose clause. Why do we do these things? So that the Word of God is not blasphemed. So when we do NOT do these things we are blaspheming the Word of God. When a women does not follow these God prescribed directions they are blaspheming they very Word of God. This is not my opinion, this is what the Bible says. So you can disagree with me all you want. But the fact of the matter is, your relationship with God is hindered if you are continually blaspheming His Word. I hope this makes more sense. I am sure you all will still disagree and call me all sorts of names. But I will not waver in my conviction and blaspheme the Word of God so that we can have more stuff. My wife is doing her duty by guarding our home. She is happy and we are all happy. You see I needed 1400 words not 200 to properly explain it all.