Is rebellion something to be proud of? Specifically, rebellion against the Word of God? Is feminism rebellion?

I have looked at and researched the effects of feminism within the church of Jesus Christ. Doing so reminded me of my high school years when feminism was becoming a major movement. It also reminded me of how much fear and disappointment that thinking brought when God was calling me to Himself in my mid-thirties.

I had been so indoctrinated by the feminist movement that I was sure that if I said, “Yes” to God that I would be giving up all the “fun” of the world.  For the record, I knew that I could not say “No” to God. He was clearly the Hound of Heaven who came after me and would not let me go. I thought it would be a death sentence and resisted Him for a long time.

Ironically, though predictably for those who know Him, my life improved immensely. I did become more concerned with God’s instructions than to the feminist ideology. I became more submissive to my husband, understanding how different his role was from mine.  My marriage improved because living according to God’s principles and statutes helped me to be more disciplined with my words, finances, and even diet. (The Lord gave this same faith to my husband around the same time. We both changed our view of marriage which was helpful.)

But, I did rebel at the thought of some of these things initially. Was I not able to function without a man? Wasn’t it “my” money so I could decide how to use it? (Do you have any idea of the freedom from tensions of a financial budget?)  When I was taught that women should not be pastors, I was furious. When we were visited by the Pastor of a new church, I was aggravated (internally) that they seemed more interested in my husband’s faith than in mine. I continued to be far more concerned with how much my husband was helping around the house than I was with his spiritual leadership of our family.

I believe all of these reactions were the results of years of hearing that, as a woman, I needed to be independent and “under no man’s thumb.”. #feminism

The sin that God convicted me of then and the one I see clearly represented in the feminist movement today is pride. The overall theme is that women are autonomous beings who can do it all, all by ourselves. Men are treated as a liability. Interestingly, most of us want one, we do not want to live alone, but we hear that they are meaningless to “being ourselves” and “being fulfilled.”

As a result, the family has lost its role as the micro-society that it provides in which children learn to live, love, and interact. R.J. Rushdoony points out that family is the first school and the first church that children experience. Crucial, early teaching and training is lost if the parents disregard or refuse that command to “diligently” teach God’s Word.

Parents who are more concerned about their careers than their children are not as available as the ones who prioritize the family according to God’s decrees. This is as important for Dad as it is for Mom. This is the responsibility we have to provide more than money for the raising of children.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 say, “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”

Do Christian parents today teach the commands of God to their children diligently? For the record, I believe that many do. But, if women are too influenced by the words of the feminists we may not consider God’s Word(s) of more importance than the teaching that women should be free to do as they please. If older women in the church would rise up and keep the command in Titus 2 to teach younger women how to love their husbands and children perhaps the Christian family would resume its proper place in God’s Kingdom.

It is a form of rebellion against God to put worldly success and prideful desires before Godly obedience. Will we repent and rescue a generation that has been indirectly taught that women should be where the men belong and men should sit back, remain silent, and help with the household chores?