The Problematic Feminization of Faith

At the core of the Christian faith is absolutism – both as a political and structural construct. God is absolutely the creator and ruler of all things within the universe. The Bible is the absolute written record of God’s Word.  One can only get to heaven through an acceptance of Christ as Lord and Savior or suffer an absolute consequence of Hell.  Unfortunately, absolutism is under attack from within Christianity and the ones facilitating that attack are women. 

First, it is critical to understand the importance of absolutism to Christianity.  Absolutism is required for any faith to succeed, but far more so with Christianity, because of its individualistic nature. The adherent’s one-on-one relationship with Christ his Savior cannot be inherited genetically (as with Judaism) or compelled by force (as with Islam).  Christianity requires the individual to willingly submit to Jesus. This requires an unapologetic, absolute acceptance of the Bible as truth – Christ as a manifestation of a Triune God – and the acknowledgment that the Christian has a responsibility to act in a manner that promotes the faith. 

Consequently, in an era within which immorality and subjectivity rules, it is no wonder that the Christian faith is now undermined by those who reject absolutism. To be fair, the broader “church” has been undermined for more than a century.  Beginning in the mid-19th century, the intersection of faith and societal transformation began to weave Christianity with socialist and societal reforms. This was led by church affiliated labor advocates, abolitionists, temperance groups, and of course, universal suffrage movements. At the heart of these perversions is a singular, misinterpreted passage in Galatians.

Galatians 3:28 states: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” Of course, for more than one hundred and fifty years this singular verse has been used to support radical movements. It inspired John Brown to attack Harper’s Ferry. Today, it is weaponized against traditional Christians who harbor anti-Zionist opinions.  Women especially love this verse because it seems to suggest there is no difference between the two immutable genders.

All of them are wrong. 

To begin, the verse itself makes distinctions of nation, status, and gender. If Paul, the author of the Letter to the Galatians, did not believe in differences between these groups, he never would have listed them. Rather, Paul is simply stating that temporal distinctions do not constrain Jesus’ love for the individual. Furthermore, his other letters, as well as the Gospels and the Book of Acts, all go into detail regarding various responsibilities of slave and master, husband and wife, and even Jews and non-Jews. But feminists who like to point toward this one verse ignore Paul’s other charges, such as those related to homosexuality (Roman’s 1:27), male pastoral headship (1 Timothy 2: 12-14), and wifely duties (Ephesians 5:22-24).

Correspondingly, any church led by a lesbian female pastor hoisting a quasi-rainbow flag outside the sanctuary is not Christian at all. It is a bastardization of the faith. Yes, Jesus forgives – but He only forgives the truly repentant. With that penance comes an obligation to follow His Word – as absolutely as human conditions allow. Anything short of that is the sign of a reprobate, not a transformed Christian mind.

But where did all of this nonsense originate? I would argue it began with the introduction and now monopoly of church committees and councils by women. The feminization of faith is the biggest problem we face today. It underlies everything you see – from Portland to PornHub.

Absolutism is a masculine, emotionally detached construct. Feminine emotions are sympathetic and consequently more “understanding.” Thus, the generally understood notion of a God who, through the best paternal practice, corrects His lost children, has been replaced with a Jesus who forgives anything; thus, everything becomes acceptable. Such heresy has taken root, especially in Evangelical and reformed traditional Protestant denominations where women play a more prominent role in church committee leadership, as opposed to Catholic or Orthodox faiths. 

The undoing of the Presbyterian Church (distinct from Orthodox Presbyterianism), the Methodist faith, and even now, the Southern Baptist Convention, all drives back to the introduction of moral relativism. This decidedly anti-absolutist perspective is often driven by a desire of churches to expand church membership. In other words, they embrace heretical positions for more money. But surrendering their pastoral obligation to remain absolutely committed to Biblical teachings are men – pastors – who rely on women to do much of the administrative work surrounding church events. Tragically, male church members frequently decline opportunities to contribute to the church in order to watch football games, while their wives lead important committees. 

Regardless, there is no excuse for male leaders to accept moral relativism and heresies simply because female church goers think absolute positions on morality and faith are “mean spirited.” Pastors should not shirk from foundational truths: homosexuality is not OK; transgenders are ungodly and deranged; adultery is punishable by God; women are to be led by men; Jews lost their right to be called “chosen” when they broke a covenant by rejecting the Savior; Christ is King – reject that message and you go to Hell. 

The feminine posture to allow sympathy to undermine absolutism needs to be corrected by men strong enough in their faith to push back against emotionally driven determinism.  I cannot overstate the importance of this mission.  Functional society is falling apart because feminized Christianity provides a theological framework that allows lascivious behavior with endless forgiveness.  The local church has always played a role as the defender and inspiration for traditional morality.  

Unacceptable behavior was policed by fellow church members who took their obligation to correct inappropriate behavior seriously.  Jesus Christ Himself discusses the means by which churches should correct in Matthew 18: 15-17.  Unfortunately, a feminized faith has decapitated the notion of patriarchal communal discipline. In such an environment devoid of punishment and consequences, it is OK to castrate oneself and wear dresses… it is OK to destroy personal property… it is OK to scream, cry, and throw fits when the police do not allow you to destroy… In other words, the failure to remain absolute and paternal has manifested as a societal outcome.

“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.” (Proverbs 13:24)

The now widespread belief among modern churches that a soft, forgiving Jesus will accept any sin simply by asking for forgiveness (but not acting repentant) is biblically wrong.  Jesus was not a soft-hearted hippy who walked around forgiving whores.  Jesus is the manifestation of God – a Father willing to correct.  While it is true, God’s love and capacity for forgiveness is endless, His wrath is necessary for corrective course.  The emotional female collective is incapable of thinking and acting in a patriarchal manner because they are not male and, as such, that collective gravitates toward the more sympathetic depictions of Jesus.  

Jesus Christ warns about female church leadership through John of Patmos.

While it is generally understood that the church in Thyatira was a historical place, if we are to believe that Revelation is a book that describes the end times, it is entirely plausible that Christ’s chastisement of that “woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols” (Revelation 2:20) is in fact a warning about female leadership in modern times.  As we near the end, a feminized faith celebrates sexual deviancy.  As we near the end, Christians devour mass media that runs directly contrary to the teachings of the Bible.  As we near the end, women pastors occupy positions of church authority that are antithetical to Christian teachings. That has to stop.

We do not get out of this global mess without reclaiming Godly churches.  That has to begin with the only ones who can address it properly: Godly Men. It is imperative that such men reclaim natural leadership roles within their respective churches.

If we want to “retake everything” it has to begin with being men and retaking the faith.  

7 comments

  1. Excellent analysis. A Christianity without masculine understanding simply goes with the flow of the world.

  2. “At the core of the Christian faith is absolutism…”

    At this point, it seems like the only thing that The Christian Faith, inside the United States, is absolutely sure about is it’s absolute unassurety…

  3. Mr. Martin, thanks for a very good article which regretfully describes what I am seeing in the church to which I go. We have been a life long member and family members are buried there which makes it hard to leave. However, I have ceased my giving and give to other causes that I believe contribute more to the spread of the true word of the Bible. The social agenda preaching from the pulpit has resulted in my decreased attendance. However, I read my Bible every night.

  4. Your post title put me in mind of the podcast known in certain “conservative” circles as “Problematic Women.” Which name was chosen, I’m sure, for the irony the hosts think it contains by virtue of their education, status, knowledge and supreme female wisdom and insights. Below is the transcript of the opening monologue of one of their most recent shows:

    Kelsey Bolar: And now we are going to talk about the human rights abuses that are unfolding in China as we speak. We wanted to talk about this story for two reasons.

    One, as women and members of the freest and most prosperous society in the world, I believe it’s our duty to use our voices to stand up for the human rights abuses faced by others. Secondly, because I think this story brings some important perspective to the national conversations we’re having right now in America over issues of inequality and race.

    This is the sort of thing that makes the so called “Heritage Foundation” and its offshoots like The Daily Signal, a complete joke. If ever there were an organization steeped in what R.L. Dabney called “Northern Conservatism,” The Heritage Foundation (presided over by Kay Coles James) and the Daily Signal are it.

    I believe it was the character, Rooster Cogburn (in Rooster Cogburn), who quipped, “if we ever give ’em [women] the vote, look out!” That is the short, sweet, to the point way of saying what Dabney devoted many lines to explicating in essays like Women’s Rights Women and The Attractions of Popery. Here is a relevant excerpt from the latter:

    (6.) It is with this most valuable class of minds that Rome is now gaining another far-reaching advantage. This is by her doctrine concerning marriage and the relations of the sexes. On these points she continues to hold and teach the highest views. It is very true that Rome errs in making marriage a sacrament of the church; but she makes it, as Scripture does, a divinely appointed and religious institution, while Protestant laws and debauched Protestant thought tend all over America to degrade it to a mere civil contract. The Roman doctrine and canon law recognize no divorce except by the pope himself. They teach that marriage is inviolable. The divorce laws in our Protestant States provide so many ways for rending the marriage tie that its vows have become almost a farce. We are told that many Protestant women in America scornfully refuse to take the vow of obedience to their husbands, appointed by God in his word; and Protestant parsons are so cowardly that they dare not mention it in the marriage ceremony. But Rome still exacts this conjugal obedience of her daughters. Romish pastors also stand almost alone in teaching their people the enormous criminality of those nameless sins against posterity at which fashionable Protestantism connives. Moral and thoughtful men who know history know how fundamental the sanctity of marriage and the family is to society and the church, how surely their corruption must destroy both and barbarize mankind, look on aghast at this spreading taint in American life. Many an educated patriot is beginning to say that Romanism is the only firm and consistent opponent.

    I believe that the only way we will ever “retake everything,” including retaking the church, is to force woman back into the home where she belongs, and to deprive her of political priveleges she was never entitled to to begin with. Which is of course completely impossible at this point in time, but is nevertheless the minimum that must be done to save civilization.

  5. My family plans to join a traditional Presbyterian church in the coming weeks.

    The two things that impressed me were the clear biblical teachings being taught and the strong male leadership and participation in the life of the congregation.

    The church used to have male elders that basically functioned as “yes men” and all major decisions were really made by the women’s group of the church.

    Reform came in and these elders were replaced by ones who understood their role to govern the church. This has revitalized the church and brought in people who are committed to seeing it run the way scripture commands.

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