The Tulip Driven Life

From Reformed Presbyterian (PCA) Pastor Zach Garris ' book Masculine Christianity, which I will be quoting from often again today and then giving my running commentary beneath the quotes: "Graglia argues that feminism operates on two flawed assumptions: (1) Equality means sameness (meaning men and women must do the same things); and (2) Most differences between men and women are imposed by culture. Both of these assumptions will be challenged throughout this book. We will show that “equality” should only be used to speak of men and women having “equal value” before God and man, not equal functions, and we will show that men and women have different natures rooted in God’s design, not culture." MY COMMENTS: In Luke 15:1-10, Jesus gives two stories/parables about heaven rejoicing when just one sinner repents. The first example is a man losing one of his sheep and leaving the 99 to find it. The second is the woman who has lost one of her 10 silver coins, and finds it after...

 The problem in our nation right now is the feminization of our society and churches. Does that mean it is “the woman’s fault”? Yes and no. We can go in circles about whether men or women are more to blame for our spiritual and political issues today. It is clear that both men and women are spiraling downward. Men are weak and cowardly, women are gruff and rude. Men are abandoning their duties, and women are abandoning their duties, trying to take on the duties of men in the name of “equality”. But men and women are different. They are not the same, and they are not “equal”. God made woman for the man, not man for the woman, 1 Cor. 11:8-9 , “For man is not from woman, but woman from man. Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.” If you hear this and think of some kind of twisted handmaid’s tale depravity, repent. This is God’s holy word. But if you think that women are not to be submissive to their husbands, and in general submissive and helpmeets to men, you...