The Anti Christ Spirit of Womanhood
The Anti Christ Spirit of Womanhood
The landscape of modern society has been fundamentally altered by the feminist movements of the mid twentieth century. While the world labels this progress, a biblical examination suggests a more sobering reality.
The promotion of a role for women that stands in direct opposition to the order established by God is a hallmark of our time. When we examine the traits championed by modern culture, such as authority, forcefulness, and the abandonment of the home, we see a spirit that does not seek to follow Christ, but instead seeks to subvert His design.
The Bible establishes a clear hierarchy of headship. The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. This is the architecture of peace. However, the post 1960s world has pushed women to pursue manly positions of authority, urging them to be in charge and forceful.
To take a position of authority over a man, whether in the church or the home, is to step outside of the protection of God’s order. Scripture is explicit. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. When women reject this silence and submission, they are not merely breaking glass ceilings. They are operating in a spirit that rejects the roles God assigned at Creation.
Modern feminism prizes the bold and loud woman, one who is assertive and uncompromising. Yet, the Bible warns against the contentious and angry woman and the woman who is loud and rebellious.
In contrast, the biblical ideal is one of softness and kindness. 1 Peter 3:4 describes the gentle and quiet spirit as something of great worth in God’s sight. The world views this gentleness as weakness, but in the eyes of the Creator, it is the true adornment of a godly woman. A woman who is loud and forceful is mimicking the world's standard of power rather than Christ’s standard of humility.
Perhaps the most visible shift in the post feminist era is the mass exodus of women from the home into the worldly workforce. This shift has left the domestic sphere, which is the very place God ordained for women to flourish, neglected.
The mandate in Titus 2:5 is for women to be keepers at home and obedient to their own husbands. By seeking fulfillment in careers and public life, many women have traded their primary ministry, the nurturing of children and the management of the household, for a secular independence that often leads to the breakdown of the family unit. To be a homemaker is not a secondary calling. It is the biblical command for a woman’s life and the foundation of a stable, godly society.
The anti Christ role for women is any role that seeks to usurp the man, silence the husband, or abandon the home. It is a spirit of rebellion that mirrors the original temptation in the Garden, which is the desire to be something other than what God intended.
True fulfillment is not found in being equal in authority to men or forceful in the world. It is found in returning to the gentle, soft, and silent strength that God has called precious. By embracing their roles as homemakers and submissive helpers, women can stand as a powerful testimony against a world that has lost its way.