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Every day, I see a lot of Christian men tweet that the church needs better men. Amen! It does. But I don’t see as many Christian women tweeting that the church needs better women, too. And it does. Some thoughts. Thread.
First, I’m tired of feminists and the insinuation that evil men are responsible for all their problems. I’m tired of the bad theological arguments and emotional games, reverting to playing the “wronged woman” card to gain male allies when their lousy equality arguments fall flat.
But women on the other end of the spectrum wear thin due to their overt spiritual pride. They relish in scolding Christian women for not loving their husbands enough, not sewing or grinding their own wheat, you name it. Message: I’m a great Titus 2 woman, and you stink.
Christian women have different gifts, personalities and intelligence levels. Not all women want to read those dumb, pastel-covered “you go, girl!” books cranked out by Christian publishers. But not all women want to read John Owen or Athanasius, either. That’s OK.
The book to read is the Bible, and you don’t need any feminist teacher-authors or prairie-dress-wearing scolders getting in the way. His Word is truth. But there are a lot of women who will derail and deceive you from that truth if you don’t know your Bible.
A big problem is that women feel ongoing pressure to be like their female icons, whether on magazine covers or Christian conference stages. It’s why many liberal Christian women are so popular now. There is a lot of “be cool like her” & very little “think & discern biblically!”
Yet women SHOULD think and discern biblically. We don’t need icons but the older-younger, in-person woman combo. We need to study the Word and hear it faithfully preached. Read good Bible commentaries. Obey the Lord in all things. Pray. Do all you need to do for your families.
There is no “trick” to godliness or maturity in Christ. It’s a slow, steady marathon, w/both setbacks and progress in sanctification. But you lose a lot more ground when you focus on Christian superstars or influencers who can easily deceive or discourage you. Beware of them.
You are not called to be like the Botoxed chick on the back of the book cover or the homeschooling perfectionist (and certainly not any VERY imperfect radio host :-)). You’re called to be like Jesus. And He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it. (Phil. 1:6)
This is all basic stuff, but I don’t think it’s said often enough. And I say it to myself, as well. We will become “better” Christian women when we first remember: “He must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:30)
