"Once upon a time the idea of a woman wearing pants was as unthinkable to the church member as a man wearing a dress. Somewhere the pressure from carnal women in the church became more than the preachers could survive. Somewhere church members began deciding to get up and walk out of church services at such offensive preaching. Somewhere church members decided to move their membership over this one subject. Somewhere it became too costly for preachers to defend any longer. Somewhere it became impossible for a pastor to get a church unless he would let go of his conviction. How did this happen? When did right preaching become wrong? When did Godly standards become legalism? Do the arguments not make sense anymore? Of course they do; we are just willing to suspend them in favor of being accepted by the lost we seek to save. The ungodly have made a very successful run at blurring the distinction between gender specific garments. Women's garments are more masculine and men's garments are more feminine than ever. That is by design, a design to prove God wrong about the differences between the roles of men and women. I know the masses do not move by their own design, but they are being moved by someone's design. Did we get beaten or did we surrender? In my area of the country there is no understanding among church members of how to salvage or preserve the Christian home. Every man and woman does that which is right in his own eyes and excuses the results because everyone seems to be going through these struggles these days. The point is that we should not be, and we do not have to be. Does it all hinge on what the women are wearing? No, it hinges on an attitude of submission to God's idea of what our roles are. Men refuse to submit to their role in leading, and women rebel against the men. The fact that pants have become the common garment is the evidence that we have surrendered to the world whether on purpose or not. It is a symbol of the success of the feminist movement in America. If you do not believe this, try changing into a dress from now on and see what reaction you get, ladies." (Chris Lipscomb, Sr.) Comments are closed.
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