Housekeeping
Monthly
May 13, 1955
How far have things fallen since the days
when this article was written? When I
was a young child the things written below were still considered the norm in
American society. During the early 1960’s, I saw these things in practice in
the homes of many of my friends both very rich and poor. Dinner with a time of the
family sitting around the table, the husband in the evening relaxing with his
slippers on while sitting in the den was not uncommon, the household being a
friendly, clean, and nurturing place.
Today even in Christian households there
are few that capture such feeling.
We are not presenting this guide as
biblical, but rather something to read and reflect upon, and to consider. The
idea that in 1950’s and 1960’s an unsaved woman could be so selfless – is
unthinkable in this day. That unsaved women
could be such mothers, such housewives, and such loving, humble, submissive,
and devoted wives, to their husbands the love of their lives – how could this
be?
These were days where divorce was almost
unheard of, and looked greatly down on.
Today believers have divorce rates at
almost 60%, why has this happened? What has so greatly changed in a single
generation to the place that today a devoted wife, housewife, and a mother is
almost unheard of -- and greatly looked down on today? The answers can be found
in an article posted in this section called the “Gay Liberation Manifesto” in
this article was outlined not only the homosexual agenda, but the agenda for
Woman’s Liberation aka Feminism, the tenets of which have entered the school
systems, the news media, film and television, local and federal legislation,
and in the church (Just as it is spelled out in the Gay Liberation Manifesto.)
Deuteronomy 32:20 And He said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
2 Samuel 22:26-28 With the merciful Thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man Thou wilt shew thyself upright. With the pure Thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward Thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury. And the afflicted people Thou wilt save: but Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest bring them down.
Psalm 18:25-27 With the merciful Thou wilt shew
thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew
thyself upright; With the pure Thou wilt shew thyself
pure; and with
the froward Thou wilt shew
thyself froward. For Thou wilt save the
afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
Psalm 101:3-5 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work (The writings, teachings, and sayings) of them that turn aside; it (Their works of unrighteousness) shall not cleave to me. A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer(heed).
Proverbs 2:11-15 Discretion (Discernment)
shall preserve thee, (Spiritual) understanding shall
keep thee: To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh
froward things; Who leave the paths of
uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; Who rejoice to do evil, and
delight in the frowardness of the wicked; (This so describes the generation of this
day and hour)Whose
ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
This is a generation that has made an art form of teaching
people to be haughty and forward. Haughtiness and forwardness today is
considered honorable and being an important lifestyle and life choice. If this
were only an issue with the unsaved it would not trouble me so, it is that
these things are taught, nurtured, and encouraged in contemporary Christian
teaching among bible believing and Spirit-filled believers that has me so
burdened. No matter how we dress these things up and no matter how we want to Christianize
these perverse behaviors – we have to know that the Lord hates those that are
haughty and froward, God hides himself from those
that that are haughty and froward, and that God will cut
off the haughty and forward.