Riptide and a Line in the Sand

In what might seem to be a case of FAFO or “play stupid games, win stupid prizes,” more than a few churches have neglected sound doctrine and inched a bit too close into the riptide of WOKE culture wars—only to get sucked under, destroying everything– their legacy, their present witness, and their future.  It does not escape my attention that many of the people leading those churches in various denominations are women.

Those women are the bane of my existence, the stumbling block to God’s call on my life.

I do not blame godly men for looking at churches being led astray by women and fearing the astray part.  The Line in the Sand says, “Don’t go there.” 

But there’s a discernment problem here and a true failure of men to be Biblical Chads.  Here’s why I believe we have more of a manhood problem than a womanhood problem.  Churches have been led astray by men far longer than led astray by women.  Astray can happen irrespective of the sex of the one titled “pastor”. 

Have male pastors abused their Authority by engaging in sin that destroys people and churches?  Sure, they have.  Often more criminally.

Read that question and answer again.

I respect the Line in the Sand, and like many of my male counterparts, desire to steer safely from the riptide of WOKE doctrine.

I’m going to get personal on you again. 

At one point, I was lamenting to a prominent evangelical leader with some familiarity to Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where I received my education that the institution was drifting toward socialism.  It disturbed me to see my beloved evangelicalism subsumed under the riptide of those (and predominantly women) whose love for WOKE causes…when distilled down… revealed that it superseded their love for the Gospel.  They would see themselves more as Social Justice Warriors than Contenders for the Faith.  Some acted more like a beast from the abyss, enraged to devour if someone were to say something like “All Lives Matter.”

You know what this prominent man’s reply was to me?
“Well, what do you want me to do about it?!”

In a sheer act of will, I choked back my full pantheon of angry replies, all of which could take the form of “Be the F-ing man and leader you won’t let me be!”  And instead, I repented of my rage and simply said, “I just thought that a person of your influence could maybe make a difference.” He said, “It’s always been socialist. I have bigger fish to fry.”  End of conversation, I guess.

Questions for further thought:

How is discernment imperative to the Line in the Sand?  “But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear– hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.” (Jude 1:20-23)?

Without a Line in the Sand, protecting God’s people from the riptide of WOKE culture, how does this Scripture apply?

“My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place. Whoever found them devoured them; their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they sinned against the LORD, their verdant pasture, the LORD, the hope of their ancestors.’ (Jeremiah 50:6-7)

Are there any “bigger fish to fry” than standing up as a Biblical Chad to preserve the teaching institutions training tomorrow’s pastors?

“When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.” (Mark 6:34)

How do WOKE shepherds result in lost sheep?  What is the response of a Biblical Chad?  What did Jesus do?

These are important questions for the Biblical Chad respecting the Line in the Sand.

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The “Prism of Manhood” series includes:

http://seminarygal.com/a-prism-of-manhood/
http://seminarygal.com/andrew-tate-dangerous-masquerade/
http://seminarygal.com/andrew-tate-positive-instruction-silent-conquest/
http://seminarygal.com/tim-ballard-sound-of-freedom/
http://seminarygal.com/misguided-manhood-and-the-church/
http://seminarygal.com/reviving-muscular-christianity/
 http://seminarygal.com/biblical-chads