Richard Hollerman

We are living in a world filled with strange and feminist idolatry. This is not the world of two hundred or even one hundred years ago. Not at all. Not only has there been massive changes but bedrock truths such as one wife, one marriage, several children, have all been replaced with sodomy, transgenderism, feminism, an egalitarianism perspective, fornication, adultery, and other bizarre views and practices.

Let’s make sure we have the definitions, although we know that neither one is Biblical:

Complementarianism and egalitarianism are theological views on the relationship between men and women, especially in marriage and in ministry. Complementarianism stresses that although men and women are equal in personhood, they are created for different roles. Egalitarianism also agrees that men and women are equal in personhood but holds that there are no gender-based limitations on the roles of men and women. of them is Biblical. (https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-terms/what-are-complementarianism-and-egalitarianism-what-s-the-difference.html)

As we can see, “complementarianism” (although, technically a modern term) and “egalitarianism” are opposites. The former is more Biblical and the latter definitely is evil and unscriptural.

Let’s consider the changes that have transpired. At one time, in the past, a few years ago, things were different. Family size of six, eight, or ten was common but now we see two or fewer children as the usual size of these small families. Of course, we know that 2:1 (or more) children are needed to reproduce and maintain the population. Genesis 1:28 and 9:17 would be shown that God would normally want sizeable families. It would seem that many families don’t like the idea of having children at all and, if they do have any, the numbers would be barely replaceable in size. (But, of course, we need to bear in mind that a certain percentage of couples can’t have children at all.)

At one time, men were the recognized leaders of the family. They would have been “head” of the family unit (Cf. Ephesians 5:23). But this has been replaced by the flood of evil egalitarianism that says that the husband and father would no longer be the recognized leader. The woman is the undisputed and clear head of the family, head and teacher is society. How wrong and perverted this is—but often generally the case.

At one time the father was the provider for the family, but today both the husband and wife share responsibilities for the house. (But see 1 Timothy 5:14 and Titus 2:5). At one time, the husband was the recognized and undisputed “bread winner” but today this responsibility is shared by the husband and the wife. (We must admit that if the husband were to die prematurely, and the wife didn’t then become the wife of a brother or other man, the believing community must shoulder the responsibility. See 1 Timothy 5.)

At one time, the home was the Rock, Fortress, and solid foundation for the family but increasingly such enemies as divorce and separation are to be found rather than no divorce at all. Divorce was seldom heard in the past in decent society, but today it has become commonplace. (See also the societal competitors in TV, radio, books, the Internet, cell phones, education, etc.)

What would it take for the home to return to a more normal and workable foundation of the home? We refer to the United States and we realize that many or even most have no regard for spiritual matters. Further, America has a small percentage of the world’s population, especially regarding the subject we have been discussing.

Suppose, for a moment, how different things could be if we were to have established people in these areas:

In education, the situation above is even greater. In secondary education (and now, sadly, women outpace men in numbers as graduates and teachers), women would not be the leader or leader of the house—but this would be the husband’s function. Instead of families with one, two, or even three children (at the most), families would have larger numbers, with six, eight, or ten of them—the norm. Divorce would be nearly non-existent, except a few among the already worldly. Necessarily, these would be much lower—instead of the current numbers of perhaps 30 to 40 percent to about 1 percent.

What about religion? In a land of 330 million (and think of the 9 billion worldwide!), the percentages would be very different. Gone would be Islam and the Muslim heresy. Also, gone would be Hinduism with its 330 million “gods” (and 3 major “gods”). Buddhism, with its atheism, would be gone too. And unbelief (or atheism) would also be gone.

When we think of religion, we think of America’s past false religions that were rampant even then. Catholicism (and there were very few of them originally 250 years ago), Orthodoxy, Anglicanism (from England), Methodists (also from England), Lutheranism (from Germany, Norway, and Sweden), and Presbyterianism (from Scotland) would all necessarily be gone. All of these baby-baptizers (infant-baptizers), except Orthodoxy, would be gone (see especially Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:36-41; 22:16; Romans 6:3-5; etc.).

And think of Africa and other like continents with large numbers of false religions. It has been said that there may be 3,000 in the United States and perhaps 30,000 worldwide! We know that even America has hundreds of sects and cults! (Occasionally, when I’ve walked during the day at the Duck Pond, there is a prominent pool of false teachers sitting on the benches distributing their theological poison to the passersby.)

Friend, why don’t we have a new revival in America—of Biblical Christianity and family organization? This is the only way!