Reformed Operator

The world is always one spark away from a brushfire.

In this episode of Reformed Operator:

John, host of “Fighting Men of Rhodesia” comes on the show to talk brushfire wars, the chaos of Rhodesia and the lessons learned. John's reflections on the influence of communism/socialism/marxism on Rhodesia and South Africa become all the more relevant in light of current events. 

Please pray for John and others in South Africa right now.

Check out John’s "Fighting Men of Rhodesia"

IGM. I got mine. You did your work, now it's someone else's problem. The retirement mentality. The Ronin mentality. The Neville Chamberlain mentality of Peace for our time. 

What's wrong with the retirement mentality? Check out Don't Waste Your Life

Dave and Kyle briefly discuss Memorial Day with a brief award citation and the manful reminder of why we say memento mori at the end of the episode. 

We pray this episode is of great help on this day, while we remember the price of freedom.

What will be said of you when you die? 

The bribery of comfort.

Taking a bribe distorts your judgment. Worldly comfort distorts your judgment. Worldly comfort is a bribe to churchmen. Death to Comfort. The left is destroying much of what is good.

Are you afraid of the faces of men? Do you fear man or God?

A slippery serpent sneaks his whispers in. Prowling about like a roaring lion, constantly whispering “did God really say?” Be brilliant at the basics. Learn to resist the things that make you soft.

Our complacency costs. Watch this!

What spills out when things go wrong? 

I Samuel 15:22-26

Exodus 32:19-35

Colossians 3

This time we have another guest on the show.

Zach Garris, Author of “Masculine Christianity” and Editor of “Dabney on Fire: A Theology of Parenting, Education, Feminism, and Government” joins us to talk patriarchy, feminism, and the influence intersectionality, feminism, and intersectional feminism has had in the culture from the days of the early "women's movement" of the 1800s. Its creep into the interpretation of text and general softness growing in the broader evangelical church, even into confessionally reformed denominations.

As Dabney so eloquently put it regarding the Bible's clear teaching on men and women. "Let every one make up his mind honestly either to reject the Bible as a fable, and thus preserve his Jacobin (protocommunist/marxist) humanitarianism, or frankly to surrender the latter in order to retain the gospel."

No wonder Aimee keeps giving the Bird to R L Dabney

Confused about complementarianism and egalitarianism?

The intellectuals at Wikipedia state simply:

“Complementarians assign primary headship roles to men and support roles to women based on their interpretation of certain biblical passages. One of the precepts of complementarianism is that while women may assist in the decision-making process, the ultimate authority for the decision is the purview of the man in marriage, courtship, and in the polity of churches subscribing to this view.

The main contrasting viewpoint is egalitarianism, which maintains that positions of authority and responsibility in marriage and religion should be equally available to females as well as males.”

Weak sauce has withered into “nice” and “soft” sauce in many churches. Publishers, Theologians, and Churches are collapsing into affirmation of (or silence on) "thin complementarianism" by Egalitarian critiques hiding with Beth Moore and her acolytes in Presbyterian and Reformed Denominations behind the accusation of abuse.

While abuse is wrong in all circumstances, it does not negate the right use of father rule or male headship. In fact, a good Christian patriarchy would crush this abuse resolutely rather quickly. Speaking of abuse, the irony of the ideology of egalitarianism (and its doting spawn, feminism) is that egalitarianism via socialism/communism/humanist atheism murdered in the neighborhood of 100 million for the sake of “equality.” It was also the ideological source of the guillotine for 14,000 people in France. That's not abuse of an ideology, that's just its standard operating procedure once in full swing. It is always wise to consider the source of ideas like egalitarianism and patriarchy, by using what's referred to as Ad Fontes "to the sources." 

The new "thin" or “narrow complementarianism” is the fruit of far too many churchmen being afraid to stand firm for something simple- father rule in the home, and the role of Elder and Deacon limited to men. This used to be called, simply and biblically, Patriarchy. Then emerged complementarianism as the cowed evangelical response to the cultural climate, now currently splitting at the metaphysical seams. 

To put it simply.

Christian Patriarchy is good. Feminism and Egalitarianism are... bad. 

Let's talk Masculine Christianity

Looking for more from Zach?

Teach Diligently Website

KnowingScripture Website

For more on the Noahic covenant and a critique of the R2K (“the Reformed” Two Kingdom), aka Escondido Theology, see below:

Should We Seek a Christian Government? Part 1

Should We Seek a Christian Government Part 2

Eric Conn of Wilderness Warrior and The Hard Men Podcast Joins us to talk about Hard Men, softness, comfort, and the difficult dance of being a man in an effeminate soft world. 

You need to find fellow believers and form a group of solid men you can trust. Sharpen one another. Don't sit around doing tea parties. Yes, cigar and poker nights fall into that category. Go out and do difficult things together. Sweat and bleed together. Preach the gospel together. Stand outside an abortion mill to persuade mothers not to murder their babies. 

The narrow path is narrow for a reason. The Gospel is good news, it's also offensive. Finding men that preach the gospel with their words and deeds in all contexts is hard to find. 

Be a man among men, go out and forge disciples. Submit to a church and then put to death sin and comfort. 

Westminster Reading Plan Day 31

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Westminster Reading Plan Day 27

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