My View Of “Working Women”

 

 

There is a God.

 

 

He dictated the Bible to human beings making it the very Word of God Himself.

 

 

The Bible is infallible.

 

 

“All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”

 

 

“There is none righteous. No, not one.”

 

 

“The heart is desperately wicked.”

  

 

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. Take thy delight in the Lord and He will direct thy path.”

 

 

For those who profess to be Christians, there is only one path; they must do what the Bible says to do.

 

 

“Older women teach the younger women ….to be…. Keepers at home…that the Word of God be not blasphemed.” Titus 2

 

 

“I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. 1 Timothy 5:14

 

 

“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.” Ephesians 5:22

  

 

“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.” Colossians 3:18

 

 

“Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands…” 1 Peter 3:1

 

 

It is clear from the Bible that God wants women to be in charge of the home and child rearing. It is just as clear that He wants them to submit to their husbands. This does not mean that women are less intelligent than men nor less capable. It just means they have a different job to do (just as a shop manager has a different job than the CEO of a company. Both vitally important). Just as important of a job (in some ways, more important), just different.

 

 

Now specifics:

 

 

Single women generally need to have a job outside the home. They must have a way to earn food and housing and since our culture no longer thinks it important for families to care for their women, they need to go out and fend for themselves. If they can run a home business and thus support themselves while being a homemaker, great. The Bible praises women who are homemakers in all walks of life. Most women can’t do this though. They need to get a job. (God does call some to stay single all or part of their lives. The Bible calls this a gift. It is not something to look down upon. God will lead someone with such a call into a way to support herself.)

 

 

A woman whose hubby is ill, disabled or unemployed may find herself in need of an outside job. It would be much better if our churches would do the biblical thing and help these families out so wifey could continue to care for the family (and honestly, what better nurse could a man want?), but since our churches think it is more important to have fancy facilities and programs than to do the biblical charity thing, many (or most) women in these categories will have to get a job.

 

 

A woman whose hubby tells her to work, must do so. This is, I believe, why the Bible stops short of calling it a sin for a woman to work outside the home. That would put too many women in the position of having to choose which sin to commit; disobey hubby or work. Now, men should recognize the importance of a woman’s unique calling and not be so concerned about bigger, fancier toys, but I am writing about women here.

 

 

(Though I will note that a woman who is working for someone else is under the headship of two people; hubby and boss. The Bible says that “no one can serve two masters for either he will love the one and hate the other or else will cling to the one and despise the other.” A married woman working for someone else is in a very difficult place.)

 

 

A woman who has no children at home (or who has responsible teens), may find herself being called into a ministry that pays money. I don’t believe the Bible condones idleness. Most homemakers define their job differently; some make crafts and art that feeds the souls of their family and friends. Some feed the poor. Some nurse the sick. Some write books telling about God. No two women’s “homemaking” looks the same and these (and many others) are all areas of ministry that need to be filled (and generally go unfilled in our culture because women who could otherwise be doing them are too busy making filthy lucre). Sometimes these ministries happen to pay money to the minister. As long as hubby and home are cared for and hubby supports/approves of her ministry, I see nothing wrong with a woman with no children having a ministry that happens to pay money too.

 

 

Now for families with children.
“Teach My Words …diligently unto your children speaking of them when though liest down and when though risest up, when though walkest in the way and when though sittest in thine house (every waking minute.)” Deuteronomy 6:7

 

 

“Fathers provoke (frustrate) not your children to wrath (anger) but bring them up in the nurture (culture) and admonition (education) of the Lord.”

 

 

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6

 

 

“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you” 2 Corinthians 6:17

 

 

“Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren,” Deuteronomy 4:9

 

 

“You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.” Deuteronomy 11:19

 

 

“And you shall tell your son in that day, saying, ‘This is done because of what the LORD did for me.” Exodus 8: 8

 

 

“Thus says the LORD: “Do not learn the way of the Gentiles;…” Jeremiah 10:2

 

 

“But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates DAY AND NIGHT.” Psalm 1: 2
This includes school and work hours

 

 

“Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing EVERY THOUGHT into captivity to the obedience of Christ,” 2 Corinthians 10:5
Even math, spelling, history and science thoughts.

 

 

“That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:” Psalms 144:12

 

 

“Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.” Luke 17:33

 

 

“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who… made Himself of no reputation and took upon Him the for of a servant…”

 

 

“Whatsoever you do unto the least of these, my brethren, ye do it unto Me.”

 

 

“Love thy neighbor as thyself.”

 

 

Small children need their mothers.

Those in daycare are far more susceptible to illness (physical and mental), learning disabilities and just do not do as good (physically, mentally, educationally, and spiritually) as do those under the care of the woman who went through childbirth (or adoption, which is often even harder) to get them here. This is a scientific fact.

 

 

Your “need” for fulfillment in a job is not as important as your child’s need for mommy.

 

 

Your need for more toys or a fancier house does not compare with your child’s need for love every minute of the day.

 

 

Parents should make the sacrifices necessary (live in a small apartment instead of a house, take the bus instead of buy a car, buy clothes at yard sales instead of Yuppieville West, etc.) to allow mom to be home and care for her own babies. (Now, I will note that studies have shown that daddy and grandparent care is a close second to mommy care, but marriages don’t general survive daddy being home while mommy works and that is also bad for baby. The lowest divorce rates are found in the traditional mom-stay-home-dad-work families. And grandma and grandpa have already done their duty in child rearing and deserve to rest, besides the fact that because they are older it is harder for them to keep up with little ones).

 

 

I can find no biblical justification for a mom of small children to work outside the home except in the above cases (singleness, incapacity of dad, demand of hubby). If you know of any, tell me. Scripture and verse. I would love to be able to tell women “Whatever you want is ok.” But I can’t find justification in the Bible or in science for such a position.

 

 

Now for older children,

• Public school children average in the 50th percentile on standardized tests (the tests are designed to achieve this score.)
• Private school children average in the 60th and 70th percentile.
• Homeschooled children average in the high 80th and 90th percentile (The nature of the “percentile score” is such that the highest possible score is the 99th percentile.)
• Homeschool children score better on all measures of socialization than both public and private schooled children (except that private school children tie homeschoolers on leadership skills)
• Public school children run faster than either homeschoolers or private schoolers.

 

And most importantly:

• Children from Bible believing homes quit church by age 19, 85% of the time.
• Children who graduated from homeschool say they are the same religion as their parents 96% of the time

(Comparative loss rate: PS loose 85%, HS loose 4%)

 

 

Just go up and repeat the above verses about self-sacrifice. Children of al ages need one-on-one attention in order to achieve their maximum potential.

 

 

Public schools are by definition and court order atheist (a=without, theist=God. He is not allowed on school property except as a cussword). This is not an option for Christian families (married, God-fearing couples). You simply can’t fulfill the above verses by sending your children to a heathen school for the majority of their waking hours.

 

 

Private schools are better than public school (and necessary in some cases) because they allow God in. But they still suffer from the worldly idea of age segregation and still take children away from their God-given parents. They are a hybrid between the “culture of the Lord” and the culture of the world. I am glad they are there when needed, but they are generally the second-best choice.

 

 

Homeschooling simply fulfills all the requirements of scripture better than any other method.

 

 

Yes, parents should make whatever sacrifices are necessary in order to homeschool if at all possible (as I said above, there are times when it is necessary to use local Christian schools. I just think they should be the exception, not the rule.)

 

 

Disagree? Give me scripture and verse.

 

(And I don’t buy the “Send them to public school to be light and salt.” Most “Christian” children start school long before they have made a confession of faith. So most parents send little sinners to witness to other little sinners all under the authority of a heathen system. And even those who have made a confession of faith are being thrust into a situation that is far more fraught with spiritual danger than most seasoned adults will ever face. It is no wonder that we are loosing our children at a rate of between 65 and 85%! All that aside, there is a clear mandate (http://www.hsscriptures.homeschoolwwh.com) in the Bible to give our children a godly education. That cannot be accomplished in a godless school. Disobedience will not yield godly results.)

 

 

Now, if a woman can care for her hubby, and home and provide her children with the best care on planet earth AND run a business, more power to her. In fact, in many ways a family business is one of the best educational devices around for the children. If it can include daddy too, so much the better. I think there is a reason it took so long for the industrial revolution to happen. God made it so the majority of humanity for the majority of history would grow up in a home with both mommy and daddy present at all times. They gained the benefit of both parents. If this can be recreated with a family business, so much the better!

 

Can everyone just drop everything and become a homeschooling homemaker today? Of course not. Many Christian couple have followed the world’s advice and chosen their home based on two incomes. It will take time for them to work things out to move to lesser housing, or sell their new cars and buy ones with no payments, or pay off all those college debts and credit cards.

 

 

But Mommy at home providing the best care and education on planet earth to her God-given gifts is the Ideal To Aim for. Everything else should be recognized as lesser choices.

 

 

Disagree? Again, send me the scripture and verse to support your opinion. I will accept nothing less than Bible as the authority.