Eve was not a Feminist. She was a “Cool Girl”

Summary

The article discusses the biblical role of women as helpers rather than feminists or "cool girls," emphasizing the importance of encouraging men's obedience to God rather than enabling their bad behavior.

Abstract

The article, titled "Eve was not a Feminist. She was a 'Cool Girl'," delves into the biblical perspective on the role of women, referencing Genesis 2 and 3. It argues that women were originally created to assist men in their divine tasks, but after the fall, men were fated to rule over women, leading to a more dominant role. The author suggests that the pressure to be a "cool girl" can lead to women not challenging men's misconduct, which is contrary to their biblical duty to help men follow God's will. The article encourages women to guide men towards righteousness rather than condoning their wrongdoings.

Opinions

The author believes that the original role of women, as per biblical scripture, was to assist men in their God-given work, not to be dominated by them.
The article criticizes the "cool girl" archetype for perpetuating a dynamic where women do not hold men accountable for their actions.
It is the author's opinion that women should help men understand and correct their mistakes, offering a different perspective to improve their behavior.
The author implies that the modern interpretation of patriarchy deviates from the biblical intent, which was not inherently oppressive to women.
The article suggests that women have a responsibility to help men obey God, which is in line with their biblical purpose.

Genesis 2

16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”

According to scriptures, our original job as women was to help men do the work God had for him (Genesis 2:18). When we fell, a curse was put on us that now the men we were supposed to “help” would now “rule over us” (Genesis 3:16) which sounds far more domineering.

But remember, our original job, what we were created for, was to help men. Help them by helping them with their work, which as far as we know, was to tend the garden, be fruitful and multiply, and obey God.

The problem with feeling pressure to be a “cool girl” is that we often don’t confront men in their bad antics. We don’t help men obey God, sometimes we encourage their disobedience.

Like eating the apple. I talk more about this here.

So, it’s all the more reason to not let men slide on the bad behavior. It’s our job as woman to “help them”.

Not do the work for them but help them. Help them understand where they might be going wrong and give them another perspective to make their picture clearer.

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Eve was not a Feminist. She was a “Cool Girl”

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