Monthly Archives: May 2025

Health, History, Holidays, Religion, Social Topics

Shavuot: The Festival of Weeks and the Receiving of the Law

18 Comments

A Call to Return to the Mount of Covenant

“And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath… even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord.”
— Leviticus 23:15–16 (KJV)

Part I: Returning to Sinai — Rediscovering the Forgotten Feast

Among the appointed times of the Lord, Shavuot, or the Feast of Weeks, stands as a monumental pillar in the divine calendar. It is not merely a commemoration; it is a covenantal summons. A time to remember not only what was given, but to renew what is demanded. Most know it vaguely as the day of Pentecost. Fewer still know its Hebrew origin. And even fewer live as though its significance has never waned. Yet the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has not changed, and neither have His expectations.

Shavuot is the celebration of the giving of the Law; the Torah, on Mount Sinai. It is the marriage of YHWH and His people. It is the moment when slaves became a nation, when chaos became order, when freedom became responsibility. Shavuot is the mountain of fire, of thunder, of commandments etched by the very finger of God. It is, in truth, one of the holiest days in the Biblical calendar.

And yet, how many Christians today, who claim to love God with all their heart, have no idea what Shavuot even is?

In a world ruled by commercial holidays, pagan customs dressed in tinsel and eggshells, and empty pews echoing with powerless songs, it is time for the people of God to rise and remember. To honor what He has called “My feasts” (Leviticus 23:2). These are not “Jewish holidays.” They are YHWH’s appointed times. We are called to follow His calendar, covenants, and commandments.

Shavuot is not optional. It is an anchor. A flame. A banner of the covenant.

Let us ascend the mountain once more.

Part II: The Biblical Foundation of Shavuot

Commanded by God

The Feast of Weeks is first commanded in the Torah, appearing in multiple places with specific instructions:

“And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.”
— Exodus 34:22

“Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn: And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand…”
— Deuteronomy 16:9–10

These instructions are not vague or symbolic. They are specific and agricultural. From the first Sabbath after Passover, count seven Sabbaths (49 days), and on the next day, the 50th, Shavuot is to be observed. It is the capstone of the spring feasts, the conclusion of the “counting of the Omer,” and the revelation of law after the redemption of blood.

Shavuot follows Passover for a reason: deliverance comes first, then instruction. Freedom is not lawlessness, but rather a transfer of allegiance from Pharaoh to God. The redeemed must be ruled, or they will return to bondage. Shavuot is when that rule was given.

The Giving of the Torah

Shavuot marks the day when God descended upon Mount Sinai in fire and declared His holy law to His chosen nation:

“And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings… and mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire… and the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder…”
— Exodus 19:16–19

This was not a private vision. It was not a whisper in the ear of Moses alone. It was a national event, an audible revelation. The only time in history when an entire nation heard the voice of God together and lived.

“And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.”
— Deuteronomy 4:13

This covenant was not ceremonial. It was moral, eternal, and binding. It defined the nature of righteousness. It codified the law of heaven for earth. It was, and remains; the standard by which nations rise or fall.

Shavuot is the remembering of this giving. It is the renewing of this covenant. And it is a call to keep it.

Law vs. Ceremonial: What Still Applies?

One of the common errors of modern Christianity is to divide God’s law into neat little dispensational boxes and declare whole swaths of Scripture irrelevant. “We’re not under the law,” they say, confusing Paul’s rebuke of justification by the law with the abolition of the law itself.

But Scripture never abolishes the law of God. Rather, it reaffirms it repeatedly:

“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.”
— Romans 3:31

“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”
— 1 John 5:3

There is a distinction, however, between the ceremonial law, such as animal sacrifices, temple rituals, and priestly garments; and the moral and civil law of the covenant. The ceremonial law pointed to the Messiah and was fulfilled in Him. But the commandments given at Sinai, the Ten Commandments and the statutes which interpret and expand them, are eternal.

Shavuot is not a ceremonial shadow. It is not a dead tradition. It is a commanded celebration of the giving of God’s eternal instruction for life. As long as we still need instruction, as long as sin and righteousness exist, then so too does the need for the law. And the day that commemorates its giving is not obsolete, but essential.

Part III: Shavuot in the New Testament – Pentecost and the Spirit of the Law

Shavuot was not abolished by the New Covenant. It was fulfilled in a deeper way, by the Spirit writing the law upon the hearts of the believers.

“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”
— Acts 2:1

The word “Pentecost” simply means “fiftieth.” It is the Greek name for Shavuot, celebrated by faithful Jews all over the Roman Empire. On that very day, the day commemorating the giving of the Torah, the Holy Spirit was poured out, and the Law was written upon hearts instead of just stone.

“But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel… I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts…”
— Jeremiah 31:33

“A new heart also will I give you… and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.”
— Ezekiel 36:26–27

Pentecost was not the rejection of the law. It was the internalization of it. The Spirit did not replace the Torah, the Spirit enabled obedience to it.

Thus, Shavuot is both Old and New Covenant. It is the day the Law was given externally, and the day it began to be written internally. It is the marriage of Word and Spirit, and it is as relevant now as it was on the heights of Sinai.

Part IV: The Symbolism of the Offering — Two Loaves and the Firstfruits

“Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the Lord.”
— Leviticus 23:17

The most peculiar offering required for Shavuot is not without meaning. The two loaves of leavened bread offered during this feast represent a profound spiritual truth, one often overlooked by the modern reader.

In contrast to the Feast of Unleavened Bread, during which all leaven (a symbol of sin) was to be purged, here we find an offering with leaven. Two loaves, both waved before the Lord, consecrated as firstfruits. What does this mean?

These loaves symbolize the two houses, Judah and Ephraim, both offered, both sinful, yet both made acceptable through the sanctifying work of God. They represent the beginning of a harvest, not the fullness of it. The loaves are not perfect, but they are set apart. This is not the end, but the start.

The presence of leaven in the offering reminds us that we are a work in progress. We are not yet glorified, yet we are still presented before God as part of His redemptive harvest. Just as the giving of the Law marked the birth of Israel as a nation, so the outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost (Shavuot) marked the birth of the Church, both houses united in faith under one King, Messiah Yahusha (Jesus).

The Shavuot offering, therefore, is more than agricultural, it is covenantal. It is not just about wheat and flour, but about people and promise. God is building a kingdom, and the firstfruits are only the beginning.

Part V: Shavuot as a Covenant Marriage Between YHWH and Israel

One of the most powerful themes of Shavuot is that of marriage. Sinai was not just the place where God gave laws. It was the place where He entered into covenant with His people. It was, in effect, a wedding ceremony between YHWH and his people Israel.

“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people…”
— Exodus 19:5

“And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do.”
— Exodus 19:8

These words mirror the ancient structure of a betrothal agreement. God declared His intentions, His requirements, and His blessings. The people agreed to the terms. Blood was shed (Exodus 24:8). A meal was eaten (Exodus 24:11). The covenant was sealed.

Jeremiah later confirms this relationship:

“Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you…”
— Jeremiah 3:14

This covenant-marriage is renewed in the New Covenant as well, not abolished, but extended. In Ephesians 5, Paul reveals that the marriage between Christ and the Church mirrors the relationship between YHWH and Israel. Christ is the Husband, the Head, the Giver of the Word. The Church is the wife, the helpmeet, the one who submits to and keeps the commandments.

Shavuot, then, is not just the giving of law. It is the sealing of a relationship. It is the declaration of headship and submission, of order and obedience. It is the formalization of divine dominion over a people. Just as marriage is the foundation of the household, Shavuot is the foundation of the covenant household of God.

If we do not honor the anniversary of this marriage, then we are like a bride who forgets her wedding day. We forget the vows, the covenant, and we forget the law.

Let us remember!

Part VI: Modern Applications — Why and How We Keep Shavuot Today

Some will ask, “How can we keep Shavuot today? We have no temple. We cannot offer sacrifices. Is this feast even possible?”

The answer is yes, resoundingly so. Shavuot, like all the appointed times, was never only about ritual. It was always about remembrance, renewal, obedience, and rejoicing. While the ceremonial aspects (such as the animal sacrifices and priestly rites) are fulfilled in Christ, the moral and covenantal aspects endure.

Here is how we apply Shavuot today in the context of The Great Order—restoring the Biblical household under divine law:

1. Counting the Omer

Begin by counting the days from the Sabbath after Passover until the fiftieth day. This counting is a spiritual discipline. It builds anticipation. It reminds us that God’s law does not arrive instantly but is sought after diligently.

“Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.” — Psalm 119:2

2. Teach the Law

Shavuot is the season to recommit to God’s commandments. Fathers should gather their households and teach the Ten Commandments afresh. Read Exodus 19–20, Deuteronomy 5–6, and Psalm 119. Instruct sons. Encourage daughters. Review household laws. Reaffirm family order. Let this day renew the household covenant.

3. Gather as Households and Tribes

Though scattered, we are still a people. Gather with fellow believers. If there is no local assembly walking in truth, gather your household alone, but do not neglect the assembly if it exists. Break bread. Pray. Read Scripture. Rejoice.

4. Feast with Rejoicing

Shavuot is a feast! Prepare food. Bake bread. Roast meat. Drink wine. It is a day of covenant joy. Sing songs of praise. Honor the Lawgiver.

“Thou shalt keep the feast of weeks… and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter…”
— Deuteronomy 16:10–11

5. Wave Loaves of Bread

While we no longer present offerings in the temple, we may still wave two loaves before the Lord as a symbolic remembrance. Let the household head present them as a sign of dedication: “We are Yours, O Lord. Accept us as firstfruits.”

6. Celebrate Firstfruits

Give a special offering of the household increase, whether money, grain, garden produce, or goods. Set it aside for the work of the Kingdom. Shavuot is about the beginning of increase.

7. Renew the Marriage Covenant

Let married couples renew their covenant before God. Just as Shavuot celebrates the covenant marriage between God and Israel, so too should earthly marriages be renewed. Men, declare your covering and duty to lead. Wives, declare your submission and support. Teach the children by example.

Part VII: Celebration Ideas for the Household

Here are practical and joyful ways to celebrate Shavuot in your household and community:

  • Decorate with Wheat and Harvest Symbols: Use sheaves, grain, and firstfruits as visual reminders.
  • Create a Family Torah Scroll: Have the children help write or illustrate the Ten Commandments.
  • Host a Torah Reading Night: Invite other families for a public reading of Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 6.
  • Prepare a Covenant Feast: Include dairy dishes (a Jewish tradition representing “milk and honey”), meat, and fresh bread.
  • Hold a Firelighting Ceremony: Remember the fire of Mount Sinai by lighting candles or a bonfire at sunset.
  • Scripture Memory Challenge: Teach children to memorize the Ten Commandments.
  • Tell the Story of Pentecost: Read Acts 2 and discuss the giving of the Spirit and its connection to the Law.
  • Symbolic Loaf Presentation: Present two loaves of leavened bread as a household offering to the Lord.

These celebrations are not merely cultural. They are covenantal. They are how we shape a family that walks in divine order. A family that remembers, and obeys.

Part VIII: Shavuot and the Restoration of Dominion

The modern church, having divorced herself from the law of her Husband, wanders in the wilderness without compass or covenant. She has forgotten Sinai. She has despised Torah, and sings of freedom but recoils from responsibility. She waves banners of grace but spits on the very foundation of that grace, the law that defines sin (Romans 7:7) and righteousness (Deuteronomy 6:25).

Shavuot is the antidote to this amnesia. It is the flame that lights the way back to dominion.

The Law and Dominion

Adam was given dominion, but without law, dominion becomes tyranny. It becomes chaos. The law of God is the blueprint for holy dominion. It is the constitution of heaven, meant to be enacted upon the earth. A man cannot rule his house rightly apart from the statutes of YHWH. A nation cannot prosper apart from the commandments of God.

“And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.”
— Deuteronomy 6:25

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.”
— Psalm 33:12

When we keep Shavuot, we are declaring our allegiance not to man-made constitutions, but to the unchanging Word of the King of kings. We are not merely remembering history, we are aligning with His hierarchy, His headship, and His order.

A man who celebrates Shavuot as the receiving of divine law is a man who declares war against humanism, feminism, statism, and relativism. He is a man who says, “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15).

This is the kind of man that builds The Great Order.

Shavuot and the National Identity of Israel

Let us speak plainly. The modern church has embraced a globalist lie. She sees herself as disconnected from Israel, despite Paul’s clear teaching that we are grafted into the olive tree (Romans 11), and heirs of the covenants (Ephesians 2:12–13). Shavuot is the perfect litmus test. If a man rejects it, he rejects the covenant that birthed the nation of Israel. He rejects the moment God said, “I take you as My people, and I will be your God” (Exodus 6:7; cf. Exodus 19:5–6).

To restore our people, our households, our dominion, we must reclaim our identity. We are not Greeks, nor Romans, and we are not secular Americans. We are the people of God, a holy nation, we are Israel and subject to her King.

And the King gave us a law.

Shavuot is not just a feast day. It is Independence Day for the righteous. It is Constitution Day for the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. It is the covenant day for the nation under God.

If we want to see restoration; true, lasting, generational restoration, we must begin where the ancient nation began: at the foot of the mountain, where fire met stone, and stone met flesh, and covenant met blood.

A Vision for the Future: Shavuot in a Righteous Nation

Let us imagine it, Lord Redbeard. Let us see it.

A land where every household marks the days from Passover to Pentecost, not with pagan eggs or chocolate bunnies, but with sacred reverence. Where fathers teach their children to count each day in anticipation of the giving of the Law. Where, on the fiftieth day, thousands of Christian families, Bibles in hand, bread loaves on their tables, gather in fields and sanctuaries to hear the Ten Commandments read aloud once more.

A nation where lawmakers write legislation informed by the Law of Moses, not by the whims of degenerates or the trends of democracy. Where education begins with the fear of God. Where national leaders swear fealty not to the Constitution of 1787, but to the unchanging law of the Almighty God.

Where Pentecost is not a day for shouting and falling over, but a day for law and order, for discipline and dominion, for righteous covenantal hierarchy restored.

In this nation, this restored Israel, the household becomes the first government. The father becomes the first lawgiver. The mother, the first teacher, and the family feasts not in idleness, but in thanksgiving for the law that makes freedom possible.

This is what Shavuot demands. And this is what it empowers.

Part IX: Let the Patriarchs Rise at Shavuot

Men of God, this is your charge. Return to the mountain,  climb it, take your wife and children with you. Read the commandments aloud in your house. Teach your sons to wield them like swords. Train your daughters to love them like jewels. Let the law be upon your doorposts, your gates, your hearts, your lips.

Shavuot is not for the weak, but for the righteous. It is not for the rebellious, but  for the obedient. It is not for the lawless, but for the kingdom-builders, the patriarchs, the priest-kings who govern in the fear of YHWH.

Let this feast be a line in the sand. Let it be the turning point for your household. Let it be the day you stop making excuses and start making disciples. Let it be the moment you bind the commandments to your hands and head (Deuteronomy 6:8), and build your domain on the rock of the Word.

Do not let Shavuot pass like another day, It is not tradition. It is a holy convocation, commanded by the living God, not optional, not spiritualized, not canceled by grace.

You were not saved from Egypt to wander. You were saved to rule!

Final Word: Shavuot is Our Standard

“The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.”
— Psalm 19:7

“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”
— Proverbs 29:18

The Great Order will not come through politics alone. It will not come through slogans or movements. It will come through households returning to Sinai. It will come through men who reclaim the law, teach it, live it, and celebrate it.

Shavuot is that opportunity. Once a year, every year, God gives us this reminder: I redeemed you by blood (Passover), now serve Me by law (Shavuot). It is the foundation of covenant life.

Celebrate it. Teach it. Build upon it.

Let the fire of Sinai burn in your bones. Let the commandments thunder from your tongue. Let the Spirit write the law upon your heart.

And let every household in your domain say:

“All that the Lord hath spoken we will do.”

Shavuot Celebration Summary for Patriarchs:

  • Date: The day after the 7th Sabbath following Passover (the 50th day)
  • Focus: The giving of the Law at Mount Sinai
  • Scriptures to Read: Exodus 19–20, Deuteronomy 5–6, Acts 2, Jeremiah 31
  • Symbols: Two leavened loaves, wheat, fire, stone tablets
  • Practices:
    • Count the Omer with the household
    • Teach and read the Ten Commandments
    • Prepare a covenant feast
    • Wave two loaves before the Lord
    • Give a firstfruits offering
    • Renew marriage and household covenants
    • Rejoice with song, Scripture, food, and family
  • Spiritual Application: Renew your household’s covenant with YHWH; receive again the Law; walk in dominion
  • Household Theme: “We are the firstfruits of His increase” (Jeremiah 2:3)

Let The Great Order rise again!

Holidays, Religion, Social Topics

The Pagan Roots of Modern Holidays: A Call to Reject Satan’s Calendar

23 Comments

In a world governed by deception, even the calendar has been corrupted. Days that are exalted by the world — Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, and many others are not innocent traditions or cultural expressions. They are deeply rooted in idolatry, witchcraft, and pagan worship. These holidays, far from honoring God, are subtle instruments of Satan used to seduce the masses, including professing Christians, into participation in evil.

This post is not a gentle suggestion. It is a prophetic rebuke and a call to the remnant: Come out of her, My people. Reject the unclean thing. Cleanse your households from the calendar of devils, and build your life around the holy rhythms of God’s order, not man’s rebellion.

I. The Deception of Christianized Paganism

What happens when the church begins to adopt the practices of the world, baptizing them with Christian language? What happens when idolatry is cloaked in nativity scenes, and sun-god festivals are rebranded as “celebrating the resurrection”?

You get modern Christendom.

The Bible is clear:

> “Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them… and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God…”

— Deuteronomy 12:30–31

God does not accept worship on man’s terms. He demands to be worshiped according to His Word. The so-called “Christian” holidays are nothing less than syncretism — the mixing of holy and profane. And the Lord will not share His glory with another (Isaiah 42:8).

II. Christmas: The Worship of Tammuz in Disguise

Most Christians assume that Christmas is about the birth of Christ. But even a basic historical investigation reveals that December 25th was never the birth date of Jesus. It was the ancient date of the winter solstice and a holy day for countless pagan sun gods.

Saturnalia (Rome): A week-long orgy of feasting, drunkenness, gift-giving, and debauchery in honor of Saturn.

Sol Invictus (Mithraism): December 25th was the celebration of the “Unconquered Sun,” the rebirth of the sun god.

Tammuz (Babylon): The yule log, evergreen tree, and mistletoe all trace back to Babylonian fertility and sun worship.

> “Thus saith the Lord… learn not the way of the heathen… for the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest… they deck it with silver and with gold…”

— Jeremiah 10:2–4

Does this not describe the modern Christmas tree? What fellowship has Christ with Baal? What place does the Holy Child have with the altar of Tammuz? No matter how many carols are sung, no matter how many crosses are placed on top of the tree, the roots are pagan and the fruit is rotten.

III. Easter: The Goddess of Fertility and the Abomination of the Egg

The word “Easter” itself is derived from Ishtar, the Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, and war. The traditions associated with this day, eggs, rabbits, sunrise services are not Christian, but fertility rites from ancient idolatrous religions.

Eggs were used in pagan rituals as symbols of rebirth and fertility.

Rabbits were sacred to the fertility goddess because of their prolific breeding.

Sunrise services were held to greet the sun god as he was “reborn.”

Even the timing of Easter is based on the pagan lunar calendar, not Scripture. The Passover, which Christ fulfilled, is fixed in the biblical calendar (Leviticus 23). Yet instead of celebrating Passover, most Christians observe a day dedicated to Ishtar and call it “Resurrection Sunday.”

This is not just ignorance. It is rebellion. It is the violation of the second commandment. The Lord said:

> “Ye shall not make unto you any graven image… Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them…”

— Exodus 20:4–5

Easter is the profaning of Christ’s resurrection by mixing it with the altars of paganism. The risen King is not honored by eggs, bunnies, or sun worship. He is honored by obedience.

IV. Valentine’s Day: The Festival of Lust

Marketed as a day of romance and affection, Valentine’s Day is in reality a repackaged version of the ancient Roman festival Lupercalia, a fertility celebration involving sexual rituals, animal sacrifice, and drunken revelry.

Priests called Luperci would sacrifice goats and dogs.

Strips of hide were dipped in blood and used to strike women, supposedly to increase fertility.

Random coupling and sexual promiscuity marked the day.

What communion has this with the Biblical standard of love — a holy, covenantal, self-sacrificial love rooted in God’s law? What does this day teach young men and women? It teaches emotionalism, sensuality, and lust. It glorifies fornication under the pretense of “love.”

Biblical love is not eros. It is agape — defined by truth and holiness:

> “Love is the fulfilling of the law.”

— Romans 13:10

Valentine’s Day is the celebration of lawlessness. It elevates feelings over obedience and seduces hearts into thinking that emotional intimacy outside covenant is good. This is not Christian. It is the doctrine of demons.

V. Halloween: The High Sabbath of Satan

There is no holiday more openly demonic than Halloween, yet even many professing Christians justify letting their children dress up and participate in this festival of death. Let us be clear: Halloween is not innocent fun. It is the modern echo of Samhain, the ancient Celtic festival marking the beginning of the “dark half” of the year.

It is a day where the “veil” between the living and the dead is said to be thinnest.

Witches and occultists still practice divination and spellcasting on this night.

Human and animal sacrifices were historically offered.

The costumes, jack-o-lanterns, haunted houses, and obsession with gore and fear are not accidental. They are a satanic inversion of all that is good and holy. God is a God of light, not darkness. A God of life, not death. A God of peace, not terror.

> “Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”

— Ephesians 5:11

Halloween is not neutral. It is evil. Participating in it, even in a sanitized form, is giving honor to the kingdom of darkness. It is spiritual adultery.

VI. Other Pagan and National Holidays: Mammon and Idolatry

While the “big four” holidays (Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s, Halloween) are the most egregious, many other days in the modern calendar are equally compromised.

Mother’s Day & Father’s Day

These were not instituted by God but by secular governments, often rooted in feminist and humanist ideologies. The Scripture commands daily honor of parents (Exodus 20:12). We do not need a man-made holiday to obey God’s law — and certainly not one shaped by feminist activism (as Mother’s Day was).

Independence Day, Memorial Day, and Nationalism

While there is nothing wrong with appreciating godly government and liberty, modern patriotic holidays often exalt the state over God. The flag becomes the altar, the fallen soldier becomes the savior, and nationalism becomes a new religion. Many Christians are more passionate about the Constitution than the Kingdom.

> “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.”

— Exodus 20:3

New Year’s Day

The Gregorian calendar, established by Pope Gregory XIII, reset the start of the year to January 1 — a day historically linked to the god Janus, the two-faced deity of beginnings and endings. God’s calendar, as laid out in Scripture (Exodus 12:2), begins in the spring, in Nisan.

To celebrate the new year on Jan. 1 is to align with papal tradition and pagan cycles, not the appointed times of the Lord.

VII. God’s Calendar vs. Satan’s Calendar

The modern holiday system is not random. It is a well-crafted counterfeit designed by the enemy to replace God’s appointed times — His feasts, His Sabbaths, His seasons of worship.

> “These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.”

— Leviticus 23:4

God gave His people a calendar of worship:

Passover: To remember deliverance.

Unleavened Bread: To purge sin.

Firstfruits: To celebrate provision.

Pentecost: To commemorate law and Spirit.

Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles: To prepare for judgment and glory.

But the church today knows nothing of these. Instead, they honor Ishtar and Saturn, Lupercus and Samhain. This is no small matter. This is covenantal treason.

VIII. The Consequences of Compromise

Participation in pagan holidays is not a matter of Christian liberty. It is spiritual adultery. It is invoking the wrath of God upon yourself and your household.

It dulls spiritual discernment.

It trains your children to love the world.

It mocks the holiness of God.

God is not pleased by “well-meaning” idolatry. The golden calf in Exodus 32 was not made in defiance — it was made as a “feast unto the LORD.” And yet the wrath of God burned hot against it.

> “Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils.”

— 1 Corinthians 10:21

The church today is drunk on both. A little nativity with a little Tammuz. A little resurrection with a little Ishtar. A little “fun” with a little Samhain. But God says: You must choose.

IX. What Must We Do?

1. Repent — Confess your participation in these false feasts and turn from them.

2. Cleanse your calendar — Remove these days from your home. Do not decorate. Do not attend. Do not acknowledge them.

3. Teach your children — Raise them to honor God’s calendar, not Satan’s.

4. Celebrate God’s appointed times — Relearn the feasts of the Lord.

5. Warn others — Call the church to repentance. Be a voice crying in the wilderness.

X. Let the Holy People Be Set Apart

We are not of this world. We are not called to blend in. We are called to be holy, set apart, a peculiar people. Our calendar must reflect our King. The days we honor reveal the kingdom we serve.

> “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers… come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing…”

— 2 Corinthians 6:14–17

Do not let your household walk in the rhythm of demons. Let your days, your celebrations, and your seasons be ruled by Scripture, not by sorcery.

Conclusion: The Call to Purity

God is restoring a remnant. A people who reject compromise. A people who will not mix Baal with Yahweh. A people who know that worship is war. If you want your household to walk in blessing, you must cleanse your calendar.

Let the world rage. Let the church mock. Let the pagans howl.

But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord — not Ishtar, not Tammuz, not Cupid, not Janus. We will not keep the feast of devils. We will not offer our children on the altars of culture. We will keep the feasts of the Lord.

Let the true holy days be restored. Let the righteous calendar be rebuilt. Let the sons of God rise in purity, power, and order.

Soli Deo Gloria.

History, Politics, Religion, Social Topics

A Vote Against Order: Why Women Were Not Meant to Govern, Or Vote

20 Comments

“As for My people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O My people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.”
— Isaiah 3:12

The ballot box has become an altar of modern idolatry. At it, masses gather not to enthrone Christ, but to legitimize rebellion. Democracy, untethered from righteousness, becomes mob rule. And when the mob is led by emotions rather than eternal truth, when the passions of women, ungoverned by male headship, flood the halls of power, we should not be surprised when order collapses and nations descend into chaos.

This is not a minor matter. This is not political theory. This is about authority, order, and the covenantal structure of God’s creation.

I. Biblical Authority and the Principle of Headship

From the beginning, God established a chain of command. Man was made first, then woman (1 Timothy 2:13). Adam was created to lead, govern, and guard. Eve was created as a helper, under his direction. She was not tasked with dominion directly—but with assisting her husband in his calling.

“But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man…”
— 1 Corinthians 11:3

Voting is not neutral. It is not merely a civic act, it is an act of dominion. To vote is to rule, to select leaders, to set policy, to shape the future. This is inherently a masculine duty. In Scripture, all dominion tasks are given to men, eldership, kingship, priesthood, judgment, warfare, governance.

No woman in the Bible was ever called to rule over men. Even Deborah’s brief presence in the Book of Judges is a condemnation, not a commendation. Her leadership came because the men had failed—not because God desired it.

“I arose a mother in Israel.” — Judges 5:7

Deborah did not glory in her authority. She lamented the state of the nation and functioned more as a prophetess than a governor. Her very presence in that role was a judgment upon Israel’s disorder.

II. Voting as an Exercise of Rule

Voting, especially in modern republics, is the mechanism by which the public exercises civil authority. But under God’s order, women were never given this authority, not in the family, not in the church, not in the state.

We are not left to guess what God thinks of women ruling.

“As for My people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them…”
— Isaiah 3:12

This is not a blessing. It is a curse.

Let it be stated plainly: the vote is a symbol of rule. And rule belongs to men. A woman casting a vote apart from her husband’s covering, direction, and headship is a rebellion against this order.

Just as a wife must not usurp authority in the home or church (1 Timothy 2:12), she must not be given political power independent of her husband’s rule.

III. The Historical Witness: Women’s Suffrage and Social Collapse

Let us be clear: the call for women’s suffrage was not birthed in holiness, but in humanism and rebellion.

The 19th and 20th century feminist movements, including the push for the vote, were spearheaded by God-hating, authority-rejecting women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Margaret Sanger, who not only rejected biblical womanhood, but also mocked Scripture, promoted sexual libertinism, and sought the destruction of the family as it had stood for millennia.

They knew what they were doing. The vote was not the end goal, it was the first tool. Once women gained the vote, they did not use it to uphold order. They used it to elect leaders who promised security over responsibility, emotion over justice, and entitlement over duty. The welfare state, no-fault divorce, abortion on demand, and the explosion of anti-family policies were all hastened by the female vote.

Statistically, it is well-documented that women, on average, vote more liberally than men. Women are more likely to vote for bigger government, for social programs that reward dependency, and for candidates that appeal to emotion rather than law.

This is not because women are stupid. It is because they are designed to be nurturers, not rulers. Women are created to serve in the private sphere of the household, not the public arena of governance. When they are placed in the realm of policy, war, and judgment—realms that require justice and finality—they are out of place. And the whole nation suffers for it.

IV. What Was Lost: The Era Before Feminist Democracy

Before women’s suffrage, the Western world flourished under Christian civilization. Families were large. Nations were strong. Churches had power. The household was productive. And the woman’s glory was her home, not her ballot.

In Colonial America, Christian commonwealths like Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay upheld God’s law as supreme. Women could not vote, not because they were degraded, but because their role was sacred and protected. They governed their homes under their husbands’ rule. Men bore the weight of lawmaking and nation-building, and women focused on raising future rulers.

This pattern held true across centuries of Christendom. In Geneva under Calvin, in Puritan England, in early America—the vote was a burden of responsibility borne by men who were expected to rule their households well and represent them publicly.

Even in the Roman Republic, voting and office-holding were strictly male responsibilities. It was understood, even by pagans, that a nation could not endure when governed by emotion, sentiment, or soft rule.

V. Practical Application in a Decayed Democracy

We are no longer living in Christendom. The Christian man finds himself now in Babylon, a decaying empire where Jezebel sits in the halls of power and votes are offered to Molech.

In this context, some Christian husbands may ask: Should I allow my wife to vote?

The answer must begin with this: she must not vote as an autonomous individual. If she votes, it must be under your direction, according to your conscience, as your delegate, not as a free agent.

This is not ideal. But we are not in an ideal system. We are in exile.

If a godly husband decides that it is strategically wise for his wife to cast a ballot under his authority, as an extension of his household’s voice in a corrupted system, this is not a violation of headship. This is wartime logistics.

But let no Christian wife imagine that her right to vote is derived from the Constitution rather than the covenant. Her suffrage is not personal, it is patriarchal. And if she votes apart from her husband’s explicit direction and permission, she sins.

Just as Eve should not have dialogued with the serpent without Adam, no Christian wife should engage in political decision-making without her husband’s covering.

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

VI. Restoring the Household as the Political Unit

Under Biblical law, the household is the basic unit of dominion—not the individual. This is why ancient Israel was organized by tribes and households. Men represented their families at the city gates.

“Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.”
— Proverbs 31:23

God’s pattern has always been covenantal and familial, not democratic and individualistic. The father, as the head of his house, bears the responsibility to speak, act, and rule on behalf of his wife and children. This includes religious life, economic life, and civil engagement.

The modern individualistic vote atomizes the household, fractures unity, and empowers children and wives to act in rebellion against the father’s leadership. A daughter may vote against her father’s values. A wife may cancel her husband’s vote at the polls. A household becomes a civil war.

This is not the way of the Lord.

In the Great Order, the household speaks with one voice, under one head. Whether in private worship or public witness, the patriarch governs, and the family follows.

VII. Let the Women Return to Strength

To say a woman should not vote is not to say she is weak. Quite the opposite. It is to return her to her proper sphere of dominion: the home. Scripture does not silence women—it dignifies them by placing them where their gifts bear fruit.

“The wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.”
— Proverbs 14:1

Let her build. Let her nurture. Let her train the next generation of rulers. This is real dominion—not illusionary political participation.

The modern woman may boast of her vote, but her home lies in ruins. Her womb is barren. Her children are strangers. Her marriage is shattered. What has the vote gained her? A louder voice in a collapsing civilization.

Christian woman, you are not called to vote, you are called to obey. You are not called to campaign, you are called to build. You are not called to legislate, you are called to labor in love.

Return to your first ministry: the home. Rejoice in your place. Your crown is not political power—it is children, submission, and faithfulness.

“Not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.”
— 1 Timothy 2:9–10

VIII. The Way Forward: Order in Exile

The Christian man today must walk wisely. He must navigate a hostile culture with clarity and conviction. Though the world has made voting a right, he must remember that his household operates under heaven’s laws, not man’s.

So:

  • If your wife desires to vote, teach her. Lead her. If permitted, let her vote only in submission to your headship, and according to righteousness.
  • If you abstain from voting altogether, so be it, but ensure your abstention is principled, not passive.
  • Train your sons to rule. Teach them that voting is not a birthright but a duty of headship. One day, they will carry the weight of representing your house.
  • Teach your daughters that their strength is not in influence over men, but in obedience to God and service to their homes.

And above all—build. Build households that defy feminism by their very existence. Build homes where ballots are irrelevant, because God’s Word rules.

IX. Conclusion: Votes Fade—But Order Remains

The vote is a flicker. A civilization may be won or lost at the ballot box, but it is built or destroyed at the dinner table. The true power is in the household. And the household thrives only under God’s order.

Let the feminists rage. Let the statists mock. Let the weak men surrender. We will not!

We are not interested in permission from Washington. We have a mandate from the Word.

Women were not created to rule, but to reflect the glory of their husbands, to nurture life, and to model godly submission.

Let the households of God stand tall once more, with fathers who rule, mothers who build, and children who obey.

Let the Great Order rise again!

“He that ruleth his house well, having his children in subjection with all gravity… For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?”
 — 1 Timothy 3:4–5

Soli Deo Gloria.

Polygamy, Religion, Social Topics

“The Last Rodeo” —A Stirring Testament to Headship, Legacy, and the Restoration of God’s Order

18 Comments

Movie Review by: Lord Redbeard 

The Last Rodeo is not merely a film, it is a providential parable draped in denim and dust, a cry from the heart of America’s dying masculine spirit, and a timely call to restore the righteous headship of the patriarch in a generation gone astray.

Joe Wainwright, played masterfully by Neal McDonough, embodies the kind of man our world desperately lacks: a weathered but unbroken patriarch willing to bleed for his household. After losing his beloved wife to cancer, Joe is left alone; grieving not just the loss of a woman, but the collapse of the ordered home she helped him maintain. With no additional wives to bear the burden of mothering his still-young daughter, the structure of his household was fractured. A man should never leave his family, certainly not his children with a single pillar of support. That is the painful lesson quietly tucked in the background of Joe’s story.

His daughter, now grown, bears the scars of this imbalance.

Lacking a mother’s guidance and nurture, especially in those tender years, she grows into a woman unwed, unsupported, and spiritually adrift. It is not hard to see how the absence of feminine reinforcement under male headship left her vulnerable, unequipped to discern or submit to a worthy man.

In this vacuum, Joe steps in once again as head, not just as father, but as surrogate husband in terms of protection and provision, bearing the weight his daughter’s own absent husband should have carried.

This is Biblical patriarchy in action: a father refusing to relinquish responsibility, even when the structure below him falters. Joe does not pity himself. He rises, acts, and reclaims dominion. That is the true measure of a man, not his ease, but his endurance; not his wealth, but his willingness to suffer for those under his care.

And suffer he does. The script does not sugarcoat the emotional ache of widowhood, nor the isolation a man feels when he has no one to comfort him. One wife, no matter how precious, cannot carry the burden of a lifetime alone. This is the unspoken cost of monogamy, especially in an age when men are expected to go it alone after a loss. 

Joe has no other wife to manage the house, to care for him, to counsel him, to help steward his daughter, or simply to sit with him in silence as he mourns. That loneliness haunts the film, and rightfully so. It is a quiet indictment of the one-woman-only tradition that has left many patriarchs exposed.

No patriarch walks alone, and The Last Rodeo wisely includes a figure often forgotten in today’s hyper-individualistic narratives, the faithful friend. Joe’s companion throughout the film (Charlie) is not merely comic relief or a background prop; he is a pillar in Joe’s lonely world, a living reminder that masculine headship thrives best in brotherhood.

While Joe shoulders the burdens of grief, provision, and legacy, Charlie stands beside him with quiet strength, offering counsel, encouragement, and a kind of spiritual camaraderie that every man needs. This man is not his wife, nor a replacement for her,  he is something distinct and vitally necessary: a fellow patriarch who reinforces rather than competes. He listens without emasculating Joe, advises without undermining, and supports without usurping.

In an age when most men are isolated and stripped of godly male fellowship, Charlie models the kind of masculine loyalty that mirrors the brotherhood of David and Jonathan, loyal unto death, bound not by blood but by principle. He is the friend that Proverbs 18:24 speaks of: “there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”

When Joe doubts, his friend steadies him. When Joe wavers, his friend nudges him forward. When Joe prepares for his final ride, Charlie is there, not to stop him, but to see him through. His presence testifies to the reality that true masculinity is not solitary bravado, but a covenantal network of men who fear God, bear burdens, and strengthen one another’s resolve.

In a world that has all but erased male friendship rooted in virtue and purpose, Charlie’s quiet faithfulness is a blazing reminder: no patriarch should lead alone. And if we are to restore the Great Order, we must not only raise up strong men, but surround them with brothers willing to hold them up when their arms grow weary.

God honors responsibility. Joe is not rewarded because of ease or worldly privilege, he is rewarded because he acts as a man ought. He steps into the ring; literally and figuratively, to win back a future for his grandson. The surgery his grandson needs seems impossible, but Joe puts his life on the line in one last act of sacrificial headship. And through his courage and obedience, God makes a way.

Just like Abraham raised the knife in obedience before God stayed his hand, Joe takes the ride, trusting in Providence. And Providence delivers. The funds for the surgery come, not through government handouts or pity, but through the dignity of labor and the fierce loyalty of a grandfather who refuses to abandon his post.

The Last Rodeo reminds us that the household is God’s holy institution, and when a man dares to act in faith, by stepping into headship, by protecting, providing, and persevering, God honors that faith. Joe’s story is not one of perfection, but of order being restored one act at a time. He reclaims what was broken by taking hold of what he never should have let go, his role as patriarch, even when it costs him everything.

Health, Religion, Science

Daily Bread: The Sacred Duty of the Godly Wife

38 Comments

Restoring the Dignity of Provision, One Loaf at a Time

In an age of fast food, artificial ingredients, and microwave meals, the holy rhythm of daily bread has been forgotten. Supermarkets boast aisles of pre-sliced, sugar-filled bread in plastic bags that can sit for weeks without molding—evidence not of nourishment, but of chemical preservation and spiritual neglect. This is not progress. It is decay.

But in the house of the righteous, order must return—and with it, the smell of flour, yeast, and truth rising warm from the oven.

I. Bread in the Bible: A Symbol of Provision, Presence, and Prayer

Throughout Scripture, bread is not a side dish—it is a symbol of life itself. When God fed Israel in the wilderness, He gave them manna—heavenly bread—daily. When Elijah was in despair, the Lord restored him not with words alone, but with fresh bread baked on hot stones (1 Kings 19:6). And when Christ taught His disciples to pray, He commanded, “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11).

Bread is covenantal. It is sacred. The priests of Israel kept the “showbread” before the Lord in the temple as a sign of God’s ongoing presence (Leviticus 24:5–9). Christ Himself declared, “I am the bread of life” (John 6:35). And when He offered His body, He broke bread and gave it to His disciples. Bread is not empty ritual. It is revelation.

For the godly wife, this is more than symbolic. Her daily baking becomes a holy rhythm—her hands kneading out not just dough, but love, loyalty, and legacy.

“She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household.” – Proverbs 31:15

The modern woman may mock. But the Proverbs 31 woman bakes.

II. The Historical Norm: Women and the Sacred Task of Breadmaking

For millennia, the hearth was the heart of the home—and breadmaking was the crown of a woman’s daily labor. From ancient Israel to early America, from agrarian Europe to the pioneers of the frontier, women fed their households by rising early, grinding grain, preparing dough, and baking loaves.

It was not seen as drudgery. It was honored as duty. Bread was not an accessory to meals—it was the meal. Thick slices of whole wheat bread, eaten with soups, stews, or buttered with lard and honey, gave strength to farmers, soldiers, children, and builders.

In early America, meat was scarce, sugar was rare, and convenience did not exist. But the people were stronger, leaner, and more enduring. They ate what they grew, stored what they harvested, and baked their own bread. And it was the wife who governed that economy with grace and grit.

Modern feminists mock this labor. But God honors it.

A woman who bakes bread daily testifies to her dominion, her foresight, her affection. She brings rhythm to the household and substance to the table. She does not rely on preservatives, factories, or government supply chains. She creates, she blesses, she builds.

III. The Nutritional Reality: Whole Bread Nourishes, Store-Bought Bread Poisons

Modern “bread” is a fraud.

Most commercial loaves are not bread in any biblical or historical sense. They are loaded with refined sugar, bleached flour, hydrogenated oils, soy lecithin, emulsifiers, and preservatives. They are franken-foods engineered for shelf life, not life-giving nourishment.

In contrast, real bread—freshly made from stone-ground whole wheat, salt, water, and yeast—is a complete food. It is rich in:

  • B vitamins for energy and brain health
  • Fiber for digestion and blood sugar regulation
  • Protein for tissue repair
  • Trace minerals like selenium, magnesium, and zinc

Real bread, when fermented properly or made with sourdough, also aids digestion and unlocks nutrients by breaking down phytic acid in the grain. It was designed by God to be the foundation of man’s physical sustenance—and it is no coincidence that Jesus called Himself the Bread of Life.

Feeding a family store-bought white bread is like feeding them cardboard and calling it provision. It fills the stomach, but weakens the body. It mimics the form, but lacks the substance.

The godly wife rejects this counterfeit. She returns to the ancient wisdom of fresh, whole bread. She feeds her family not for convenience, but for strength.

IV. Spiritual Formation Through Physical Routine

When a woman makes bread each day, she is doing more than preparing food—she is building her household with wisdom (Proverbs 14:1). The dough rising in the bowl is matched by the spiritual rising of order in her home.

Children remember the smell of their mother’s bread. They remember helping knead the dough, watching it rise, waiting for the oven timer, and hearing her voice call them to the table.

These memories are anchors. They form the soul. They train the heart in patience, gratitude, and honor. And they teach by experience what many only learn by sermon: that God is good, faithful, and generous in provision.

Baking bread is not just about nutrition. It is discipleship. It is routine becoming ritual, and ritual becoming identity.

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” – Matthew 4:4

Yet God does provide both bread and Word—and He expects His people to steward both.

V. The Wife as Nourisher, Discipler, and Guardian of the Table

It is not accidental that in Scripture, women are so often found preparing food, while men are found protecting or providing for the household. God has ordained a natural order: the man governs the gates; the woman governs the table. Each role is glorious in its own domain.

The woman who feeds her household well participates in the priesthood of the home. She is not just a cook. She is a nourisher of kings, prophets, and future patriarchs. She disciples her children through the daily discipline of food. She communicates God’s order, love, and dependability through her presence at the hearth.

She doesn’t rely on takeout. She doesn’t surrender this sacred trust to government or industry. She does what her grandmothers did, and what her daughters will remember.

“She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy… Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” – Proverbs 31:20,25

The woman who bakes daily bread does not fear the future. She has grain in the pantry, a loaf in the oven, and the peace of a well-fed household under her care.

VI. Let the Loaves Rise Again

Let the feminists call it slavery. Let the world call it backward. Let the progressive call it inefficient.

But let the wise woman rise—with the sun, with her flour, with her apron dusted and her hands ready.

Let her bake not out of guilt, but out of glory. Not from pressure, but from purpose. Let her revive what was lost, redeem what was mocked, and rebuild what was forgotten.

Because when the bread rises in the oven, so does the strength of the home.

When the mother bakes, the children remember.

When the family gathers to break bread, heaven touches earth.

And when a godly woman kneads her dough with prayer, faith, and diligence, she fulfills one of the oldest, most sacred duties given to womanhood by God.

Let the ovens be lit. Let the wheat be milled. Let the loaves rise again.

For this, too, is dominion. This is The Great Order!

Conspiracies, History, Politics, Religion, Social Topics

The Real Pay Gap: How Men Labor While Women Reap

30 Comments

“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground…”
— Genesis 3:19

For decades, the feminists have wailed their favorite grievance: the “gender pay gap.” They have weaponized a misleading statistic—that women make “77 cents on the dollar” compared to men—and turned it into a battering ram against patriarchy, biblical order, and masculine dominion.

But like most feminist talking points, this one withers under the heat of Scripture, truth, and reality.

The truth is this: there is no unjust gender pay gap. What we find, instead, is a work gap, a risk gap, and a responsibility gap—and in each case, it is men who bear the burden. Men work longer hours, take more dangerous jobs, build and maintain the infrastructure of civilization, and carry the weight of provision. And yet, the modern system subsidizes, privileges, and protects women in the workforce far beyond what their labor merits.

The so-called “gender pay gap” is not a sign of oppression. It is a manipulated statistic used to justify rebellion against God’s order.

Let us examine this issue through three lenses:

I. Scripture and the Created Order

Men Are Called to Toil, Provide, and Rule

From the beginning, God assigned the burden of labor to man:

“And unto Adam he said… cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life… In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.”
— Genesis 3:17–19

It was to Adam, not Eve, that God gave the curse of toil. It was the man who was to labor, bleed, and bear the weight of provision. The woman, in contrast, was assigned the domain of home and childbearing:

“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children…”
— Genesis 3:16

In God’s design, man goes out to provide and protect. Woman stays in, to nurture and build the household. This division is not oppressive—it is ordered, sacred, and life-giving.

The modern attempt to drag women into male roles—into combat, coal mines, skyscraper construction, and executive boardrooms—does not liberate them. It degrades them. It robs both man and woman of their glory.

Wives Are Not Independent Providers

The Proverbs 31 woman is often cited by egalitarians as a model of female entrepreneurship. But what they forget is this: she operates under the covering of her husband.

“The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her… She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.”
— Proverbs 31:11, 16

Her industry is not rebellion—it is aligned with her husband’s house. She does not have a separate career or independent economic identity. She is fruitful within the household economy.

She does not march into the world demanding equal pay. She builds for her family, under headship.

II. The Myth of the Wage Gap

What the Numbers Actually Say

The 77–82 cent statistic often cited in media reports is not a comparison of men and women doing the same jobs for the same hours. It is a raw average across all jobs, hours, choices, and experience levels.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), when controlling for hours worked, experience, occupation, education, and other relevant factors, the gap shrinks to less than 5 cents, and in some cases, women earn more than men in comparable roles.

Research from Harvard University economist Claudia Goldin—no friend of patriarchy—acknowledged:

“Much of the gender pay gap is the result of differences in work experience, job flexibility preferences, and occupation, rather than overt discrimination.”

Translation: women choose different careers. They work fewer hours. They prioritize family, flexibility, and stability. And they get paid accordingly.

The problem is not injustice. It is that women are not men—and thank God for that.

Women Are Paid More Than They Should Be

Far from being oppressed, many women are overpaid, coddled, and favored by HR departments eager to hit “diversity” quotas.

A 2023 study by Glassdoor found that in many industries, women now out-earn men when comparing younger workers or new hires. Fields like healthcare administration, social work, and education show female advantage in both pay and promotion.

And when benefits, time off, and job perks are included, the picture gets worse.

Women:

  • Take more sick days (and get paid for them)
  • Use more maternity leave (often fully paid)
  • Work fewer overtime hours
  • Refuse dangerous or strenuous tasks
  • Are less likely to relocate for work

Yet they are often shielded from layoffs, promoted faster, and praised more loudly—for less risk and lower output.

This is not equality. This is preferential treatment.

III. Men Do the Dirty Work of Civilization

Who Builds and Maintains the World?

The world women live in—safe, structured, and supplied—is built by men.

Consider these fields:

  • Construction: 90–95% male
  • Electricians: 98% male
  • Plumbers: 97% male
  • Oil and Gas Workers: 95%+ male
  • Garbage Collectors: 99% male
  • Roofers, Welders, Truck Drivers: 90%+ male

These jobs are physically taxing, dangerous, and often thankless. Men die in mines, fall from scaffolds, suffer in trenches—not because of oppression, but because they are obeying the mandate to labor and provide.

And while women demand “equal pay,” few demand equal risk.

You will not find feminist protests demanding inclusion in sewer repair, high-rise window cleaning, or long-haul trucking.

Women want equal reward, but not equal sacrifice.

Death and Injury on the Job

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

  • 93% of workplace fatalities are men
  • Men account for the vast majority of serious injuries, chemical exposure, falls, burns, and machinery accidents

Men die at work so women can sit at climate-controlled desks writing articles about how unfair it is.

This is not justice—it is mockery.

IV. The Feminization of the Workforce

Women in Positions They Should Not Hold

As the feminist regime pushes women into every sector, we are witnessing a tragic devolution of work:

  • Police departments now hire petite women who cannot physically subdue a violent suspect.
  • Military branches lower physical standards to accommodate female recruits.
  • Corporate boards select women for “gender balance,” not merit.
  • STEM programs receive millions in incentives to boost female enrollment—often at the expense of more qualified men.

This is not competence. This is chaos.

And when things collapse—when the power grid fails, or the rioters breach the gates—it will not be the HR specialist or the DEI officer who restores order. It will be the men, with shovels and guns, returning to do the job they were always called to do.

A Return to Biblical Division of Labor

The answer is not for women to be “paid more.” The answer is for women to return to the sphere where they are most powerful: the home.

“That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home…”
— Titus 2:4–5

The house is a kingdom. The wife is a queen—not of commerce, but of nurture, beauty, and order. She governs her children. She blesses her husband. She builds generational strength.

Let the man go to the field. Let the woman tend the hearth. This is not oppression. This is the Great Order.

V. Historical Context: The Household Economy

Before the Corporate World

In pre-industrial society, men and women worked together, not in separate economic spheres. A man might be a farmer, a blacksmith, a baker—and his wife would assist, manage, and contribute as part of the household economy.

But she did not have a “career.” She did not “negotiate her salary.” She built alongside her husband and trained daughters to do the same.

Even in the early 1800s, most women worked at home, not for strangers. The Industrial Revolution, and later, World War II, lured women out of the household and into factories. The state encouraged it. The corporations rewarded it. And the family collapsed.

The Result of Two-Income Households

What have we gained?

  • Broken homes: Dual-income families mean less time, less unity, less order.
  • Struggling men: Young men are displaced, under-employed, and depressed.
  • Higher costs: Inflation adjusted to double incomes—so now it requires two incomes just to survive.
  • Weakened faith: Church attendance, family worship, and Christian education suffer.

The world told women to “lean in.” And they did. Right off a cliff.

VI. Where Do We Go from Here?

Men Must Lead, Not Compete

Christian men must stop arguing with feminist logic. Stop trying to “prove” your worth in a rigged system. Stop competing with your wife for income and status.

Rule your house. Provide for your own. Lead with quiet strength.

“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
— 1 Timothy 5:8

Your worth is not in your salary. It is in your stewardship.

Women Must Return Home

If you are a Christian woman reading this, hear this in love:

You were not made to compete with men. You were not made to chase titles, careers, or paychecks. You were made to build a home. To nurture life. To serve God under the headship of a righteous man.

You may earn less. But you will build more.

Let your work be eternal, not transactional.

The Church Must Repent

Many churches have accepted the feminist framework. They praise “working moms,” promote “career ministries,” and boast about “female leadership.”

But the fruit is bitter.

The Church must return to preaching headship, submission, and household dominion. The Church must honor the mother at home as much as the missionary abroad.

Conclusion: There Is No Pay Gap—Only an Order Gap

The lie of the gender pay gap is a smokescreen. It hides the deeper issue: rebellion against order.

Men were made to work and bleed for their homes. Women were made to nurture and beautify their homes. When each walks in obedience, the fruit is peace, strength, and joy.

But when women usurp male roles, and men become passive or resentful, the result is confusion.

There is no wage gap that submission and dominion won’t fix.

Let the feminists rage. Let the government subsidize rebellion. Let the world fall deeper into delusion.

We will build households where men provide, women nurture, and the economy is not built on dollars—but on faithfulness.

Let the Great Order rise.

Soli Deo Gloria.

Polygamy, Religion, Social Topics

The Lasting Consequences of Disobedience — Even After Repentance

28 Comments

It is a beautiful truth that God redeems sinners. He washes the unclean, restores the broken, and welcomes the prodigal. But this truth must be balanced with another: while forgiveness is instant, consequences often linger for a lifetime. The grace of God removes our guilt, but it does not always remove the scars and consequences of our choices. For both men and women, especially in our modern age of rebellion against Biblical order, sin leaves deep and lasting effects.

When Christians wake up to the truth—embracing Biblical patriarchy, godly family order, and the call to dominion—they often do so after years, sometimes decades, of walking in ignorance or willful rebellion. And even after they turn to righteousness, they must live with the fruit of former sins. This is not punishment—it is God’s discipline, the natural outworking of His law.

Let us consider these consequences in greater detail.

I: Broken Foundations: The Haunting Echoes of Upbringing

Many Christians come from homes with no structure, no Biblical order, and no clear vision of God’s purpose for the family. The father was passive or absent altogether. The mother was overbearing or emotionally unstable. The children were raised on television, public schools, and godless philosophies. This chaotic upbringing forms the mental and emotional framework for life.

Even after repentance, Christians must unlearn years or even decades of disorder. Men must discover how to lead, not from instinct, but from scratch. Women must retrain their affections, shifting from independence and emotionalism to submission and nurturing strength. The habits of the flesh do not vanish in an instant. And the deeper the corruption, the longer the detox period. It is an unfortunate truth that childhood trauma, fatherlessness and feminist indoctrination do not disappear simply because one discovers the truth.

II: The Wounds of Fornication and Divorce

The sexual sins of youth or years gone by leave invisible, but often irreversible wounds.

For Women: Promiscuity hardens the heart, confuses the soul, and damages the body. Women who have shared themselves with many men often suffer from emotional numbness, broken trust,depression, loneliness, lack of true connection and deep shame. Even when they marry a godly man later, they struggle to fully bond with him. Their ability to submit is fractured by years of being used and using others. Their reproductive health can also suffer from things like STDs, hormonal imbalance, miscarriages, or infertility. These often result from prior sins, hormonal contraception, medications, vaginal trauma, rape, abuse and other activities not found in a healthy Biblical marriage. Divorce, especially if it includes fornication, adultery or sexual abuse leaves spiritual and emotional trauma that may affect their ability to love, nurture, trust or conceive again.

For Men: Lustful living reshapes the man’s understanding of women, sex, and marriage. He may bring past memories, expectations, or emotional detachment into a godly union. He may carry guilt over children conceived in sin or the pain of abandoned relationships. If he has divorced, he may have legal and financial obligations to another woman and children who no longer honor him. These are chains that rarely break completely.

III: Barren Wombs and Shattered Homes: Physical and Reproductive Consequences

Sin is not just spiritual—it is embodied. It leaves marks on the flesh.

For women, the consequences can be tragic:

Improper nutrition as a child, being overweight as a young woman, even wearing tight pants can lead to permanently lowered hormone levels resulting in thyroid problems, PCOS, Osteoporosis, ovarian cysts and a myriad of other medical related reproductive issues.

Years of contraceptive and prescription drug use damages the womb, hormone levels and reproductive processes.

Multiple sexual partners increase the risk of cervical disease and reproductive complications.

Abortion leaves not only a moral wound, but physical and psychological trauma.

A woman who waits too long to marry, due to career or feminism, may find herself past her childbearing years when she finally repents and embraces her proper place in the Biblical family.

Even those who can still bear children may find it difficult to conceive or carry them to term. This is not a failure of God, but the natural result of years spent outside His design.

For men, consequences often show in diminished strength, infertility, or sexual dysfunction—often due to pornography, masturbation, or fornication. These acts literally rewire the brain and poison the body. Even after turning from them, many men carry the shame and weakness of these actions with them for years.

IV: Divided Loyalties and Mixed Households

The man who repents later in life may be married to a wife who does not share his faith or his newfound patriarchal convictions. His children may already be raised in feminist or secular ideologies. He may try to lead, but his wife resists. He may try to teach, but his children mock him. The home becomes a battlefield, and the patriarch is outnumbered in his own house.

This is the fruit of marrying outside the faith or choosing a spouse based on worldly standards. The man cannot simply erase his past. He must now lead through resistance and live with the pain of a house that was not built on the rock.

In polygynous households, the damage can be multiplied if wives were previously divorced, wounded by sin, or carry feminist assumptions. The patriarch must shepherd them gently, but firmly, knowing that the dysfunctions of their past may take time to heal.

V: Emotional Entanglements and Soul Ties

Many Christians do not realize that sexual intimacy creates soul ties—deep, spiritual connections that linger even after the relationship ends. Women, especially, carry memories, emotions, and guilt from past relationships into their current lives. These can surface in moments of conflict, insecurity, or desire for escape.

Repentant Christians must fight against these ties through prayer, fasting, and renewing the mind. But the residue of past sin clings closely. In marriage, it may cause coldness, suspicion, or recurring temptation. These are the lasting effects of rebellion and sin.

VI: Weakened Witness and Limited Authority

A Christian who has lived much of life in rebellion, even if now walking righteously, often has a compromised witness. The world—and even the church—remembers his past. If he was a coward, a fornicator, a divorced man, or an absent father, his ability to lead and teach may be limited. He may be forgiven by God, but not by men.

Similarly, a woman who has publicly embraced feminism or rebellion, especially if she divorced a good man or defied Biblical teaching. She will struggle to be seen as a model of Biblical womanhood, no matter how sincerely she repents. She may never teach younger women or mentor wives in the way she could have if she had obeyed earlier.

VII: Limited Time and Lost Opportunities

A man who discovers Biblical order at 40, 50, 60 cannot build the same household a 20-year-old can. He has fewer childbearing years left with his wife (or wives), less strength to build an enterprise, and limited time to raise sons into maturity. He may do much, but he will always be catching up.

A woman who repents at 30, 40 may be beyond her childbearing prime. She may deeply desire children, but have no husband. Or, worse, she may have children from a previous sinful relationship, complicating her future prospects. She may desire to serve a godly man, but her history makes her an uncertain foundation for a fruitful household.

VIII: The Hope of Redemption and the Call to Build Anyway

Despite all these consequences, God is not mocked, but He is also merciful. The repentant man or woman is not cast away. They may not reclaim the years the locust has eaten, but they can still plant seeds for a future harvest.

The man with a checkered past may raise up sons who will surpass him.

The barren woman may disciple younger women or adopt and nurture the fatherless.

The broken family may, by God’s grace, become a beacon of healing and order for others.

The latecomer may have less time, but greater fire. And a short life of righteous order is better than a long life of compromise.

Our sins have consequences, but obedience still bears fruit. What we build today can and will echo into eternity!

Politics, Polygamy, Religion, Social Topics

Veiled Glory: The Case for Christian Women Wearing Head Coverings

71 Comments

Reclaiming a Forgotten Sign of Order, Honor, and Holy Femininity

In a world obsessed with visibility, defiance, and autonomy, the act of a woman veiling her head in reverence to God’s design is a bold declaration of countercultural obedience. It is not a relic of a bygone era; it is a signpost of heavenly order. For the faithful Christian woman, the head covering is not just fabric. It is a banner of glory, humility, and strength.

This practice, largely abandoned in the modern West, is not cultural baggage to be discarded, but a Biblical mandate to be recovered. For those with ears to hear, the head covering is a call to restore the visible markers of God’s unchanging order in the family and in the church.

I. The Biblical Foundation: 1 Corinthians 11

The clearest instruction regarding head coverings is found in 1 Corinthians 11:2–16, where the Apostle Paul lays out God’s hierarchy and how it is to be visibly displayed in worship.

“But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.” – 1 Corinthians 11:3

The head covering is not about fashion or ancient culture. It is a visual testimony of the divine hierarchy:

  • God
  • Christ
  • Man
  • Woman

Paul is explicit: a woman covering her head in worship honors her husband (or male head), while an uncovered head dishonors him (v. 5). The covering is a sign of submission, just as a man’s uncovered head honors Christ.

“For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.” – 1 Corinthians 11:10

This strange and often overlooked phrase points to the spiritual weight of the head covering. It is not just social. It is angelic, cosmic, and theological. The covering is a sign of authority, not of weakness. It signifies the woman’s place under God’s order, and her access to God’s power.

Paul never roots this command in culture, but in creation:

“For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man… For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head.” – 1 Corinthians 11:8–10

The argument is grounded in Genesis, not in Greco-Roman fashion. Paul appeals to the created distinction between man and woman as permanent, not transient. The covering is a symbolic affirmation of that order.

II. The Practical Purpose: Visible Submission and Reverent Femininity

Why is this necessary?

Because submission is not just a private heart posture. It is a public confession. In the gathered assembly of saints, where Christ is proclaimed, prayers are lifted, and spiritual authority is exercised—symbols matter. Just as baptism signifies union with Christ, and the Lord’s Supper proclaims His death, so the head covering visibly proclaims that the woman understands and honors her God-ordained place.

In a culture where rebellion is glamorized and androgyny is celebrated; the covered head is a form of holy protest. It testifies:

  • That woman is not autonomous.
  • That man is her head under Christ.
  • That gender distinction is beautiful and good.
  • That reverence, not assertion, is the glory of femininity.

The modern church may have abandoned the practice, but Paul’s words remain unchanged. The woman who obeys them displays her glory in submission, not in visibility.

“For the woman is the glory of the man.” – 1 Corinthians 11:7

Her head is not unveiled to project herself; it is veiled to proclaim God’s order.

III. The Historical Witness: 2,000 Years of Christian Practice

Until the 20th century, head coverings were universally practiced by Christian women across cultures and denominations. From the early church to the Puritans, from the Eastern Orthodox to the Anabaptists, the testimony is unanimous.

Early Church Fathers affirmed it:

  • Tertullian (3rd century) wrote that women should cover not only in worship but habitually, saying: “She ought to be veiled not only in the church but in every place.”
  • John Chrysostom (4th century) taught that the veil was not about shame, but honor.

The Reformers upheld it:

  • John Calvin argued that the veil was not optional, saying: “If women show their hair in public, they blur the line between sexes.”

Historic Protestantism taught it:

  • The Puritans considered the veil part of reverent worship.
  • Early American churches saw it as basic Christian modesty.

It was only in the mid-20th century, with the rise of feminism and the sexual revolution, that the head covering all but disappeared from most churches—especially in the West. It was not theology that changed. It was cultural compromise.

IV. The Modern Objections Answered

Many Christians today dismiss head coverings with several common objections. But these fail the test of Scripture, logic, and history.

“It was cultural, not eternal.”

Paul explicitly grounds his teaching in creation, not culture (1 Corinthians 11:8–9). He does not say, “This is Corinthian custom.” He says, “This is because of God’s design.”

Furthermore, if we say head coverings were cultural, we must also throw out:

  • Male headship (v. 3)
  • The role of angels (v. 10)
  • Gender distinctions in hair and clothing (v. 14–15)

The logic unravels. To deny the veil as a permanent sign is to open the door to denying headship itself.

“The hair is the covering.”

Paul distinguishes between two coverings in the same passage:

  • The hair is a woman’s natural covering, her glory (v. 15).
  • The veil or fabric is an additional covering during worship (v. 6).

If hair alone were sufficient, Paul would not say:

“If a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off.” – 1 Corinthians 11:6

This makes no sense if the hair is the covering. Rather, Paul treats them separately—natural hair as a permanent covering, and a veil as a voluntary sign of submission in worship.

“We are not under law.”

Correct—we are not justified by law. But this is not about legalism. It is about order and obedience. The same Paul who wrote Romans also wrote 1 Corinthians. Grace does not negate commands—it empowers obedience.

V. The Symbolism of the Veil: Modesty, Mystery, and Beauty

The head covering is not a sign of inferiority. It is a sign of sacred distinction. Just as the Ark of the Covenant was veiled, just as the Holy of Holies was hidden behind the curtain, so the godly woman covers her glory in reverence to her God and head.

It is not to hide beauty, but to sanctify it.

It is not to suppress the woman, but to exalt her role in God’s design.

Where the world says, “Show yourself,” the veil says, “Glory withheld is glory magnified.” Where the feminist says, “I answer to no one,” the covered woman says, “I honor my husband, and in doing so, I honor Christ.”

The veil is a quiet thunderclap of defiance against the rebellion of our age.

VI. The Practical Application: When and How Should Women Cover?

Biblically, the covering is explicitly required “when praying or prophesying” (1 Corinthians 11:5). This implies:

  • During worship
  • During any time of vocal public prayer or exhortation
  • Possibly during private devotion, though this is less clear

Many women choose to wear a covering throughout the day, especially when around others, as a constant testimony of their submission and womanhood. Others wear it during church services or prayer meetings. The key is not the frequency but the faithfulness of the sign.

The type of covering is not specified, but modesty and clarity are key. It should be obvious that the woman is veiling her head, not accessorizing.

Common options include:

  • Soft veils or mantillas
  • Simple scarves or wraps
  • Bonnets or snoods in traditional styles

The goal is not fashion, but reverence.

VII. The Witness of the Veil in a Rebellious Culture

In a day when gender confusion, sexual rebellion, and feminist ideology dominate every sphere, the sight of a woman quietly covering her head in submission to God and her husband is a sermon in itself.

It testifies:

  • That gender is not fluid.
  • That headship is not abuse, it is glory.
  • That woman’s power lies not in asserting equality, but in embracing design.
  • That the created order is still good, still binding, and still beautiful.

The woman who covers her head tells the world: “I belong to God, and I honor His order.”

This witness is not loud, but it is unmistakable.

VIII. The Restoration of Order Begins in the Home and the Church

When women veil their heads in obedience to Scripture, they help restore the visible, embodied order of God’s kingdom. They remind men of their duty to lead. They encourage other women to return to submission and modesty. They bless their children with a visual testimony of God’s good design.

“Let all things be done decently and in order.” – 1 Corinthians 14:40

Order is not legalism. It is beauty. And the veil is a token of that order.

In an age of confusion, God is raising up women of clarity. Women who are not afraid to be seen as old-fashioned. Women who understand that a covered head is a covered heart, a heart that fears the Lord.

Conclusion: The Covered Head as a Crown of Honor

The woman who veils her head does not lose her dignity—she displays it.

She does not hide in shame; she stands in honor.

She does not follow man, she obeys God.

Let the churches return to obedience. Let the women return to reverence. Let the covered head return—not as a legalistic burden, but as a joyful sign of restored glory.

For in covering her head, the Christian woman declares with her life:

“I receive my place. I honor my head. I magnify my Lord.”

Let her be praised.

Health, Politics, Religion, Social Topics

The State Is Not Your Shepherd

24 Comments

Why Christians Must Reject Welfare and Government Dependency

In our age of moral collapse and bureaucratic bloat, the godly man must ask a pressing question: Who is my provider? Is it God, or government? Is it the household, or the welfare office? Is it the family, or the bureaucrat?

The answer cuts to the heart of The Great Order. A people cannot serve two masters. A man cannot declare Christ as King and Caesar as provider. A household cannot be ruled by the Spirit of God and subsidized by the spirit of Mammon. The time has come to declare war on every form of statist dependence that has poisoned the modern Christian household.

I. The Biblical Order: Family First, Church Second, State Last

From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture paints a clear picture of responsibility and provision. God did not design the civil government to feed, clothe, educate, or shelter His people. He gave that task to fathers, mothers, extended families, and local churches. The household, not the bureaucracy, is the backbone of civilization.

“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.” – 1 Timothy 5:8

In God’s economy:

  • The father is the head and provider of his house.
  • The mother is the manager and nourisher of the home.
  • The church is the safety net for widows, orphans, and the truly destitute.
  • The state is the sword-bearer to punish evildoers, not the cradle of economic provision (Romans 13:4).

When a man abdicates his provision to the state, he is not just making a financial decision—he is committing spiritual treason. He trades the glory of fatherhood for a government handout. He forfeits his role as king and priest for the pity of politicians.

II. Government Welfare Is a False Gospel

At its core, welfare is not just a system, it is a rival religion. It preaches a gospel of dependency, promises salvation through taxation, and delivers counterfeit mercy through coercion.

Instead of calling men to repentance and labor, it pays them to remain idle. Instead of rewarding marriage and family order, it penalizes it. Instead of honoring multi-generational households, it fractures them. Instead of strengthening churches, it replaces them.

“The borrower is servant to the lender.” – Proverbs 22:7

Dependency on the state is slavery in slow motion. Every welfare check is a chain. Every food stamp a leash. Every subsidy an invitation to forget the God who gives bread in the wilderness.

The state offers welfare the same way Pharaoh offered leeks and garlic, at the price of freedom. It is a bribe to keep men quiet, families broken, and churches irrelevant.

III. Welfare Destroys the Household Economy

Welfare does not empower families, it destroys them. In the United States, federal welfare programs exploded in the 1960s with the promise to help the poor. But instead of lifting up the needy, they shattered the most vulnerable institution: the family.

  • In 1965, Black illegitimacy was around 25%. Today, it is over 70%—driven by fatherless homes, subsidized by welfare.
  • Welfare incentivizes single motherhood, discourages marriage, and punishes intact households through income-based penalties.
  • Men are driven out of the home so that women can qualify for more benefits.
  • Children grow up under the authority of social workers, not fathers.
  • The church, once the pillar of community charity, has become silent and sidelined.

This is not compassion. It is conquest. It is the intentional dismantling of Biblical order through dependency economics.

When God’s design for provision is reversed, families suffer, masculinity withers, and matriarchal welfare bureaucracies fill the vacuum.

IV. Early America: Strength Without Subsidy

The myth of government provision is a modern delusion. For most of human history, people survived—not through the state, but through strong households, churches, and communities.

In colonial and early American history:

  • Fathers worked land, ran shops, or practiced trades to feed their families.
  • Mothers cultivated gardens, made bread, and taught their children at home.
  • Children worked alongside parents, contributing from a young age.
  • Churches provided for widows, hosted communal meals, and cared for the poor directly—without a dime from Washington.
  • Communities helped each other in times of need without expecting bureaucratic intervention.

These families were poor by today’s standards, but they were rich in faith, discipline, and self-sufficiency. They raised warriors, not wards. They built churches, not case files. And when hard times came, they pulled together—not to vote for handouts, but to work, pray, and rebuild.

No Social Security. No food stamps. No unemployment insurance. And yet—they survived. Because they believed in God, not government.

V. Welfare Undermines the Fear of God

A man who fears God will work, give, and take responsibility. A man who trusts in the state will drift, consume, and make excuses.

Government dependency erodes moral character. It teaches men to expect something for nothing. It enables sloth. It undermines discipline. It feeds entitlement.

“If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.” – 2 Thessalonians 3:10

This is not cruelty. It is mercy. God’s law commands compassion—but it never authorizes laziness. The man who chooses idleness over labor should feel hunger—not because society is heartless, but because the hunger will drive him to repent and work.

Government support short-circuits this repentance. It allows a man to remain in sin while avoiding consequences. It teaches him to blame systems instead of fearing God.

A household built on government subsidy is not neutral—it is spiritually compromised.

VI. What About the Truly Needy?

Some will object: What about the widow? The orphan? The disabled?

Scripture answers clearly: such people are to be cared for by families first, churches second.

“Honor widows who are truly widows… But if any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened…” – 1 Timothy 5:3,16

This is God’s triage:

  1. Let sons and daughters care for their parents.
  2. Let extended family support the weak.
  3. Let the church provide charity with accountability.
  4. Only in the most exceptional of circumstances should civil aid even be considered—and never through centralized, pagan, tax-funded systems.

We must rebuild these structures. Let the church revive the diaconate. Let households create storehouses of food and savings. Let brothers and sisters bind together in mutual aid.

The answer to poverty is not more government—it is more order.

VII. Why Modern Christians Compromise

So why do so many professing Christians continue to feed at the government trough?

  • Fear: They fear hardship and don’t trust God to provide through family or labor.
  • Laziness: They prefer ease over effort.
  • Deception: They’ve been told welfare is a form of “justice.”
  • Worldliness: They no longer think like the Kingdom of God but like the kingdoms of men.

But in every case, the underlying problem is a failure of faith. They trust the bureaucracy more than the Bible. They believe the promise of politicians more than the promises of God.

“Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord.” – Jeremiah 17:5

The curse of statism is not just national—it is personal. It erodes a man’s soul, weakens his household, and places his children under the thumb of a rival authority.

VIII. Restoring Biblical Provision: The Path Forward

So what must be done?

1. Patriarchs Must Provide

Every Christian man must repent of passivity and take up the mantle of provision. He must labor with his hands, work with dignity, and build a household economy that does not need the state.

Even in hardship, he must refuse dependency. He must teach his sons to produce, not consume. He must store, save, plant, and build—so that his household is resilient and righteous.

2. Wives Must Rule the Kitchen, Not the Debit Card

Many modern women are complicit in statism through consumerism and waste. A godly wife must learn to stretch meals, preserve food, garden, and practice old-world frugality. She must reject the lie that government benefits are a form of “help” and embrace the glory of true provision under her husband’s leadership.

3. Churches Must Recover Charity and Discipline

The early church cared for its poor through structured accountability (Acts 6). The modern church must stop outsourcing compassion to Caesar and reclaim the ministry of mercy. That includes screening needs, requiring repentance, involving families, and calling men to responsibility.

4. Reject the Idolatry of Safety Nets

The Christian life is not safe. It is sacrificial. The patriarch must embrace risk, toil, and the potential for difficulty. He must teach his children that God provides through His order, not through the welfare state.

Let your household be known for its strength—not its benefits.

IX. Final Charge: Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve

It is time to draw a line in the sand.

You cannot build The Great Order with one hand in God’s Word and the other in the government treasury. You cannot preach Christ’s lordship while living off Caesar’s crumbs. You cannot restore patriarchy while letting the state nurse your children.

“Choose you this day whom ye will serve… but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” – Joshua 24:15

This is not just a spiritual declaration. It is a material separation. It means walking away from dependency. It means breaking ties with the state. It means building real provision through faith, labor, family, and the church.

Let the world call it foolish. Let your peers call it extreme.

But when the next collapse comes—when the digital IDs are issued, the food supply is choked, the money is controlled, and the freedom to dissent is revoked—it will be the man who trusted God and ruled his house who will stand firm.

His barns will be full. His children will be secure. His conscience will be clear. And his legacy will remain.

Because he did not bow to Pharaoh. He did not sell his household to the state. He did not wait for permission to obey God.

He stood.

Let that man be you.

Health, Religion, Social Topics

Sons of Responsibility, Daughters of Duty: Why Children Must Do Daily Chores

25 Comments

In a world collapsing under the weight of entitlement and indolence, there stands one simple, potent, and often overlooked discipline that once built civilizations and now could restore them: daily chores for children.

Yes—chores. The ancient, sacred act of children participating in the labor of the household, of being given tasks not as punishment, but as preparation. In former days, this was assumed. Today, it is scandalous.

But make no mistake: the decline of children doing chores is not just a minor cultural shift—it is a root cause of social decay. Where there is no training in labor, there will be no love of labor. Where there is no love of labor, there will be no builders, only consumers. No stewards, only dependents. No leaders, only idle, effeminate men and distracted, disorderly women.

Let the modern world scoff. Let soft parents protest. Let the child psychologists complain. As for us, we will return to the ancient paths, where children labored alongside their fathers and mothers—learning duty, order, responsibility, and the ways of God.

I. God’s Design: Children as Workers Within the Household

From the earliest pages of Scripture, work is not a punishment, but a purpose. Genesis 2:15 tells us, “And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.” Before the fall, there was labor. Man was created not for luxury, but for dominion.

That dominion mandate extends to the household. A Biblical home is not a vacation resort, but a training ground—a miniature kingdom under the rule of a patriarch, where all members contribute according to their capacity.

Children are not excluded from this. Proverbs 20:11 declares, “Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.” God does not consider children exempt from moral and productive labor. From their earliest years, they are to be formed in work and order.

Deuteronomy 6 commands fathers to teach the Law “diligently unto thy children,” not merely in words, but in lifestyle. And the Law included rhythms of farming, feasting, stewardship, and sacrifice. All of this required participation—daily, disciplined, dutiful involvement. Children were not idle. They labored.

II. The Decline of Chores: A Timeline of Cultural Collapse

Historically, chores were not optional. For thousands of years, children performed essential work to sustain the family economy.

In agrarian households from ancient Israel to colonial America, children were expected to rise early, tend livestock, gather wood, fetch water, weed gardens, grind grain, and more. These tasks were not busywork—they were survival.

But as industrialization took hold in the West, especially post-Industrial Revolution (circa 1760-1840), the role of the household shifted. Work moved to the factory. Families moved to cities. The household was no longer the center of production—it became a center of consumption.

By the 20th century, with the rise of public schooling, mass media, and child labor laws (many of them necessary in abusive contexts but overextended), children were increasingly detached from real, meaningful work. In 1900, over 80% of American children did regular household chores. By 1970, that number had dropped below 50%. Today, less than 30% of children in the United States are assigned consistent, daily chores (Pew Research Center, 2019).

And the consequences are devastating.

III. What the Research Says: Work Builds Character

Modern psychological and sociological studies confirm what Scripture has always taught: children need work to mature.

A long-term study by the University of Minnesota found that the single best predictor of adult success—financial, relational, and emotional—was whether that child had done chores regularly beginning by age 3 or 4 (Rossmann, 2002). Not IQ. Not athleticism. Not schooling. Chores.

Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child notes that “responsibility-based training” such as chores builds executive function skills: impulse control, time management, problem-solving, and resilience. These are precisely the skills modern young people lack.

Dr. Marty Rossmann’s research showed that children who had regular chores were more likely to have successful careers, strong marriages, and avoid drug use and entitlement attitudes.

Why? Because work humbles. It grounds. It shapes the soul to obey reality. In doing dishes, scrubbing floors, and feeding chickens, children learn that the world is not about them. They learn to serve, to sweat, and to obey. This is sanctification in miniature.

IV. Biblical Examples: Training Through Task

Joseph learned administration not in Pharaoh’s court, but in his father’s fields. David became a man after God’s own heart while watching sheep and defending them from lions. Ruth’s character was proven in the fields of Boaz. Jesus Himself—God incarnate—was not spared work. Mark 6:3 refers to Him as “the carpenter.” He learned labor under Joseph before teaching doctrine in the synagogue.

This is not accidental. God’s pattern is always to prepare leaders through labor. Chores are not beneath a child—they are essential to their exaltation.

Proverbs 22:6 commands us to “Train up a child in the way he should go.” Training is not lecturing. It is forming. It is discipline. It is day after day of doing. And it includes work. Proverbs 12:11 adds, “He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.” Children who are not trained in real labor will follow vain persons—and they do. They follow influencers, gamers, celebrities. Why? Because they were not taught to work.

V. The Modern Rebellion: Why Parents No Longer Require Chores

Several lies have infected modern parenting, each contributing to the erosion of work ethic in children.

1. “Let them be children.”
 This sentimental lie separates play from responsibility. But in Biblical cultures, children were expected to contribute early—not crushed under burdens, but trained into productivity.

2. “They’ll learn later.”
 No, they won’t. Habits form early. Waiting until 16 to teach work is like planting seed in winter. Proverbs 13:24 warns that “he who spares the rod hates his son.” Neglecting discipline—whether correction or chore—is hatred disguised as love.

3. “I don’t want them to feel burdened.”
 Burden is not the enemy. Sin is. Sloth is. Pride is. Our ancestors survived famines, plagues, wars, and exile. Today’s children weep when told to vacuum. This is shameful.

VI. The Choreless Generation: Cultural Consequences

The decline of childhood labor has led to a generation unfit to lead, unable to serve, and unwilling to sacrifice.

  • Entitlement replaces gratitude. If a child never labors for anything, he will expect everything.
  • Laziness replaces initiative. If a child is not expected to finish a task, he will never start one without being begged.
  • Rebellion replaces obedience. If a child never submits to chore commands, he will not submit to divine commands.

A 2022 study from Psychology Today found that over 70% of college students suffer from “learned helplessness”—the belief that they cannot change their situation or do hard things. These are the fruit of choreless homes.

Historically, societies that neglected work collapsed. Ancient Rome, during its decline, turned from disciplined agriculture and civic service to bread, circuses, and dependency. So too in modern America, where young adults are more likely to be living at home, playing video games, and avoiding responsibility than starting families, working the land, or building households.

VII. The Household Economy: Chores as Economic Training

Biblical households are economic engines. As we’ve noted in The Great Order, the family was not merely for emotional comfort—it was the unit of production, inheritance, and dominion.

Daily chores are the first taste of this. They teach a child that his hands matter. That his labor contributes. That his existence has weight.

  • Boys should learn to chop wood, mow fields, stack hay, clean barns, fix fences, build shelves, wash tools.
  • Girls should learn to cook, clean, sew, garden, organize, care for siblings, and manage the home.

These are not outdated roles—they are divinely ordered. Titus 2:4–5 calls young women to be “keepers at home.” 1 Thessalonians 4:11 commands men to “work with your own hands.”

Children who do chores are being inducted into this sacred economy. They are not slaves. They are sons and daughters—learning to rule their future domains.

VIII. Restoring the Chore: Practical Steps for the Patriarch

How can you restore this divine order in your home? Here are ten actionable principles:

  1. Start young. Even a two-year-old can put toys away.
  2. Be consistent. Daily chores must be daily. Random tasks do not build discipline.
  3. Tie chores to identity, not rewards. Avoid bribing. Instead, say: “You are a son in this house. Sons serve.”
  4. Model the work. Let them see you labor joyfully. There is glory in sweat.
  5. Increase difficulty over time. Don’t baby teenagers. Prepare them for dominion.
  6. Train before you command. Teach how to sweep before assigning sweeping.
  7. Connect it to Scripture. Regularly quote verses like Colossians 3:23: “Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord.”
  8. Honor their work. Praise a job well done. Not with rewards, but with recognition.
  9. Correct laziness immediately. Sloth is sin. Tolerating it is fatherly failure.
  10. Link chores to calling. Remind them: “This is how God prepares you for leadership.”

IX. The Fruit of Labor: From Households to Nations

The patriarch who trains his children in daily labor is doing more than running a tidy home. He is raising civilization builders. The world may laugh—but when their towers fall and their youth collapse under fragility, it will be the disciplined sons and daughters of order who rise to lead.

Let us not aim merely for clean floors. Let us aim for clean hearts—hearts trained by work, shaped by order, and anchored in the fear of God.

X. Conclusion: Let the Children Rise

The Great Order is not built on theories, but on actions. And the first battlefield is the home. Daily chores are weapons in this war for culture. They are tools of sanctification. Instruments of wisdom. Pathways to dominion.

When children rise early, perform their tasks with diligence, and return to the table satisfied with honest labor, the Kingdom advances.

Let them scrub. Let them plant. Let them fold. Let them serve.

And let the fathers not grow weary in training them. For in due season, we shall reap—if we faint not.

“For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister…” – Mark 10:45

If the Lord Himself embraced labor, how dare we withhold it from our sons and daughters?

Let the choreless generation be replaced by a chosen generation—trained, tested, and triumphant.

Let the Great Order rise.

Soli Deo Gloria.

1 2