What is postmodernism and is it a threat to Christianity?

[humble soul]

The thread title is what I'm asking you

 

[Hopeful]

The thread title is what I'm asking you

It isn't a threat to REAL Christianity.

 

[humble soul]

It isn't a threat to REAL Christianity.

You might need to elaborate.

 

[Christ_empowered]

christianity is always counter cultural. Right now, relativism and a sort of watered down postmodernism are dominant in the culture. Jesus still saves, even if the established church fails.

 

[humble soul]

There is a strong anti Christian vibe in the world today. But I wonder if the suffering caused by covid, will cause more people to seek out the Lord and the Churches in his name.

 

[humble soul]

Well one example. The feminists accuse Bible writers of being patriarchal. Basically sexist. Using that as a reason not to be Christian.

 

[Hopeful]

You might need to elaborate.

The gates of hell, nor postmod', can prevail against the real church.

 

[Hopeful]

Well one example. The feminists accuse Bible writers of being patriarchal. Basically sexist. Using that as a reason not to be Christian.

Too bad they can't visualize themselves in the bible.
Or course, neither can anyone else who wants to put themselves ahead of God.

 

[dashboardchic19]

Well one example. The feminists accuse Bible writers of being patriarchal. Basically sexist. Using that as a reason not to be Christian.

This is something I truly struggle with and is part of the reason I Don’t have faith. As a woman I don’t believe in the Bible verses stating that a woman should be submissive to a man. I also don’t like how the Bible says a man is the head of the household.

 

[humble soul]

This is something I truly struggle with and is part of the reason I Don’t have faith. As a woman I don’t believe in the Bible verses stating that a woman should be submissive to a man. I also don’t like how the Bible says a man is the head of the household.

I'm a Christian and my wife is the CEO of our household. It doesn't seem to work when I'm in charge.

 

[Corn Pop]

As a woman I don’t believe in the Bible verses stating that a woman should be submissive to a man. I also don’t like how the Bible says a man is the head of the household.

It's all about context. I think you going from Ephesians where if you read the start its says both husband and wife should submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. So there it is saying both husband and wife submit to each other yet each has a roll. So it's not just woman submit.

It says wives should submit themselves to there husband's as they do the Lord, so that's having trust, faith, and loyalty to there husband's, and husband's should love there wives as Christ loves the Church and gave himself for her, so thats loving there wife with all there heart and caring for them, and so on.

So it says Wives should submit to husband "As they do the Lord" an Husbands should sumbit to Wife "as the Lord does the Church".

 

[Quantrill]

The thread title is what I'm asking you

Postmodernism is the world's term describing, I suppose, the advances of man in science and philosophy. Because it is the world's term and describes the man of the world, then yes it is a threat to Christianity. Because, satan is the ruler of this world system.

But satan's opposition has always been a threat to the believer in this world. It existed before the time of Israel such as with the flood that destroyed all but one family. Evil had multiplied to the degree that there was but one man called righteous by God, Noah. (Gen. 7:1) During the days of Israel, at one time there was only one remaining child that could further the prophecy of (Gen. 3:15), as satan's evil queen killed the rest. See (2 Kings 11:1-3). So this opposition of the world's systems will always exist against the believer in God and Christ.

Quantrill

 

[WIP]

This is something I truly struggle with and is part of the reason I Don’t have faith. As a woman I don’t believe in the Bible verses stating that a woman should be submissive to a man. I also don’t like how the Bible says a man is the head of the household.

How do you feel about the part where the Bible says man should be submissive to Christ? I'm not being sarcastic. Just looking at what Scripture says. Scripture says we are to submit to each other. Jesus said, we are to be servants to one another.

For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
Galatians 5:13 NKJV

Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
Philippians 2:2-4 NKJV

But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all.
Mark 10:42-44 NKJV

 

[marrea]

But I wonder if the suffering caused by covid,

Only a saying (i don't remember it really well, but it was something like that): "Sometimes when people are too disobedient, God put the world on its knees"

 

[JLB]

This is something I truly struggle with and is part of the reason I Don’t have faith. As a woman I don’t believe in the Bible verses stating that a woman should be submissive to a man. I also don’t like how the Bible says a man is the head of the household.

Then you have an issue with the Lord.

I would encourage you to learn to submit to God and His word.




JLB

 

[WIP]

The thread title is what I'm asking you

What exactly is postmodernism? What does it mean? I looked up the definition and I still don't understand so I'd like to know what it means in everyday terms.

 

[humble soul]

What exactly is postmodernism? What does it mean? I looked up the definition and I still don't understand so I'd like to know what it means in everyday terms.

Ok here is my version.
It's a way of thinking, especially at a university level. This thinking is used to analyse books, texts, documents, everything that is written.
It's a theory used to analyse other theories / truths.
So it will take a text like a Hemingway novel and point out the biases of the writer. Feminists would enjoy pointing out the masculine biases I am sure in a novel like old man and the sea.
But it's not only feminists but other potential victim groups such afro Americans. Postmodern thinkers would nodoubt point out the racism in some older newspapers, articles and novels.
Deconstruct is a word used on postmodernism. Deconstruct means break down and analyse where the author is coming from and various vocabulary used.

 

[humble soul]

Then you have an issue with the Lord.

I would encourage you to learn to submit to God and His word.




JLB

Sorry but that sounds very dismissive to me. Her feeling of alleged sexism in Christianity might be reinforced.

 

[WIP]

Ok here is my version.
It's a way of thinking, especially at a university level. This thinking is used to analyse books, texts, documents, everything that is written.
It's a theory used to analyse other theories / truths.
So it will take a text like a Hemingway novel and point out the biases of the writer. Feminists would enjoy pointing out the masculine biases I am sure in a novel like old man and the sea.
But it's not only feminists but other potential victim groups such afro Americans. Postmodern thinkers would nodoubt point out the racism in some older newspapers, articles and novels.
Deconstruct is a word used on postmodernism. Deconstruct means break down and analyse where the author is coming from and various vocabulary used.

It sounds like something that on the onset may sound like good in-depth study but I can see that it can also lead one to distrust. More often than not I feel we tend to over think the Scriptures rather than just trusting and putting our faith in God. Its really the basis for a statement that I have made more than once here on these forums and elsewhere, "Just believe, no proof required!"

 

[WIP]

By the way. I really appreciate that you are asking questions, dashboardchic19 and I hope you continue searching for the answers you seek. We may not always have the most eloquent ways of answering for we too are fallible. God just might be working on your heart right now and He is the one that has the answers.