INTERSECTIONALITY

I Was Just Thinking About – INTERSECTIONALITY.

Hmmmm! What is intersectionality, you may ask? Great question, although many will not agree with or like the definition and application being made with it currently. A definition of the word indicates that it is: “The theory that the overlap of social identities contributes to the specific type of oppression and discrimination experienced by an individual.” A secondary meaning is: “A place where two or more roads, lines or elements meet.” The definitions are somewhat vague but the current application is not. In a Tweet, a New York Senator tersely wrote her intent and application for intersectionality: “The future of the country is female and intersectional.” Despite the fact that one half of her constituency is Male, she wrote a message just for them: “There is no future for you our future is female. Intersectional and empowered by our belief in one another and we are just getting started.”

A Female analyst stated: “They are trying to disappear males. They are committed to a narrative that America is a rape culture, is oppressive, is sexist and racist. That’s the whole concept of intersectionality, which is a way of describing the growing number of victims and their complicated ways of being oppressed by white heterosexual males…Academia is taking over more and more of the real world. I wish it was something just confined to the Senator but it’s not. It means that feminism has ambitions to take over civilization and when that happens you can say goodbye to civilization.”

While the social and cultural debate continues, it does so by ignoring God and the Creative Order. For a long period of time there has been the effort to remove the anthropomorphic pronouns used if or when one is speaking about God. Included in this approach is a denial of plenary verbal inspiration (every word is inspired by God and godly men put into writing that which they were told to do by the Holy Spirit). Second Peter 1:20-21 indicates the truth regarding inspiration of Scripture when he wrote; “Knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” This coincides with the words of Paul in Second Timothy 3:15-17, “You have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,  that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”

Is there a subordinate role taught in the inspired Word of God? Why? Paul wrote in First Timothy 2:12-15, “Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. Do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.  For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.”

It should be noted that in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, women had an important place and role. He did not call a woman to be a Disciple or Apostle, but they were central many times in His sojourn on earth. Just think of the Incarnation and the role of the Virgin Mary in His birth and early years of His life. Think of her role in the first miracle He performed at the marriage feast and her words to the people (John 2:5): “Whatever He says to you – do it!” Mary knew who Jesus was and why He came – to save His people from their sins. She never had any inclination to assert intersectionality because of her special role. Nor did any other woman with whom Jesus had contact and ministry. Usurping the role of the Male was never present in New Testament teaching.

Prayerfully – consider these things with me.