The Danger of Hedonism
Modesty is the appendage of sobriety, and is to chastity, to temperance, and to humility as the fringes are to a garment.
- Jeremy Taylor
Teach our daughters that they being created in the image of God do not need their validation of who they are by the culture already darkened by immorality.
They can be just as beautiful without exposing most of their body.
They can be just as fun without drugs or alcohol.
They are a person not a piece of property to be used or abused.
They need not seek the temperance of a hurricane when a gentle breeze can still sway the trees.
They need not diminish their worthiness while also not inflating their ego.
Teach our boys to value the inner beauty of a woman and not be completely distracted by outer beauty.
Teach them to defend and protect a woman from danger or shame.
The only toxic masculinity is masculinity without virtues, morals, or selfishness.
Biologically the woman is more easily victimized when compared to physical strength. Teach our boys to defend the most vulnerable our women and children.
Teach them to be strength under control, and not be controlled by emotion, drugs, alcohol, lust, etc.
Teach them to value God's creation, the woman made to complete man, and not to be a hindrance. Made to strengthen not weaken. Made to bring prosperity and not destruction. Made to bring life not end it.
It is man that brought the fall as all blame is put on Adam for he was the one not deceived by Satan. He chose knowing it was wrong. He failed to guide, lead, and teach the Words of God that he had received.
Teach our boys to lead in the home. To be men of action and not just a lump of flesh taking up space on the couch.
The dangers of modern feminism are that it contradicts the gender roles designed by God. The dangers of eliminating masculinity and feminizing men, equally contradict God's design.
Teach the next generation that life is more than Hedonism which states that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life.
Sacrifice doesn't always induce happiness. Pleasure doesn't create love.
Commitment, sacrifice, respect, trust, forgiveness, reconciliation, communication, and servant leadership are the true foundations for loving relationships.
