Read Part One HERE
In this post I will share the view of Alicia Willis on the book by Debi Pearl "Created To Be A Help Meet."
Alicia has said the following;
"The false teachings of this book are as follows:
"Hermeneutic errors in which stories of the Old Testament are allegorised and misused, as well as a return to patriarchy and the law."
"Women are created solely to fulfill a man through marriage."
"All man's sin, sexually and other, is a result of women."
"Wives must submit to abuse and reverence their husband even in the midt of his foolishness and a lifestyle of sin."
"Women are responsible to help their husbands without actually having a say and must maintain the order and attitude of the home without ever assuming any authority. They are responsible for everything that goes wrong without having the authority to actually fix it."
"Women are not capable of discerning the Scriptures for themselves and must agree with their husbands at all times."
"I, (Alicia), was startled by the overwhelming bondage Debi Pearl attempts to thrust upon women. Her every point was made by the underlying assumption that women are to obey men rather than God, that women are created solely for the pleasure of man and that we are still living in some kind of Old Testament, patriarchal system. Not only is this unbiblical, but it is really dangerous and brings women back under th yoke of bondage Christ died to set us free from.
Alicia quotes from this book as follows:
Debi: "If you are a wife, you were created to fill a need, and in that capacity you are a "good thing," a helper suited to the needs of a man. This is how God created you and it is your purpose for existing."
Debi: "The only position where you will find real fulfillment as a woman is as a help meet to your husband."
Debi: "God's ultimate goal for you to to meet your husband's needs."
Debi: "God has provided for your husband's complete sanctification and deliverance from temptation through you, his wife."
Debi: "God's original intention was that a woman would spend her life helping her husband fulfill his dreams and ambitions."
Alicia's comments on the above statements is as follows:
"That is not what the Bible says. Isaiah makes it crystal clear that we were ALL formed for God's glory. We don't exist to suit the needs of men.
"Even every one that is called by My Name: for I have created him for My glory, I have formed him; yes I have made him,"
"Women do not exist solely to be wives. Our lives are to honour and serve God, not fulfill our husband's dreams."
Alicia's shares some further quotes from this book as follows:
Debi: "A husband has authority to tell his wife what to wear, were to go, to whom to talk to, how to spend her time, when to speak and when not to, even if he is unreasonable and insensitive."
Debi: "To those of you who are enduring verbal and physical abuse, we realise that statistically, you are likely to remain with your husband. It is therefore important that you understand how to speak and conduct yourself in a way that will maintain your physical and emotional safety and ultimately win your husband."
Debi's husband Michael weighs in on this issue and actually says the following:
"Has your husband reviled you and threatened you? You are exhorted to respond as Jesus did. When He was reviled and threatened, He suffered by committing Himself to a higher Judge who is righteous. You must commit yourself to the one who placed you under your husband's command. Your husband will answer to God, and you must answer to God how you respond to your husband, even when he causes you to suffer. Just as we are to obey government in every ordinance, and servants are to obey their masters, even the ones who are abusive and surly, "likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands.".... You can freely call your husband "lord" when you know that you are addressing the one who put him in charge and asked you to suffer at your husband's hands just as our Lord suffered at the hands of unjust authorities.... When you endure evil and railing without returning it, you receive a blessing, not just as a martyr, but as one who worships God."
Alicia's comments on the above is as follows:
"Yes, ladies. If your husband is beating and raping you, you must respond by continued obedience as a martyr. Unbelievable. Please, ladies, never believe the lie that God demands you suffer as some kind of martyr enduring abuse. That is not the heart of the God of the Bible.There is no command in Scripture that imposes this upon women. God never commands women to remain in danger."
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