tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27989891.post7990117864937394104..comments2023-06-10T06:31:14.117-07:00Comments on viva Vox Dei: A Book on Desperate Housewivesvincit omnia veritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07129530005436270157noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27989891.post-61217049915775879162008-02-09T08:15:00.000-08:002008-02-09T08:15:00.000-08:00Hi Vincent,I wonder if you remember me, I commente...Hi Vincent,<BR/><BR/>I wonder if you remember me, I commented before on your blog a while back, on this very topic.<BR/><BR/>I hope I might, again, be allowed to make some comments, specifically with regard to the part of your response to Jenson regarding lower income families.<BR/><BR/>I have not read the specific book Passionate Housewives, although I have read some articles and such by the co-authors and others associated with them ministry wise. From some of what I have read of them though, I believe they miss the bible balance, especially with regards to lower income families like the ones you mentioned (as always, I am open to correction).<BR/><BR/>Sticking for the moment to the context of lower income families, I think many times unnecessary burdens are placed upon both men and women by well meaning Christians. If a family truly has trouble in making ends meet, it is entirely virtuous and right for the wife/mother to work. Proverbs 31:16 and 24 tell us that financial contribution to a family is part of the role of a virtuous wife. I do not believe women who are supporting their families in this way should be automatically criticized for neglecting their families, even if their family picture does not conform to the conservative ideal.<BR/><BR/>Likewise if we interpret the bible by comparing spiritual things with spiritual (1 Cor 2:13), Proverbs 31 and other verses help us understand what it means for a man to provide for his family, and we understand that he is not failing in this respect if he needs, or chooses to have his wife help him, which is her primary duty in the first place (Gen 2:18). <BR/><BR/>It is terrible that today covetousness and pride often results in the family suffering, even within the church. But we should not overreact and go to the other extreme on this topic of the role of women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27989891.post-59095946219269647252008-02-08T04:48:00.000-08:002008-02-08T04:48:00.000-08:00Dear Jenson,Point taken and accepted. It is indeed...Dear Jenson,<BR/><BR/>Point taken and accepted. It is indeed a challenge especially for low (and some middle-low) income groups to struggle with a single salary, taking into account the rising cost of living. Do you know that the LTA is going to increase the number of ERP gantries, not mentioning the exorbitant increase in the price of groceries and daily products in Singapore?<BR/><BR/>But then again, we know that Christian living isn't easy. The world has their ways, and we have ours. Young kids and teenagers are pressurized by the "contemporary culture" to conform to the values and lifestyle seen on TV and that of their unbelieving friends. Fornication and immodesty are rampant and considered the norm. If it was difficult for our Christian parents to discipline us some decades ago, it is not a comfort to know that things aren't getting any easier today. :(vincit omnia veritashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129530005436270157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27989891.post-10688935582839759032008-02-08T02:54:00.000-08:002008-02-08T02:54:00.000-08:00Vincent,May I suggest a cultural issue here, with ...Vincent,<BR/><BR/>May I suggest a cultural issue here, with regards to the role of women in the <B>Christian family</B>?<BR/><BR/>We Singaporeans live in an afluent society, and so we tend to live up to a certain standard. When that "living standard" is not met, wives/mothers go out to work. <BR/><BR/>Moreover, it helps because Singapore is so small, and it is relatively easy to get one's mother or mother-in-law to help look after the children.<BR/><BR/>It is a work of Grace (and toughened nerves) that one is able to operate counter-culturally.<BR/><BR/>Just my thoughts...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com