#254 Total Depravity or "Radical Corruption"

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a woman has conceived, and borne a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of her customary impurity she shall be unclean. 3 And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 4 She shall then continue in the blood of her purification thirty-three days. She shall not touch any hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are fulfilled.

5 ‘But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her customary impurity, and she shall continue in the blood of her purification sixty-six days.

6 ‘When the days of her purification are fulfilled, whether for a son or a daughter, she shall bring to the priest a lamb of the first year as a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a sin offering, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 7 Then he shall offer it before the Lord, and make atonement for her. And she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who has borne a male or a female.

8 ‘And if she is not able to bring a lamb, then she may bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a burnt offering and the other as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’” Leviticus 12 NKJV

"Ah Hah! I knew it, the Bible is prejudiced against women, this proves it!" Or so I thought, but is this the great evidence I think or maybe hope it to be? It would fit so nicely within the framework of my already set opinion, and all the girls at the coffee shop will note how sensitive I have become. After all, this Jesus is still cool to talk about, but everything else is unnecessary, archaic and completely out of fashion. Imagine, calling a woman unclean for something she is born with, the way of women, her monthly cycle and child birth of all things. 

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15John testified about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'"… John 1:14&15

This same cool Jesus was the Word, and so the very essence of what the Father is speaking, the same yesterday, today and forever. He is the fulfillment of all these things. The people he fed at the feeding of the 5000 liked the cool Jesus too. They dug the fish and grits, but when he spoke to them about the true nature of his visit, their religious and humanist minds could only detest this same Jesus. 

"For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. 56"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. 57"As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me.…John 6:55-57

For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to promise. Galatians 3:28&29

But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God. 30"For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 31"But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God:…Matthew 22:29-31

Oh my, is it possible then that those promoting the domination and ill treatment of women, those promoting an interpretation that says this is to the abuse of women but they themselves are all about "women's rights" as defined by them, and then those that discard such passages or think themselves so evolved beyond this reality, could they all be wrong? Is there another recognizable interpretation in this passage or doctrine that is here taught? 

Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge. 5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. 6Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.…Psalm 51:4-6

It would appear that even at the time of the shepherd king, the psalmist understood his own corruption, that he was born unclean. He may have pondered the removal of his foreskin or noted the separation from those who worshipped fertility gods and promoted sexual rituals, but without the responsibilities. He, after all, is the same king at this time, who murdered a woman's husband to cover his affair. It is not PC, and yes, I am a sinner also, telling you these things, and just as the women were labeled unclean, so is everything that comes forth from a woman, which is every man and woman. We are all unclean, and many a woman has pondered the meaning of this while cut off from the assembly, some have probably detested it, some became stuck here, but others came to ask for an answer and found "truth in the innermost being." It is the doctrine of original sin, the T in TULIP, and the reason that a young boy was conceived immaculately, breaking the line and taking the cross to forever break the curse. God sent His Son, who was the Word dwelling among us, He is the only answer to all of this.