Know Your Foe, Volume 3: Intersectionality - Church, Come Out Of Your Slumber - We Are The Watchmen Weekly - October 14, 2023
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As Watchmen, we are called to deal with the difficult things. The Lord tells us this in scripture so that we’re prepared for it. And most importantly, He provides us the spiritual tools, and wisdom, to do what he has called us to do.
We find this best described in Ephesians 6:10-18:
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
In this series, we will point and call out those who are doing Satan’s work, and exactly how they are doing it while empowering you to have meaningful discussions with those who are searching for answers as to why the world looks as it does.
We’ll take a look at foe number four right after this message.
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Foe #4: Intersectionality
What Is It?
Technical: Intersectionality is an analytical framework for understanding how individuals' various social and political identities result in unique combinations of discrimination and privilege, coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw.
Practical: Intersectionality is a form of identity politics in which the value of your opinion depends on how many victim groups you belong to. The straight, white, male and female Christian is generally at the bottom of the list.
Strengths: With intersectionality, Satan weaves a masterful web by first dividing (example: race, gender, affiliation) then “uniting similar" groups” to marginalize others. Here’s an example from Ben Shapiro:
Intersectionality takes your victim status and uses it as the basis for creating alliances with other victim groups. Thirty or forty years ago, activists encouraged racial solidarity among blacks to combat oppression. But today, that’s not enough. Today’s activists demand blacks make common cause with other allegedly “oppressed” people—gays, lesbians, transgenders, Palestinians, Native Americans, whomever.
Here’s the logic:
A black gay and a Hispanic gay may not belong to the same victim group racially, but they do belong to the same victim group on the basis of their sexuality. By focusing on the places where various victim identities intersect, intersectionality creates a united “us” versus “them” paradigm: righteous victims rising up together to fight the oppressor, those dreaded straight, white men.
This slight of hand empowers those who are not strong in spirit or the word of God. He teaches us this in 2 Peter 2:1:
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Weaknesses: People are finally getting to the point where they’ve had enough, and they are calling out the fact that things like “Intersectionality” aren’t really helping anyone to do anything… except to be more divided.
Their Talking Points: “If we don’t respect each others differences, nothing will ever change!“ “You not listening to me because I’m a black, hispanic, transgendered native American woman!” “You have ‘cis’ privilege because you are a white female!”
Your Superpowers: Faith, Scripture, and Common Sense.
Charlie Kirk provided a perfect breakdown of Intersectionality earlier this week on his show. This is a powerful tool for you to share when you’re talking with others in less than 6 minutes:
And, when you’re dealing with leaders on this subject, it’s a perfect time to remind them about Jeremiah 23:1-2:
1.“Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord.
2. Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: “Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done,” declares the Lord.
As bad as this looks, the good news is that the Lord is bringing this all to light… and you have all of the tools you need to call it out and help others to understand that their spirit and common sense are there for a reason.
The Lord also provides us scripture that’s right on time:
Starting with Isaiah 5:20:
Woe unto them that speak good of evil, and evil of good, which put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for sour.
Homework: This verse allows you to connect the dots with those you’re speaking with to help them understand why they feel (and can’t explain) why the intersectionality agenda gives them a weird feeling. It’s evil being twisted as good… an easy talking point that will spark more questions.
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Pulling It Together
We are in a VERY SENSITIVE point in time. Satan has largely unmasked himself and operates openly, as he believes that he’s deceived enough people and nothing can be done to stop him.
As he’s always done, he underestimates the power of God, and those who serve him.
And remember: Satan can only do what God has granted him right to do. Satan is a weak coward… like an empty shirt laying in the corner. His deception is the only thing that gives him any power.
As you have this conversation with people, share with them the simple and clear scripture that connects these dots. It may be the one thing that they hear that brings them to Christ.
We Are The Watchmen Weekly provides easy and practical ways to tie scripture into what’s happening right now.
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