In this segment of our Deception Series, we are going to examine something I believe most people misunderstand; fairness. We hear it all the time: That is not fair. Whether it is us saying it our our kids, many people look at life and say it is not fair. Before we go further let us define fairness and then see how equality or being equal fits the definition.
fairness;
Synonyms: fair, just, equitable, impartial, unprejudiced, unbiased, objective, dispassionate
These adjectives mean free from favoritism, self-interest, or preference in judgment.
Equitable implies justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair: an equitable distribution of gifts among the children. www.thefreedictionary.com
Notice, the word "equal" is not in the definition? The word "equitable" is but it is not the same as "equal".
equal;
(1) : of the same measure, quantity, amount, or number as another
(2) : identical in mathematical value or logical denotation : equivalent
b : like in quality, nature, or status
c : like for each member of a group, class, or society
We are all equal in creation (Genesis 1:26-28, 31):
Genesis 1:26-28 ESV Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
(27) So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
(28) And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
We are not equal in position however (Genesis 3:9), notice God calls out to the man - Adam.
Genesis 3:16-19 ESV To the woman he said, "I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you."
(17) And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
(18) thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.
(19) By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
Let us look at the two underlined parts of the previous verses and put it in perspective. First underlined says; Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you. The word desire here is not for the husband physically but in his position as head of the home. Look at all the messed up homes where the woman wears the pants or the men are not leaders and compare it to a biblical based home. I don't care how strong of a leader you (men) are at work or how physically strong you are - if you don't or can't lead your home, you are weak and no leader at all!
The second underlined part says; Because you have listened to the voice of your wife,. Now God is not saying to not listen to your wife! In fact, your Bride (if she is like mine) is better in tune to the Holy Spirit than I am most of the time. Further, my wife is much smarter than I am also. I tell Carey that I am just wiser! God says that we are "one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). God is saying that Carey and I are literally one person, that is how important we are to Him and should be to each other. In this case Eve was deceived, Adam was NOT! He knew exactly what he was doing when he ate the forbidden fruit.
This is how I explain equality verse equity;
Imagine we both home an identical home, both of us bought it at the same time and the purchase price was the same. Two years later we both want to do a large addition because of our expanding families. We both need $50K and both submit our loan requests. We both have the same job, the same salary, the same tenure. I am denied while you are approved? Not fair I cry, we are both equal! The difference is you put down 30% of the purchase price of your home and i put down 5%. You have more equity in your home than I do. It is that equity that gives you more options than me and rightfully so.
In closing LIFE IS NOT FAIR. WE ARE NOT ALL EQUAL IN ALL AREAS. The sooner we can teach this to our children the better off they will be. The deception in our present day is taking from the one's who have and giving to the ones that don't and calling it fair? One, it is NOT and two, it is communism.
Blessings
ernie
fairness;
Synonyms: fair, just, equitable, impartial, unprejudiced, unbiased, objective, dispassionate
These adjectives mean free from favoritism, self-interest, or preference in judgment.
Equitable implies justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair: an equitable distribution of gifts among the children. www.thefreedictionary.com
Notice, the word "equal" is not in the definition? The word "equitable" is but it is not the same as "equal".
equal;
(1) : of the same measure, quantity, amount, or number as another
(2) : identical in mathematical value or logical denotation : equivalent
b : like in quality, nature, or status
c : like for each member of a group, class, or society
We are all equal in creation (Genesis 1:26-28, 31):
Genesis 1:26-28 ESV Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
(27) So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
(28) And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
We are not equal in position however (Genesis 3:9), notice God calls out to the man - Adam.
Genesis 3:16-19 ESV To the woman he said, "I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you."
(17) And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
(18) thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.
(19) By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
Let us look at the two underlined parts of the previous verses and put it in perspective. First underlined says; Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you. The word desire here is not for the husband physically but in his position as head of the home. Look at all the messed up homes where the woman wears the pants or the men are not leaders and compare it to a biblical based home. I don't care how strong of a leader you (men) are at work or how physically strong you are - if you don't or can't lead your home, you are weak and no leader at all!
The second underlined part says; Because you have listened to the voice of your wife,. Now God is not saying to not listen to your wife! In fact, your Bride (if she is like mine) is better in tune to the Holy Spirit than I am most of the time. Further, my wife is much smarter than I am also. I tell Carey that I am just wiser! God says that we are "one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). God is saying that Carey and I are literally one person, that is how important we are to Him and should be to each other. In this case Eve was deceived, Adam was NOT! He knew exactly what he was doing when he ate the forbidden fruit.
This is how I explain equality verse equity;
Imagine we both home an identical home, both of us bought it at the same time and the purchase price was the same. Two years later we both want to do a large addition because of our expanding families. We both need $50K and both submit our loan requests. We both have the same job, the same salary, the same tenure. I am denied while you are approved? Not fair I cry, we are both equal! The difference is you put down 30% of the purchase price of your home and i put down 5%. You have more equity in your home than I do. It is that equity that gives you more options than me and rightfully so.
In closing LIFE IS NOT FAIR. WE ARE NOT ALL EQUAL IN ALL AREAS. The sooner we can teach this to our children the better off they will be. The deception in our present day is taking from the one's who have and giving to the ones that don't and calling it fair? One, it is NOT and two, it is communism.
Blessings
ernie
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