My Thoughts on the 4B Movement

But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

(1Co 7:32-35)

Firstly, what is the "4B" movement?  It comes from South Korea in which women fed up with the patriarchal society of the nation establish four rules for themselves, affecting men:

1. bisekseu (비섹스): No sexual intercourse with men

2. bichulsan (비출산): No childbirth

3. biyeonae (비연애): No dating men

4. bihon (비혼): No marriage with men

Following the November 5, 2024 election of Donald Trump over Kamala Harris, women, particularly leftist women, are essentially going on strike, in the style of the Greek comedy Lysistrata.

However, here are the two differences between the movements:

In "Lysistrata", the titular character leads a group of women into denying men sex in order to end the Peloponnesian War.

In the 4B Movement, women are denying men sex, kids, dating, and marriage in protest over the denial of their "bodily autonomy" (which is a lie for both women and men, I Corinthians 6:19-20 rejects the concept of bodily autonomy), and the practice of such "autonomy" via abortion, which in most cases (the contemporary definition of abortion includes terminating ectopic pregnancies and those that end in miscarriages, which are not murder in the eyes of God), is murder (Exodus 20:13, Deuteronomy 5:17, Psalm 22:10, etc.).

Now, at first, I was quite pleased with the movement.  Women being celibate and chaste?  It's certainly better than murder, and celibacy and chastity are virtuous in the eyes of God.  In fact, Paul calls single women happier:

1Co 7:40  But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God. 

(Of course, even men are spared the "trouble in the flesh" if they stay single too, says I Corinthians 7:28.  Would that not make men happy?)

But then I have to understand the motivation behind their aspirin legs.  They're not doing it out of purity.  It's not even similar to male eunuchhood, a state commended by Jesus:

Mat 19:12  For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. 

No, these women are doing it because they don't have the "bodily autonomy" to kill babies.  While their motivations are indeed wicked, the act itself is not.  In fact, to those who are "pro-life", this should be welcome news!  While yes, they're not being fruitful and multiplying (Genesis 9:1,7, I Timothy 5:14, etc.), two things:  First, it is most likely they're not believers, so don't judge (I Corinthians 5:12), and secondly, no sin is being committed, because they're not even having babies that they can kill!  How can you kill them that don't even exist?  Take the win, pro-lifers!  This is a good side-effect!

Another thing:  The 4B Movement can teach us another thing:  It's a good thing to keep it in your pants, once in a while.  Celibacy and chastity is not a bad thing:

1Co 7:1  Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 

1Co 7:5  Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 

Now, while, yes, married couples should get it on (as I Corinthians 7) teaches, it's no sin to take a temporary break once in a while, but only if both agree to it, in order for devotional time.

So yeah, those are my thoughts.  This upcoming administration is going to make things VERY interesting in America.  Buckle up.

Wikipedia contributors. "4B movement." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 8 Nov. 2024. Web. 9 Nov. 2024.

Wikipedia contributors. "Lysistrata." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 7 Nov. 2024. Web. 9 Nov. 2024.