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4 days ago · Women and Creation. Some people assert that the Bible affirms that only men, not women, were made in God’s image. Yet right after God announces, “Let Us make man in our image, according to our likeness” (), the text tells us, “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them” (v. 27).
The Bible does not abolish the genders, nor does it minimize the differences between women and men. But verses like Gal 3:28 show that men and women are now one in Christ.
Trust in God. When Sarah was told in her old age that she would give birth to a son, she had perhaps the most human reaction of any woman in the Bible. She laughed. The idea of conceiving and ...
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Jun 14, 2021 · Let’s take a look at 10 examples: 1. “Outstanding among the apostles” (Romans 16:7) The following women often get overlooked, but even though we do not have long stories about them, their ...
- How Did We Get Here?
- The Deeper Reasons Behind Our Rejection of Womanhood
- Womanhood Has A Peculiar Purpose and Design
- Womanhood Is More Than Motherhood
- Two Common Objections to Biblical Womanhood
- My Final Exhortation
Elizabeth Elliot, in an essay on the essence of femininity, notes, “throughout the millennia of human history, up until the past two decades or so, people took for granted that the differences between men and women were so evident as to need no comment. They accepted the way things were. But our easy assumptions have been assailed and confused; we ...
As Christians, this should not surprise us. God warns of such trends in his word. Paul’s discourse in Romans 1:18-32 echoes the deeper problem of humanity’s sinfulness. Paul notes that the world is under God’s judgment, because it overturns the truth. Furthermore, he says that humanity knows the truth but deliberately suppresses it. Instead of choo...
Firstly, God created woman and called her to be the man’s helper. Adam could not be fruitful or multiply without another. So God, in his divine wisdom, provided him with someone to support him. The term ‘helper’ by worldly standards connotes feebleness. But in the scriptures, it reflects who God is in himself (Psalm 27:1-8; 46:1; 54:4). Secondly, G...
This life-giving characteristic is symbolic of the influence women can have in their relationships, homes, churches, and communities. We are life-givers when we share words of encouragement with those who are discouraged. We nurture when we seek to disciple and mentor other women. Although motherhood is one of the highest badges of honour in Africa...
One lady said to me, “I love this canvas you have painted, but what about my intellectual competencies? Must they all go to waste?” Women, God affirms your gifts and skills! However, at the same time, we need to remember that our identity is not in any of the things given to us by him, whether intellectual insight, children, marriage, career, etc. ...
And so, I leave you with this challenge. Figure out the season of lifeyou are in and how you can serve faithfully in it. If we are indeed disciples of Jesus who want to proclaim his lordship, we must align ourselves with God’s design. I have laboured to explain how each of these facets reflects God. Our gender is profoundly stamped by God himself. ...
May 23, 2023 · Here are just five lessons we can learn from women in the Bible. 1. Ruth: A Good Reputation Is Valuable. Ruth entered Bethlehem with Naomi as a kind of blank slate; the people here did not know what sort of person she was. Dots were connected, however, and a picture was established: Ruth had behaved with the selfless sort of love that Christ ...
Jun 21, 2023 · It’s about following Jesus—living a life of devotion to Him and extending His love to others (Matt. 22:37-39). In the new Lifeway Women Bible study, Devoted: 30 Days with Women of the Bible, we walk through Scripture and examine the stories of women included in God’s Word. None of the women were flawless.
