A Virtuous Woman: Gods Ideal

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A Virtuous Woman Gods Ideal
Edited from an outline by Ron Halbrook
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Proverbs 3110-17

• 10An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth
  is far above jewels. 11The heart of her husband
  trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain.
  12She does him good and not evil All the days of
  her life. 13She looks for wool and flax And works
  with her hands in delight. 14She is like merchant
  ships She brings her food from afar. 15She rises
  also while it is still night And gives food to
  her household And portions to her maidens. 16She
  considers a field and buys it From her earnings
  she plants a vineyard. 17She girds herself with
  strength And makes her arms strong.

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Proverbs 3119-24

• 18She senses that her gain is good Her lamp does
  not go out at night. 19She stretches out her
  hands to the distaff, And her hands grasp the
  spindle. 20She extends her hand to the poor, And
  she stretches out her hands to the needy. 21She
  is not afraid of the snow for her household, For
  all her household are clothed with scarlet. 22She
  makes coverings for herself Her clothing is fine
  linen and purple. 23Her husband is known in the
  gates, When he sits among the elders of the land.
  24She makes linen garments and sells them, And
  supplies belts to the tradesmen.

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Proverbs 3125-31

• 25Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she
  smiles at the future. 26She opens her mouth in
  wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her
  tongue. 27She looks well to the ways of her
  household, And does not eat the bread of
  idleness. 28Her children rise up and bless her
  Her husband also, and he praises her,
  saying29Many daughters have done nobly, But you
  excel them all. 30Charm is deceitful and beauty
  is vain, But a woman who fears the LORD, she
  shall be praised. 31Give her the product of her
  hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.

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From the Beginning

• Genesis 127-28 218,24
• God created woman to have a special meaning and
  value, to be a special blessing to man, and to
  share the blessing of the universe with man
• Proverbs 124 1822 1914 219
• When she fills here proper role, she is a great
  blessing to her husband, to her whole family, and
  to the whole world, but by refusing to fulfill
  her proper role she can cause great sorrow, pain,
  and grief.

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The Value of the Text

• For Adult Women and Older Women
• They need to study it to learn more about what
  God would have them to be. They need to exemplify
  this ideal and teach it to their children.
• For Young Girls and Young Ladies
• They need to pay close attention to such passages
  in order to set goals which are good and godly.

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The Value of the Text

• For Grown Men
• They need to learn well the lesson of the
  virtuous woman in to encourage their wives
  daughters to develop this godly character.
• Men who realize the value placed by God upon the
  virtuous woman will themselves appreciate the
  value of such woman and will more and more
  express such love and appreciation to their wives
  and mothers.
• Fathers need to help their sons to see the
  meaning and value of a godly woman.

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The Value of the Text

• For Young Boys and Young Men
• They need to learn how to recognize and to value
  the character of a virtuous woman. This will help
  them to love their mothers and sisters more, and
  to express that love, and also help them select a
  suitable mate for marriage some day.

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A woman of virtueWorships God

• 30Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a
  woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
• The foundation of true character of excellence is
  the fear of the lord. (17) She learns it from
  Gods word.
• She understands that this quality is more
  important and praiseworthy than physical beauty
• With the fear of the Lord, she has the potential
  for great wisdom - Proverbs 17

30Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a
woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
(NASB)
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A woman of virtueWorships God

• The godly woman prays for her family, vs. 2 the
  son of my vows is the son about whom I have
  offered up prayers and promises.
• She looks beyond the scenes and concerns of this
  life to things which are spiritual and eternal.

30Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a
woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
(NASB)
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A woman of virtue isWorthy of Confidence

• Virtuous combines moral goodness and vigorous
  activity, the character of a godly wife, a true
  companion, a suitable helper., a good steward,
  upright and pure in all things.

10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is
far above rubies.(KJV)
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A woman of virtue isWorthy of Confidence

• Can put his full confidence in her in all the
  affairs of life, she will not squander his living
  by immorality, for she lives a life of purity,
  chastity and integrity.

11The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he
will have no lack of gain.(NASB)
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A woman of virtue isWorthy of Confidence

• She consistently seeks his welfare his best
  interests, physically spiritually (This is true
  love!)
• This love is constant in good times bad, health
  sickness, Prosperity adversity, in the
  springtime of young affection in the wintertime
  of advancing age.

12She does him good and not evil All the days of
her life.(NASB)
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A woman of virtueWorks Willingly

• She is industrious spares no amount of toil,
  hardship, or pain in order to provide the needs
  of her family vv14-22, 27
• The strength of her spirit soul compensates for
  the frailty of the flesh
• Though comparatively the weaker vessel to the
  man, God equipped her to talented successful in
  her own sphere he did no design her to be
  inactive, indolent, improvident idle

13She looks for wool and flax And works with her
hands in delight. (NASB)
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A woman of virtueWorks Willingly

• She is not physically suited to every occupation
  of the man but it is a right honorable thing
  for a woman to be engaged in any ordinary
  occupation that is suitable to her powers, so
  long as she blesses her family does them no
  harm on account of that occupation.

13She looks for wool and flax And works with her
hands in delight. (NASB)
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A woman of virtueWorks Willingly

• She can have good business sense use it to the
  advantage of her family. Vv. 16,24
• The wrong comes when she pursues any occupation
  or interest to the harm of her family

13She looks for wool and flax And works with her
hands in delight. (NASB)
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A woman of virtue isWell of Wisdom Love

• Like a deep well, she seems to be an
  inexhaustible supply of wisdom mixed with love,
  love mixed with wisdom. Her gentle counsel of
  wisdom and love help to avert war to establish
  peace in the home by word deed, she binds up
  many a wound comforts many a sorrow

26She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching
of kindness is on her tongue 30Charm is
deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who
fears the LORD, she shall be praised. (NASB)
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A woman of virtue isWell of Wisdom Love

• Many have vivid memories of their mothers quoting
  Proverbs 151, Eph 432
• When they were wounded by ugly name calling, she
  taught them to say sticks stones will break my
  bones, but words will never hurt me
• When words were spoken that were mean ugly,
  they were marched to the bathroom, had their
  mouths washed out with soap!

26She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching
of kindness is on her tongue 30Charm is
deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who
fears the LORD, she shall be praised. (NASB)
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A woman of virtue isWell of Wisdom Love

• without a thought of self, she spends herself on
  her child, finds her life or her death in this
  conduct She knows him, his strength, his
  weakness, his childish faults, his early
  promises. Here lies the secret of her wisdom it
  may be, then, that he will be held back in the
  hour of temptation by the thought of the poignant
  grief that his shameful fall would give to his
  mother (pulpit commentary)

26She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching
of kindness is on her tongue 30Charm is
deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who
fears the LORD, she shall be praised. (NASB)
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A woman of virtue isWell of Wisdom Love

• There is an amazing quality of love wisdom more
  often found among women, than men. She will
  endure with the unkind, unloving, unstable,
  sinful conduct of an ungrateful husband in trying
  to preserve her marriage, give her children a
  home, save her husbands soul.

26She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching
of kindness is on her tongue 30Charm is
deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who
fears the LORD, she shall be praised. (NASB)
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A woman of virtue isWell of Wisdom Love

• Her love, compassion kindness are extended
  beyond the borders of her own family. Vs 20 she
  is sympathetic gentle towards those in need,
  not greedy selfish. Like Dorcas, she is full of
  good works almsdeeds (Acts 936)

26She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching
of kindness is on her tongue 30Charm is
deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who
fears the LORD, she shall be praised. (NASB)
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A woman of virtue hasWorth Beyond Compare

• Verse 10
• The most valuable gems jewels are equal the
  value and worth of a virtuous woman
• Verse 29
• The greatest attainment of women in worldly
  affairs cannot equal the attainment of a virtuous
  character by a godly woman.
• Verse 20
• No beauty of outward form and glamour can match
  the beauty of the virtue and holiness of a godly
  woman. While all outward beauty fades, all true
  goodness and virtue endure for ever!

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A woman of virtue hasWorth Beyond Compare

• As God place so great a value on virtue and on
  the various woman, we must learn to see and to
  appreciate this value. God ordained that we
  express our admiration, affection, and
  appreciation for the godly woman. Vv. 28,31
• women who have proved themselves pulpit comm.
  P605
• Selfishness and worldliness may hinder us from
  giving this praise while we can, but it is sinful
  ingratitude for us to be so hindered. Let us
  learn to see the beauty of holiness and the need
  for thankfulness, that we may please God and
  fulfill his purpose
• God will reward virtue and holiness with a home
  in heaven.

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Sin Causes Women To Fall From Gods Ideal
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EveGenesis 36

• She separated herself from God because she
  listened to Satan.
• She led her husband into sin, rather than seek
  his counsel before being led to sin
• She opened the door to sin, rebellion
  wickedness of every kind (ch 62,5)
• But, God by mercy grace promised to send a
  savior to provide forgiveness for the woman's sin
  for all sin Genesis 315, a savior to come
  through woman (Isa 714 Matt. 1 Gal. 44)

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Bathsheba2 Samuel 112

• Her carelessness immodesty led to David and Her
  into great sins a sordid destructive affair
• Though the sin was later repented of forgiven,
  the scars sorrows of their sin followed them
  their children to the grave.

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Wives of Solomon1 Kings 111-8

• These women worshipped false gods including
  Molech, a religion in which children were burned
  to death in sacrifices to gods.
• They led Solomon down the path of compromise by
  getting him to make provisions for them to
  worship their gods, them in his later years he
  joined with them in some of this worship.

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Jezebel1 Kings 1630-31

• She influenced Ahab to establish the religion of
  Baal in Israel, a religion which was extremely
  corrupt degraded
• 191-2 - She personally threatened the life of
  Elijah because he destroyed the prophets of Ball
  defied Gods prophets Gods Word!
• Chapter 21 - She sent false witnesses to cause
  the death of Naboth in order to satisfy the envy
  of her husband.
• 2115 - She incited influences her husband to
  do so many wicked things that he name has become
  symbolic of the corrupting degrading power of
  an ungodly woman.

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An Immoral WomanProverbs 7

• This chapter warns of her immodest dress, her
  subtle ways, he seductive use of her body, he
  covering up her sins, her skillful use of
  flattery
• Vv. 24-27

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Luxury Loving WomenAmos 41-3

• Certain women are pictured as fat cows who push
  and pressure their husbands to bring home more
  and more money, which leads the husbands to lie,
  cheat, steal at the expense of the defenseless
  poor, to be taken like fish out of water, driven
  like cattle from their pasture
• 61-6 These women love a life of prosperity and
  plenty, of ease entertainment, but they are not
  concerned about sin the judgment of God

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Unlearned, Unstable Women2 Peter 316-17 2
Timothy 31-9

• Some women are especially susceptible to false
  teaching because they have not grounded
  themselves in the truth have no disciplined
  themselves to grow in the truth
• 2 Timothy 32 men is generic for mankind
• Vv 2-5 Sin Error of apostate age
• Vv 6-7 Silly weak-minded, soft, easy mark for
  false teachings, fickle, unstable

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Unlearned, Unstable Women2 Peter 316-17 2
Timothy 31-9

• False Teachers seek such women out work on them
  in their homes use these women as a base of
  operations
• Women loaded down with sins
• we are more susceptible to error when our
  attitudes lives are not right
• error eases any feelings of guilt opens the
  door to more sin

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Unlearned, Unstable Women2 Peter 316-17 2
Timothy 31-9

• Swayed , led around by various impulses desires
  wanting recognition as a pioneer, a lead, or an
  intellectual curiosity seeker, desire to hear or
  tell some new thing, gossip monger, tale bearer,
  thriving on latest rumors, attracted to certain
  men seeking their attention
• Ever learning, but unlearned taking it all in
  putting up trail balloons toying with first one
  idea, then another, drawn to first one theory or
  doctrine and then another never established,
  edified, settled, strengthened in the faith

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Unlearned, Unstable Women2 Peter 316-17 2
Timothy 31-9

• Vv 8-9 these men and their female followers
  resist the truth even when their sin error is
  exposed rebuked, they justify themselves
• Such women can be seen in 1 Cor. 114-6
  1434-35 Rev 22-23

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What of Today?

• Some like Eve are listening to Satan, rushing
  headlong into sin without seeking the counsel of
  God or their husband, many lead their husband to
  sin, are opening the door to many foolish and
  hurtful lusts in their own lives and in the lives
  of generations yet to come.

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What of Today?

• Some like Bathsheba do not use care and caution,
  and are guilty of immorality lasciviousness in
  dress or even in speech and the manner by which
  they conduct themselves around men. Such women
  may not realize where they are leading themselves
  or someone else. They may later realize their sin
  turn away from it, but both they and their
  loved ones may suffer the consequences for a
  lifetime

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What of Today?

• Some like Solomon's wives have embraced false
  religions cannot be satisfied until the cause
  their husband to compromise with it finally to
  participate with them in it. These women will
  make any sacrifice in order to defend uphold
  their false teaching, even to the point of
  bringing hardships sorrows harm upon their
  children. Some are devoted to religions which
  exalt women above God man.

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What of Today?

• Others are Jezebels. Arrogant, self-willed, bull
  headed. Nothing is too corrupt or degraded to be
  beneath their dignity. they even practice
  cover their wickedness in the name of religion.
  They do not hesitate to defy Gods Word or to
  threaten those who expose sin error. They will
  live deceive to their way in religion, in the
  home, in business, in community affairs, or in
  anything else.

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What of Today?

• There are still immoral women like the one in
  Proverbs 7. They entice with their dress, their
  touch, their speech, and in every subtle way
  possible. Many a man who thought himself strong
  has fallen victim to this woman and her devices

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What of Today?

• Many women today love luxury, prosperity,
  pleasure and ease
• they twist their husbands, causing them to
  practice deceit dishonesty in a mad rush for
  material gain.
• These fat cattle of our day feed on the luxuriant
  grass of materialism, and immorality, demanding
  liberation from virtue, duty, and purity so
  they can get into the arena where dog eats dog.
• For the sake of their own pleasure, lacking
  natural affection, they force their children to
  suffer the ravages of isolation loneliness, of
  desertion divorce, of alcohol drugs, or even
  murder them by abortion.

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What of Today?

• Our world even the church are still plagued by
  unlearned, unstable women, False teachers still
  seek women who are filled with sinful attitudes
  conduct. Women moved by selfish impulses
  ungodly desires, women seeking recognition
  attention, women ever learning, but learning the
  wrong things.

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What of Today?

• Jehovah Witnesses the Mormons, send out such
  women as door to door teachers, ready to
  captivate the unlearned unsuspecting.
• Most major denominations have put such women in
  their pulpits promoted them in their
  hierarchies bureaucracies

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What of Today?

• Among brethren
• In one church (Midfield, AL), the problems were
  compounded by such women, The preacher who
  divided the church over whether he should move
  gave much attention to widows made many visits
  to the homes to get the signatures of women on a
  petition. When Brother Cogdill was called in to
  preach on scriptural church government, one woman
  called out Send The Old Goat Back to Texas!
  Women played a prominent role.

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What of Today?

• Among brethren
• A woman in a church in Albuquerque, NM has been a
  mainstay of error on MDR for many years, she made
  charts and outlines to present her views. Such
  women may project themselves as humbled
  learned, but they are an evil leaven
• Some brethren are proposing bringing women into
  the general meeting of the men called to conduct
  the churchs work. Such meetings involve the
  exercise of leadership decision making which is
  not the womans role. Unlearned, unstable women
  will be greatly attracted to this new proposal,
  in some cases will demand to be included, will
  end up creating chaos havoc by getting involved
  in them.

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The Sad Seduction of Sin

• Sin promises liberty, happiness great blessing
  to women, but destroys Gods ideal of the
  virtuous woman.
• Sin promises to make us full, by leaves us empty
• Sin offers great blessings, but delivers terrible
  curses
• Sin promises to make us happy, but leaves us
  miserable.

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The Sad Seduction of Sin

• Sin offers liberty but ends in bondage
• Sin is not the solution to out problems sin is
  the problem which creates all unhappiness
  misery
• The solution is to turn from sin back to God,
  Receive forgiveness of our sins thru the blood of
  Christ and lest God help us to overcome our sins,
• Then we can love, praise, serve Him while we
  live in this world, and love praise and serve him
  forever in the world to come!

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Christ Lifts Up Fallen Women And Makes Them
Virtuous
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Luke 736-38

• 36And one of the Pharisees desired him that he
  would eat with him. And he went into the
  Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. 37And,
  behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner,
  when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the
  Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of
  ointment, 38And stood at his feet behind him
  weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears,
  and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and
  kissed his feet, and anointed them with the
  ointment.

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Luke 739-42

• 39Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw
  it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if
  he were a prophet, would have known who and what
  manner of woman this is that toucheth him for
  she is a sinner. 40And Jesus answering said unto
  him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And
  he saith, Master, say on. 41There was a certain
  creditor which had two debtors the one owed five
  hundred pence, and the other fifty. 42And when
  they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them
  both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love
  him most?

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Luke 743-46

• 43Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to
  whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou
  hast rightly judged. 44And he turned to the
  woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this
  woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me
  no water for my feet but she hath washed my feet
  with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her
  head. 45Thou gavest me no kiss but this woman
  since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss
  my feet. 46My head with oil thou didst not
  anoint but this woman hath anointed my feet with
  ointment.

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Luke 747-50

• 47Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are
  many, are forgiven for she loved much but to
  whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
  48And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
  49And they that sat at meat with him began to say
  within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth
  sins also? 50And he said to the woman, Thy faith
  hath saved thee go in peace.

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Christ Forgives Their Sins

• In Luke chapter 7, A sinful woman came into a
  Pharisees house seeking forgiveness by grace.
• She couldnt find the words to express her love
  gratitude.
• Her humility appreciation put the Pharisees to
  shame, along with all who are filled with self
  righteousness and self exaltation.

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Christ Forgives Their Sins

• In John 41-42, Jesus gave the Samaritan woman at
  Jacob's well the true living water, the water
  of everlasting life.
• She was guilty of immorality (vv. 16-18) and
  false religion (20-22), but Jesus gave her hope.
  (23-26).
• God cared about her and was seeking her, and she
  brought others to Christ (vv 28-30).
• In John 81-11, Wicked men saw this woman as bait
  for a trap, but Jesus saw her as a precious, lost
  should lifted her up.

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Christ Teaches ThemThe Importance of Spiritual
Things

• Luke 1038-42
• He taught them to put their priorities in order.
  It is good for women to be busy doing good for
  others, but we all must learn that the greatest
  good anyone can do relates to things spiritual
  eternal.
• Luke 81-3
• Women who had many responsibilities in life
  shared what they had for the cause of Christ
  they gave of their time, talents material
  possessions (Phil 43)

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Christ Shows ThemHow to Grow as a Virtuous Woman

• He provides roles goals
• 22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own
  husbands, as unto the Lord. 23For the husband is
  the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head
  of the church and he is the saviour of the
  body33Nevertheless let every one of you in
  particular so love his wife even as himself and
  the wife see that she reverence her husband.
  (NASB Eph. 522-24, 33)
• She was taken from the side of to be his helper,
  not from the head to be his ruler.

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Christ Shows ThemHow to Grow as a Virtuous Woman

• He provides roles goals
• 1 Timothy 29-15 Helps define her proper sphere
  power for doing good
• Modesty decorum in dress in public worship
  reflect a true spirit of godliness (reverence,
  devotion to god) they do not come seeking
  attention to self, but helping to focus the
  attention of all upon God.
• Her greatest power for spiritual good is not in
  the mixed assembly for public worship, but in the
  domain of the home. cf. 2 Timothy 15 315

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Christ Shows ThemHow to Grow as a Virtuous Woman

• He provides roles goals
• 1 Peter 31-6 Further helps to define her roles
  and potential for good.
• The power of her example reaches some men who
  could not otherwise be reached. Purity respect
  for God, husband, and fellowman.
• Special emphasis is given to her daily dress
  her heart which regulate her dress.

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Christ Shows ThemHow to Grow as a Virtuous Woman

• He provides roles goals
• 1 Peter 31-6 Further helps to define her roles
  and potential for good.
• The repeated emphasis given to this in both the
  Old and New Testaments shows that a womans
  habits and patterns of dress have a far greater
  impact that we think.
• He dress must be unquestionably modest,
  reflecting great caution , restraint, humility,
  meekness. Her influence will not be high holy
  if she overdresses or under dresses.

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Christ Shows ThemHow to Grow as a Virtuous Woman

• Christ provides good examples to aid in the
  growth of virtuous women.
• 1 Timothy 311, 1 Timothy 51-16
• All of us should to learn to respect the virtue
  and purity of older women (treat them as your own
  mothers), younger women, (treat as sister) and
  especially widows indeed, (with special honor,
  love, and appreciation).

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Christ Shows ThemHow to Grow as a Virtuous Woman

• Christ provides good examples to aid in the
  growth of virtuous women.
• 1 Timothy 311, 1 Timothy 51-16
• The widow pictured here is an aged saint who had
  cultivated virtue, unselfishness godliness for
  many years.
• She exemplifies Proverbs 31 See 1 timothy
  55,9-10,14 (i.e. Let the younger learn from the
  example of such women).

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Christ Shows ThemHow to Grow as a Virtuous Woman

• Christ provides teaching and encouragement
  Titus 21-5
• The older women are to take a special interest in
  teaching, training, advising, and counseling
  younger women in godly conduct.
• The lord instructors gospel preaches to urgently
  preach teach such lessons as recorded here. vv
  11-15
• Including positive teaching and exhortation and
  negative warning and rebukes (all designed as per
  vv 12-14).