One of the things I am most passionate about and love to dive into is the topic of biblical womanhood. Though it can, at times, be an ambiguous term I have come to cherish God’s design for women. There’s so much I could say on the topic, but for right now I’ll share this.
My mom invited me to teach a lesson on 2 Timothy 2:9-15 with her for a couples class my parents are leading at their church. While biblical womanhood is something I love to talk about I rarely get the chance. So, weather permitting I’ll be in South Carolina this weekend. And while my brain has been turning with quotes, verses, commentary, sermons, and Greek definitions all pertaining to the topic my heart is praying one thing,
Lord, give me a vision for womanhood greater than the one I have. Show me how womanhood relates to the Gospel. Show me why it’s important. Let me share how the glory of womanhood is just part of the picture of something so much greater. Help me to speak the truth in love.
It’s so easy for me to spout off knowledge, real life application, historical and cultural references, and refute contradictions but all of that really is meaningless unless the heart of Christ is there. Biblical womanhood has no value apart from Christ. There is a glory and beauty that will be missed if biblical womanhood is watered down to a list of do’s and don’ts. It is so much more.
The true woman is the real thing. She is a genuine, authentic Masterpiece. The Master has set eternity in her heart and is conforming her to His own image. There is consistency in her outward behavior because it is dictated by the reality of her inner life. That reality is her redemption.
The true woman is a reflection of her redemption.
[...] By the transforming power of the Gospel, the Christian woman is empowered by God’s Spirit to give an increasingly true reflection of her Savior and thus to be a true woman.
Susan Hunt, The True Woman (22)
