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dimsilver · 7 months

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just thinking about the endless ways to be a godly woman that I see exemplified around me…

like I know women who love wrestling and jujitsu and making chainmail and leading caving tours. I know women who love baking pies and handsewing historical clothing and can knit a mile a minute. I know women who are awesome wives. I know women who are awesome singles. I know women who have children and enjoy raising them and women who don’t. I know women who wear makeup and women who don’t. I know women who are quiet and women who are loud. I know women who are more logical and women who are more emotional. I know women who teach, lead, protect. I know women who learn, follow, serve.

and all of them fit into multiple of these categories. and all of them love and follow Jesus with all the heart and mind and passion they’ve been given. it’s just really cool :)

#this isn’t an egalitarianism/complementarianism post btw #just wanted to highlight the variety of godly women I love :)#endless forms most beautiful #or something like that #biblical womanhood

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littleflowerfaith · 1 year

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reformedfaerie · 1 year

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one thing about biblical womanhood posts that I’ve noticed is that when it’s talked about, they still strive to emphasize the aspects that were remarkable situations— they leave a faint taste of feminism in my mouth because they focus on Deborah, the woman raised up to lead because the men wouldn’t; they focus on Jael, the woman who kills a man with a tent spike; a woman dropping a stone, Rahab smuggling Israelites and defying authorities—

And all of these are raised up and praised as the Biblical woman with just a hint of look!! We’re strong!! We’re in the thick of it!! We’re not submissive doormats!!

In one sense, this is true. These are great, godly women. They are our examples.

But in all our striving to remind people of biblical women’s strength, we cannot forget who else are our examples.

We cannot forget Ruth. Ruth who humbled herself and remains loyal with Naomi, submitting herself to God and trusting in His provision. Ruth who lays herself at Boaz’s feet and who sacrifices possibly being a widow soon again for the sake of Naomi’s care and God’s provision.

Martha— one who serves and who desires to serve

Mary— one who sits at Christ’s feet to learn and desires to hear the words of her Lord

Lydia— who insisted on hosting and serving the Lord’s messengers; who would be possibly sacrificing her wealth being a part of the church in Philippi and serving the church

Mary— Jesus’ mother who submitted herself to God’s will, submitted herself to the scorn of her peers, who trusted the Lord to fulfill His promises and whose soul was pierced with a sword

The strength of godly wives who submit though their flesh and curse is contrary— the strength of women who order their homes, are humble, are helpers, are mothers, are servers, are menders, are teachers, are caregivers, are sellers and makers, are students of our Lord.

Don’t confuse gentleness for weakness; nor tenderness for a lack of strength.

Women are strong.

And it’s not because of tent spikes.

#women are so much more than what people say about Deborah and Jael #I love them and their examples #but not every woman is Deborah and Jael #there is a profound strength in gentleness #g.txt #on womanhood #womanhood #biblical womanhood #biblical women #I’m gonna get ‘yeah BUT or ACTUALLY’ replies #just you watch #people are gonna get upset most likely #but #i said what i said

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rescatada · 9 months

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The Blessing

Edmund Blair Leighton (1917)

#christianity #faith #christian #catholic #catholicism #catholic art #christian art #theology #nun #catholic nun #biblical art #biblical womanhood

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nymphvoid · 1 year

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St Hildegard von Bingen’s Litterae Ignotae, an alphabet of her crafted mystical language Lingua Ignota. She was a 12th century nun, a mystic who experienced visions from God, a writer, and a composer of hymns.

#saint hildegard von bingen #recommend listening to her compositions while meditating or praying or casting spells #lingua ignota #litterae ignotae #art history #nymphzero #biblical womanhood #nun #closer to god

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callmemrscarter · 7 months

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I have moments I don’t feel equipped, and I think a lot about Moses.

I have moments I don’t feel I could be forgiven, and I think about Paul.

I have moments I worry about being hated, and I think about Jesus.

He will do it.

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nerdygaymormon · 9 months

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Biblical Womanhood

On Sunday afternoon, I was riding in a car with two of my queer religious friends, Calvin Burke and Nathan McLaughlin, and one of them mentioned the phrase “Biblical womanhood,” and how it’s used to say that women should be a submissive wife, a diligent homemaker, and a loving mother. But this sort of understanding only works if someone hasn’t read the entire Bible.

Actual Biblical womanhood is quite different. We spent a good 20 minutes naming examples from the Bible of good women and what we can learn from them.

Esther stood up to her husband the king to force him to change the law

Ruth vowed her life to a woman and works hard to support her

Mary, the mother of Jesus, preached that her son would overthrow the rich

Leah pretended to be her sister in order to marry a husband

Eve chose a path different from what Adam wanted and convinced him to come along

Deborah was a prophetess

Junia was an apostle

Hagar met God and gave him a name (there’s no record of God accepting a name from a man)

Mary of Bethany chose not to do housework but instead to listen to Jesus teach

Rahab is a prostitute who turned spy to betray the city where she lived

Anna prophesied about Christ

Hannah was a prophetess

Tamar pretended to be a prostitute and sleeps with her father-in-law, becomes pregnant, in order to force him to financially take care of her

Jael killed the head of the enemy’s army

Phoebe was a deacon

Rebecca tricked her husband into giving the inheritance to a different son than he intended

Shiphrah and Puah both disobeyed the law in order to save babies

Susanna financially supported Jesus

I don’t know how anyone can read this list and think the Bible’s definition of a good woman is someone who doesn’t talk back, doesn’t work outside the home, but instead cleans house and raises children while submitting to her husband’s will. Actual Biblical womanhood applies to women who are married, who are single, who are childless, there is no one definition of what a woman should be. She can have power. She can preach the gospel. She can be a mom and home keeper. She can be a prophet, an apostle, a deacon. She can disrupt her husband’s plans.

#biblical womanhood #tumblrstake

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kolyviahrosette · 14 days

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Pray over your husband.

Pray when he is on his way to work. Pray before he is about to pursue something ambitious. Pray when he is having a rough day. Pray when you are fighting.

Pray for his health. Pray for his success. Pray for the love you two share. Pray that God will guide him to be more like Jesus everyday.

Pray over your husband.

#christian #god #jesus #femininity #bible #christian women #prayer #church #traditional values #christianity #Christian love #christian living #christian faith #christian wife #biblical marriage #biblical scripture #biblical womanhood

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lizmargaret · 2 years

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sadsongsandwaltzes · 1 year

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Do any of my followers practice headcovering?

If so, what do you use? How do you style it? How often do you do it? Is it every day? Just during church? Does age or being married or single play any role in it?

#head covering #headcovering #biblical womanhood

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all-hail-trudos · 3 months

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This is your friendly reminder that the Proverbs 31 woman was actually amazing.

This woman ran a household and a business. Not her husband's business, her own. And apparently did extremely well at both those things. We know she was an excellent manager, because she saw to her servants' needs as well as her family's. We also know she was an excellent and successful entrepeneur who actively worked alongside her servants to make her business grow. We even know what kind of businesses she ran: She was a weaver and a vintner.

We know she's a weaver because the scriptures specifically describe her working with wool and flax, which is the raw material for linen, and turning it into fabric that she sells at a healthy profit and uses to clothe her entire household. From the NRSV-CE:

"[13] She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands."

"[19] She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle."

"[21] She is not afraid for her household when it snows, for all her household are clothed in crimson. [22] She makes herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple."

"[24] She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies the merchant with sashes."

That last bit in verse 22 about purple is significant, because it's almost certainly talking about royal purple, which was the single most expensive dye in the ancient world. This is, unequivocally, a statement of wealth. Enormous wealth. She's not so much running a business as a business empire.

Again, this is specifically her business, not her husband's, as evidenced in the same verse that talks about her being a vintner. From the NRSV-CE again:

"[16] She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard."

Or, to spell it out explicitly, we'll quote the NIV (which I normally dislike for reasons):

"[16] She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard."

We also know that she's a good manager who works alongside her servants, rather than sitting back and requiring them to do the work for her. More to the point, she's the hardest worker in the business and at home, as evidenced in the verses above, and in verses 15, 17, and 25 (Again in the NRSV-CE):

"[15] She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household and tasks for her servant-girls."

"[17] She girds herself with strength, and makes her arms strong."

"[25] Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come."

Important sidenote: If the repeated emphasis on her strength is anything to go by, this lady was swole.

The Proverbs 31 woman is a subject that's been talked to death by Christians. Most of the time they downplay her feats and accomplishments, which is honestly a shame. It's my strong opinion that she deserves to be remembered as a legend. Also the modern Church could benefit from celebrating women's excellence in general. Christ is glorified when we honour His whole body, not just the parts we're comfortable with.

#christianity #catholicism #biblical femininity #biblical womanhood #scripture #the infamous proverbs 31 woman #I hope this doesn't come across as preachy #I stayed up to write this because I had to get it out of my system. But writing into the am doesn't help my writing at all.#this post brought to you by the post I saw which took a lot of creative liberties with this subject in ways I found offensive #Trads irritate me. And they irritate me more when they diminish women who deserve all the praise

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victusinveritas · 4 months

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#biblical womanhood

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littleflowerfaith · 1 month

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Morning sunshine 🌤️

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notesofveritas · 1 year

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Truth be told: men and women are different, have different functions, duties and purposes.

If you seek to generate equality within your relationship, then you will not have a stronger couple.

What you are actually doing is taking both woman and man out of their nature. Both get weaker, the relationship doesn’t work and in the end... nobody understands each other. No one knows exactly what to expect from the other, no one knows what to offer.

If everything works for anyone, then nothing works for anyone.

The woman is not the center of strength, courage and decision in the house.

Just as the man is not the center of love, zeal and sensitivity in the house.

When a woman takes on a man's responsibilities, takes responsibility for providing, protecting and leading... then she ends up too stressed to nurture people with love and care, too tired to build her family with her zeal and wisdom, and runs out of time to make everything more beautiful. The house suffers. It becomes lifeless, helpless and ugly.

When a man assumes the responsibilities of a woman, and accepts being responsible for nurturing, building and beautifying... so he ends up too insecure to go in search of what the family needs, too weak to protect the people around him and too accommodating to make a firm decision and make things happen.

The woman is the one who nourishes the family with her love, who builds everyone around her with her zeal and makes everything more beautiful with her sensitivity.

The man, on the other hand, is the one who uses his strength to go in search of the resources that everyone needs, who courageously protects his family from all the dangers of the external world, who takes the lead, makes firm decisions and maintains the focus to lead the family.

This is the harmony your home needs.

A woman nurturing, building and beautifying everything... so that the man has the emotional peace and quiet needed to provide, protect and lead.

A man providing, protecting and leading... so that the woman has the security and confidence necessary to nurture, build and beautify.

#tradwife #feminine not feminist #modesty #traditional femininity #catholic #feminism is cancer #biblical womanhood #homemaking #feminine journey #rejectdegeneracy #biblicalgenderroles #oldfashioned #embrace tradition #revoltagainstthemodernworld

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pipperdoo · 8 months

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Submission does not mean a dimished value. I am not less than my husband because he has been placed into a position of leadership. Sinful pride breeds discontent in our divinely created roles.

God's plan is perfect. We must pray and examine ourselves to find satisfaction in where he has placed us.

#god #jesus christ #christian faith #reformed theology #gender roles #biblical womanhood

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nymphvoid · 2 years

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Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc), 1903, A. Lynch

#joan of arc #biblical womanhood #nymphzero #religious imagery

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