Biblical Femininity
The concept of biblical femininity is largely lost in modern day society. Even if countries like the USA claim to be mainly Christian, they are in fact much more secular than Christian - unless you want to go as far as saying that modern Christianity has distanced itself so much from the biblical blueprint for life that it can look completely secular and still call itself Christian. This would indicate that Christianity has become Churchianity indeed, a man-made and man-shaped religion.
Be that as it may, every day examples of practical biblical femininity are rare these days, and mainly found in larger or smaller fringe groups. The outward signs of biblical femininity are easily listed:
According to the biblical command and example, a godly woman stays at home instead of going to work outside the home. She is her husband's submissive and obedient help meet who runs his house according to biblical standards under her husband's lead. She has a quiet attitude, yet stands strong with her husband and family and is an example to her children and possibly younger wives, if we are talking about a polygamous family.
She wears long hair under her head covering and dresses modestly in dresses and skirts, without outward adornment such as jewelry, perfume and make up. She is not concerned with the cares and concerns of the world, such as pop culture or Hollywood, fashion trends or shopping, and she keeps away from gossip and vain talk on the phone, as she is her husband's garden enclosed.
She does not minister to people outside the home in any form or fashion, for example by engaging into all kinds of church activities or being a Sunday school teacher. Her hospitality is whole hearted and exemplary, but she remains within the confines of her home. She educates and home schools the children together with her husband, and contributes to the family income with her many economic activities in the home and garden.
She gives all her energy to the family, happily so, and does her work as unto the Lord, and not unto men, for her attitude and behavior is not just an outward role, but the fulfillment of her personal relationship with God, lived out in the fulfillment of the role He has given her.
So this is what we as mothers and fathers who live life according to God's design are aiming for when we think about educating our daughters. We know that God has given us the responsibility to raise our children, the fathers first and foremost, the mothers as help meets, and to raise them right so that the children know God's word and His plan for all of us from an early age onwards, and can live a pure and godly life, avoiding the mistakes that are so common nowadays that lead to misery, defilement and sin. We are to educate our sons so that they will not shirk the responsibility God has placed on men, and we are to raise our daughters to be godly women according to God's will, and not according to what society says or expects.
This series of articles will deal mainly with the education of girls. Since we are expecting a new female member of the family in the fall, the girl's education is our main concern at the moment. Individual articles will touch on different aspect of biblical womanhood and how to teach these to our daughters. We will try to be as practical as possible, and even if every girl is an individual and will probably adopt one aspect of biblical femininity more readily than another, the general principle is the same for everyone: The best way of teaching is by example.
Technorati Tags: God's design, biblical womanhood, biblical femininity, educating daughters, modest dress, head covering, home keeping, Joshuah's House
Be that as it may, every day examples of practical biblical femininity are rare these days, and mainly found in larger or smaller fringe groups. The outward signs of biblical femininity are easily listed:
According to the biblical command and example, a godly woman stays at home instead of going to work outside the home. She is her husband's submissive and obedient help meet who runs his house according to biblical standards under her husband's lead. She has a quiet attitude, yet stands strong with her husband and family and is an example to her children and possibly younger wives, if we are talking about a polygamous family.
She wears long hair under her head covering and dresses modestly in dresses and skirts, without outward adornment such as jewelry, perfume and make up. She is not concerned with the cares and concerns of the world, such as pop culture or Hollywood, fashion trends or shopping, and she keeps away from gossip and vain talk on the phone, as she is her husband's garden enclosed.
She does not minister to people outside the home in any form or fashion, for example by engaging into all kinds of church activities or being a Sunday school teacher. Her hospitality is whole hearted and exemplary, but she remains within the confines of her home. She educates and home schools the children together with her husband, and contributes to the family income with her many economic activities in the home and garden.
She gives all her energy to the family, happily so, and does her work as unto the Lord, and not unto men, for her attitude and behavior is not just an outward role, but the fulfillment of her personal relationship with God, lived out in the fulfillment of the role He has given her.
So this is what we as mothers and fathers who live life according to God's design are aiming for when we think about educating our daughters. We know that God has given us the responsibility to raise our children, the fathers first and foremost, the mothers as help meets, and to raise them right so that the children know God's word and His plan for all of us from an early age onwards, and can live a pure and godly life, avoiding the mistakes that are so common nowadays that lead to misery, defilement and sin. We are to educate our sons so that they will not shirk the responsibility God has placed on men, and we are to raise our daughters to be godly women according to God's will, and not according to what society says or expects.
This series of articles will deal mainly with the education of girls. Since we are expecting a new female member of the family in the fall, the girl's education is our main concern at the moment. Individual articles will touch on different aspect of biblical womanhood and how to teach these to our daughters. We will try to be as practical as possible, and even if every girl is an individual and will probably adopt one aspect of biblical femininity more readily than another, the general principle is the same for everyone: The best way of teaching is by example.
Technorati Tags: God's design, biblical womanhood, biblical femininity, educating daughters, modest dress, head covering, home keeping, Joshuah's House
No comments:
Post a Comment