Biblical Womanhood Revisited

My post from yesterday was inadvertently deleted (by myself) while trying to make a correction.

My desire is to reaffirm what a woman of God is designed to look like.  Not debate who they aren't or what roles they can or can't have, but rather revisit what God's Word has said on the topic.  To be humbly reminded who God has called us{me} to be.  

Revive Our Hearts ministry has taken time to search scripture and produce a True Woman Manifesto which seems to address the issue in a clear and succinct way, enhancing the positive role.  Here is the link to view the entire document (Manifesto). 

The following is a list of items from scripture that we, as biblical/godly women, should strive to emulate.  

• It is not a list of specific jobs 
• It is not a list of duties to perform or not perform.
• It is a list of character qualities that are biblical and important.
• It is a list of our Father calling us to be like Himself which ultimately gives HIM the glory, not us.  

With all the conversation about what a biblical woman is supposed to look like...I am thankful for the ministry who has diligently studied what God's Word says and helps us better understand who He has called us to be.  You'll notice that many of these are not gender specific, hence calling men to the same standards.  Calling us to be people after God's own heart, together.  

1. Seek to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.19 

2. Gladly yield control of our lives to Christ as Lord—we will say “Yes, Lord” to the Word and the will of God.20 

3. Be women of the Word, seeking to grow in our knowledge of Scripture and to live in accord with sound doctrine in every area of our lives.21   

4. Nurture our fellowship and communion with God through prayer—in praise, thanksgiving, confession, intercession, and supplication.22  

5. Embrace and express our unique design and calling as women with humility, gratitude, faith, and joy.23  

6. Seek to glorify God by cultivating such virtues as purity, modesty, submission, meekness, and love.24 

  

7. Show proper respect to both men and women, created in the image of God, esteeming others as better than ourselves, seeking to build them up, and putting off bitterness, anger, and evil speaking.25  

8. Be faithfully engaged in our local church, submitting ourselves to our spiritual leaders, growing in the context of the community of faith, and using the gifts He has given us to serve others, to build up the Body of Christ, and to fulfill His redemptive purposes in the world.26  

9. Seek to establish homes that manifest the love, grace, beauty, and order of God, that provide a climate conducive to nurturing life, and that extend Christian hospitality to those outside the walls of our homes.27  

10. Honor the sacredness, purity, and permanence of the marriage covenant whether ours or others’.28  

11. Receive children as a blessing from the Lord, seeking to train them to love and follow Christ and to consecrate their lives for the sake of His gospel and Kingdom.29 

12. Live out the mandate of Titus 2—as older women, modeling godliness and training younger women to be pleasing to God in every respect; as younger women, receiving instruction with meekness and humility and aspiring to become mature women of God who in turn will train the next generation.30  

13. Seek opportunities to share the gospel of Christ with unbelievers.31  

14. Reflect God’s heart for those who are poor, infirm, oppressed, widows, orphans, and prisoners, by reaching out to minister to their practical and spiritual needs in the name of Christ.32  

15. Pray for a movement of revival and reformation among God’s people that will result in the advancement of the Kingdom and gospel of Christ among all nations.33

Supporting Scripture:  

• 1 1 Cor. 8:6; Col. 1:16; Rev. 4:11
• 2 Gen. 1:26–27; 2:18; 1 Cor. 11:8
• 3 Gen. 3:1–7, 15–16; Mark 1:15; 1 Cor. 15:1–4
• 4 Prov. 14:12; Jer. 17:9; Rom. 3:18; 8:6–7; 2 Tim. 3:16
• 5 Eph. 4:22–24; Col. 3:12–14; Titus 2:14
• 6 Josh. 1:8; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:20–21; 3:15–16
• 7 1 Tim. 2:9; Titus 2:3–5; 1 Pet. 3:3–6
• 8 John 15:1–5; 1 Cor. 15:10; Eph. 2:8–10; Phil. 2:12–13
• 9 Gen. 1:26–28; 2:18; Gal. 3:26–28; Eph. 5:22–33
• 10 Mark 9:35; 10:42–45; Gen. 2:18; 1 Pet. 5:1–4; 1 Cor. 14:34; 1 Tim. 2:12–3:7
• 11 Gen. 2:24; Mark 10:7–9
• 12 Eph. 5:22–33; 1 Cor. 11:3
• 13 Luke 13:30; John 15:13; Eph. 4:32; Phil. 2:5–8
• 14 Psalm 139:13–16
• 15 Gen. 1:28; 9:1; Psalm 127; Titus 2:4–5
• 16 1 Cor. 11:2–16; 1 Tim. 2:9–13
• 17 Matt. 5:10–12; 2 Cor. 4:17; James 1:12; 1 Pet. 2:21–23; 3:14–17; 4:14
• 18 Titus 2:3–5
• 19 Deut. 6:4–5; Mark 12:29–30
• 20 Psalm 25:4–5; Rom. 6:11–13, 16–18; Eph. 5:15–17
• 21 Acts 17:11; 1 Pet. 1:15; 2 Pet. 3:17–18; Titus 2:1, 3–5, 7
• 22 Psalm 5:2; Phil. 4:6; 1 Tim. 2:1–2
• 23 Prov. 31:10–31; Col. 3:18; Eph. 5:22–24, 33b
• 24 Rom. 12:9–21; 1 Pet. 3:1–6; 1 Tim. 2:9–14
• 25 Eph. 4:29–32; Phil. 2:1–4; James 3:7–10; 4:11
• 26 Rom. 12:6–8; 14:19; Eph. 4:15, 29; Heb. 13:17
• 27 Prov. 31:10–31; 1 Tim. 5:10; 1 John 3:17–18
• 28 Matt. 5:27–28; Mark 10:5–9; 1 Cor. 6:15–20; Heb. 13:4
• 29 Psalm 127:3; Prov. 4:1–23; 22:6
• 30 Titus 2:3–5
• 31 Matt. 28:19–20; Col. 4:3–6
• 32 Matt. 25:36; Luke 10:25–37; James 1:27; 1 Tim. 6:17–19
• 33 2 Chron. 7:14; Psalm 51:1–10; 85:6; 2 Pet. 3:9