Christ’s View of Women

1. Christ’s View of Women Christianity’s Impact on the Value of WomenMark 7:24-30Matt 15:21-28

2. Outline • View of Women in Antiquity • The Feminist Movement • A challenge to train up the new generation • Christ’s View of Women • Conquering one heart at a time

3. “Behold [Note well], I make all things new.” Rev 21:5 This book that aims to prove “Many of man’s noblest and kindest deeds find their motivation in love for Jesus Christ and some of our greatest accomplishments have their origin in service rendered to the humble Carpenter of Nazareth”Page 12

4. View of Women in Ancient Society “A woman was between a free man and a slave”Aristotle Cowardly men are reincarnated as women, cowardly women are reincarnated as birds”Plato

5. Baby-Towers • Chinese “Baby-Tower”

6. The Feminist Movement • The Roots behind the Feminist Movement • “Since feminism was mottled together out of a deep disdain for God’s perfectly created order for men and women, it fueled the desire to rebel against the foundations of family.” • Read more: http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/02/feminism-the-caustic-explosion-that-is-destroying-america/#ixzz2MQMgYmXm • Refusal to acknowledge:“So God created mankind in His own image; in the image of God He created them; maleandfemale He created them.” Gen 1:27

7. A Godly Women • 3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4 Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God. Titus 2:3-5

8. A Godly Man • You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. 2 Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. …6 Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. Titus 2:1-2,6-7

9. How did Christ change the tide? • 24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.[g] He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. • the first time that Jesus went into Gentile territory • Jew’s of Jesus day thought that Jesus had come only for the Jews

10. Christ enters Gentile Territory 24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.Mark 7:24“A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him..” Matt 15:21

11. An Act of Worship • "25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.” • Mark 7:25-26

12. A test of faith, patient and perseverance… • 23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” • 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” • 25 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said. • 26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the [little] dogs.”Matt 15:23-24

13. Crumbles are more than enough… • 27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” • 28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.Matt 15:28 • She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone. Mark 7:30

14. Conquering, one heart at a time. Christ and Caesar had met in the arena, and Christ had won.