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The Christian Wife’s Influence. 1 Peter 3:1-6. War of Secular vs. Sacred View. View of Women in Bible. Beloved like Sarah & Hannah Property like Hagar or Levite’s concubine. Wives’ Attitudes in the Bible. Helpful (Sarah Abigail, Esther) Nagging (Delilah)
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The Christian Wife’s Influence 1 Peter 3:1-6
View of Women in Bible • Belovedlike Sarah & Hannah • Propertylike Hagar or Levite’s concubine
Wives’ Attitudes in the Bible • Helpful (Sarah Abigail, Esther) • Nagging (Delilah) • Cunning (Rachel, Jezebel, Saphira)
Wives’ Suffering in the Bible Sarah at risk 2x with kings… Hagar verbally abused & abandoned… Hannah was barren and ridiculed… yet delivered by God yet God saw her yet God answered her prayer
The Whole Counsel of God All scripture is God’s revelation, but one scripture is not all God’s revelation. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” 2 Timothy 3:16
Outline • The Wife’s Christ-like Life • The Wife’s Christ-like power
The Wife’s Christ-like Life It’s about: • Character not clothes • Walk not talk • God not Bob
Character not clothes • Character as imperishable as • Inheritance (1:4) • Redemption (1:18-19) • More of God’s mirror, less of mine Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. Proverbs 11:22
Walk not talk Preach without words
Walk not talk • Pr 19:13 a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. • Pr 21:9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. • Pr 21:19 It is better to live in a desert landthan with a quarrelsome and fretful woman. • Pr 25:24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. • Pr 27:15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike
To God not Bob • Relying upon the Unseen God vs. the Disobedient Husband • “Fear nothing that is frightening” • Think eternally not terminally • God sees & values this
The Wife’s Christ-like Power • Submission…as Christ did to the Father • Gentleness…as Christ did not threaten • Quietness…as Christ did not revile • Trust…as Christ entrusted Himself to God Who judges righteously • Respect…as Christ respected the Father’s will • Submission…as Christ did to the Father • Gentleness…as Christ did not threaten • Quietness…as Christ did not revile • Trust…as Christ entrusted Himself to God Who judges righteously • Respect…as Christ respected the Father’s will
Take it Home • Live the Christ-like life • Live with Christ-like power “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heartbe acceptable in Your sight” Psalm 19:14