THE BIBLICAL RELATIONSHIPS OF MEN,
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
WOMEN
I.
Position
A.
Galatians
3:26-28 “For ye are all the children of God by faith in
Christ
B.
Jesus.
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on
Christ. There is neither Jew
nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male
nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.”
C.
I
Corinthians 11:1-12 “Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman,
neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
For as the woman is of the man,
even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of
God.”
D.
Revelations
1:5-6 “Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own
blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his father;
to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”
E.
Revelation
5:9-10 “Thou has redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred,
and tongue, and people and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings
and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”
F.
Ephesians
2:13-14 “But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off
are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken
down the middle wall of partition between us;”
II.
Relationship
A.
Ephesians
5:21 “Submitting one to another in the fear of God.”
B.
I
Peter 5:5 “Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be
clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to
the humble.”
C.
Philippians
2:3 “In lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than
themselves.”
D.
Ephesians
5:22-24 “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto
the Lord. For the husband is
the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is
the savior of the body. Therefore
as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their
own husbands in everything.”
E.
I
Peter 3:1, 5 “Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own
husbands…After this manner in the old time the holy women also, who
trusted in God, adorned themselves being in subjection unto their
own husbands: Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord:”
F.
Colossians
3:18 “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is
fit in the Lord.”
G.
I
Corinthians 16:15-16 “I beseech you brethren, (they that have addicted
themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
that ye submit yourselves unto such, and to
everyone that helpeth with us, and laboureth.”
H.
I
Timothy 2:12 “But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp
authority over the man, but to be in silence.”
III.
Role
A.
Role
in individual relationship to God
1.
Galatians
3:26-29 “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ
Jesus. There is neither
male nor female for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. For as many
of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs
according to the promise.”
B.
Role in personal spiritual disciplines
1.
Walk in daily repentance and confession
a.
I Corinthians 11:31-32 “If we judge ourselves, we should
not be judged. But when we
are judged we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not
be condemned with the world.”
b.
John 15:3 “Ye are clean through the Word.”
c.
Ephesisans 5:26 “That Christ might sanctify and cleanse it
with the washing of the water by the Word.”
d.
James 5:16 “Confess your faults one to another.”
e.
I John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.”
2.
Be continually filled with the Spirit
a.
Ephesians 5:18 “Be not drunk with wine wherein is excess; but be
ye filled with the Spirit.”
3.
Be in the Word
a.
Read: Revelation 1:3 “Blessed is he that readeth, heareth
and keepeth those things which are written.”
b.
Hear: Romans 10:17 “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing
by the Word of God.”
c.
Study: II Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved
unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the
Word of truth.”
d.
Memorize: Psalm 119:11 “Thy Word have I hid in mine heart,
that I might not sin against thee.”
e.
Meditate: Psalm 1:2-3 “His delight is in the law of the Lord, and
in his law doth he mediate day and night.”
f.
Obey: I John 1:4 “These things write we unto you, that your joy
may be full.”
4.
Be equipped for spiritual warfare
a.
Ephesians 6:10-18 “Put on the whole armour of God that ye
may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
b.
II Corinthians 10:45- “Pulling down strongholds; casting
down imaginations. Bringing
into captivity every thought to the obedience to Christ.”
c.
Matthew 6:13 “Deliver us from the evil one.”
d.
Philippians 4:4-9 “Jesus stand guard over your hearts and
minds.”
e.
Romans 6:13 “Yield your members as instruments of
righteousness.”
f.
James
4:7 “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
g.
Matthew
4:4,7,10 “It is written…”
h.
Romans
12:1-2 “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice…”
i.
Ephesians
4:18 “Be filled with the Spirit.”
j.
Matthew
8:5-13 “Be under godly authority…”
5.
Pray
a.
Ephesians 6:18 “Praying in the Spirit.”
b.
I Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.”
6.
Fast
a.
Matthew 9:14-15 “The days will come when the bridegroom shall be
taken from them and they shall fast.”
b.
Acts 13:2-3 “They fasted and prayed…the Holy Spirit
spoke…they fasted and prayed.”
7.
Worship
a.
Acts 13:2 “They ministered unto the Lord.”
b.
John 4:20-24 “Worship in Spirit and in Truth.”
c.
Psalm 100:2 “Come before His presence with singing
and into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise.
Be thankful unto Him and bless His Name.”
8.
Witness
a.
Acts 1:8 “Ye shall be witness unto Me…”
C.
Role as Wife
1.
Genesis
2:18-24:“It is not good for man to be alone; I will make him an help
meet for him. And the
Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and God took
one of his ribs and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib,
which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought
her unto man. And Adam said,
This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man. Therefore
shall a man leave his father and is mother, and shall cleave unto his
wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
2.
Titus
2:4 “Teach women to love their husbands.”
3.
Titus
2:5 “Teach women to be obedient to their own husbands,
that the Word of God be not blasphemed.”
D.
Role
as Mother
1.
Genesis
3:16 “Unto the woman God said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow
and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and
thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over
thee.”
2.
Titus
2:4 “Teach women to love their children.”
E.
Role
as Housekeeper
1.
Titus
2:4 “Teach women to be keepers at home.”
F.
Role
in Business/Vocation
1.
Acts 9:36-42 “There was in Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha,
which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of
good works and alms deeds which she did…widows showed the coats
and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with
them.”
2.
Acts 16:14-15, 40 “And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller
of purple of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us:
whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were
spoken of Paul. And she was
baptized and her household, she besought us, saying, if ye have judged me
to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide there.
And she constrained us. And
they went out of the prison and entered into the house of Lydia:
and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them and departed.”
IV.
Ministry
A.
Silence
1.
I
Corinthians 14:34-35 “Let the women keep silence in the
churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak;
but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
And it they will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at
home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.”
2.
I
Timothy 2:11-12 “Let the women learn in silence with all
subjection. But
I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to
be in silence.”
3.
I Peter 3:4 “Even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit,
which is in the sight of God of great price.”
B.
Service
1.
Luke
2:36-38 “There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of
Pharnuel, of the tribe of Aser; she was of a great age, and had lived with
an husband seven years
from her virginity. And she
was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the
temple, but served God with fastings and prayers
night and day. And she coming
in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to
all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.”
2.
Acts
1:14 “These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication,
with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, with
his brethren.”
3.
Acts
2:17-18 “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour
out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy…and on my handmaidens I will
pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:”
4.
Acts
21:8-9 “Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and the
same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.”
5.
I
Corinthians 11:5 “But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth
with her head uncovered
dishonoureth her head:”
6.
Philippians
4:3 “I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which
laboured with me in the gospel.”
7.
Romans
16:1 “I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of
the church which is at Cenchrea: that ye receive her in the
Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever
business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many,
and of myself also.”
8.
I Timothy 3:11 “Even so must women be grave, not
slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.”
9.
Acts 12:12 “Peter came to the house of Mary the
mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered
together praying.”
10.
Acts 16:14-15, 40 “And on the sabbath we went out of the city by
a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake
unto the women which resorted thither.
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple,
of the city of Thyatiria, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the
Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
And she was baptized, and her household, she besought us,
saying, if ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my
house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
And Paul and Silas entered the house of Lydia: and
when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them and departed.”
11.
Acts 18:26 “And Apolos began to speak boldly in the synagogue:
whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them,
and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.”
12.
Titus 2:3-5 “The aged women likewise, that they be in
behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers,
not given to much wine, teachers of good things; that
they may teach the young women to be sober, to love
their husbands, to love their children.
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good,
obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not
blasphemed.”
13.
II
Timothy 1:5 “When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in
thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother
Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and
hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned
them; and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,”
14.
I
Timothy 5:2, 10, 13-14 “Entreat the elder women as mothers; the younger
as sisters, with all purity. Well
reported of for good works; if she have brought up children,
if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’
feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have
diligently followed every good work. Learn not to be idle,
wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also
and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear
children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary
to speak reproachfully.”
15.
I
Corinthians 11:5, 6, 13, 15 “But every woman that prayeth
or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: let
her be covered. Is it comely
that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
Her hair is given her for a covering.”
16.
I
Timothy 2:9, 10, 15 “In like manner also, that women adorn
themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety
not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or
costly array. But which
becometh women professing godliness with good works…continue
in the faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.”
17.
Ephesians
5:1 “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your
heart to the Lord.”
18.
Colossians
3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching
and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to
the Lord.”
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