A Christian Woman

"THE FACT THAT I AM A WOMAN DOES NOT MAKE ME A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHRISTIAN BUT THE FACT THAT I AM A CHRISTIAN DOES MAKE ME A DIFFERENT TYPE OF WOMAN." ~Elizabeth Elliot

This is a great quote, ecspecially in our culture of feminism. Women are not any less valuable then men. Men and women have equal values but different roles. Our culture seems to think that equal value means we have to be able to do the same things. But that's not true! Just like a doctor is not more important than the nurse, or the teacher than the students, or the parents than the children. We all have equal value but different purposes in out lives. God has a different plan and purpose for each person's life. Everyone's purpose is to glorify God, but each person does it differently. Someone can glorify God as a man or woman, a doctor or teacher, a mom or dad, a kid or adult, ect. So just because men and women are equal doesn't mean that women have to get defensive and say they can do anything a guy can do. And the truth is feminism isn't trying to prove that men and women are equal. They are trying to say that women are more valuable than men. Our culture thinks that the role of women in the Bible is pushing them lower than men. This is NOT true! In the New Testament time frame women were looked down upon by the culture and considered untrustworthy. But Jesus talked to women. Jesus healed women. And Jesus was friends with Mary and Martha. It was even women that found the tomb empty when Jesus rose from the dead! If women were considered untrustwothy, and if God did make us to be less valuable than men, then why would God have women find the empty tomb and spread the news that Jesus had rose from the grave! The truth is, the Bible's definition of a women is much more valuable than any other. It is much better then the feminist point of view and any other point of view. God's way is always much better! Our role as women is to care for others, to help others, and to honor God! That is not any less important or valuable then a man's role. YOU ARE VALUABLE! No matter what gender you are, you are valuable! We don't need the cultures opinion and thoughts to help us feel equal to others! When God created man He saw that it wasn't good for man to be alone. So He created the first woman, Eve. God created us a as women in a unique way! He didn't just create men and women at the same time. He could've done that, ecspecailly since He is God and He knew that it wasn't good for Adam to be alone. But He created us uniquely. The Bible says that when you are saved, there's no difference between male and female, greek or jew, slave and free. We are all one in Christ! So we don't need to feel like we don't matter just because we were born female. God's design is perfect! So don't buy into the culture's idea of feminism, were you have to try to prove your worth and do things normally men do  to prove you're equal. You are equal but you have a different role. A role that is better for you than any other! Follow God's purpose for you as a woman and trust in Him! 

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave not free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ.

Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

(I learned a lot of this from Girl Defined. They are a great ministry and they talk about the definition of being a female the way God designed it to be! https://www.girldefined.com/)