Mulher
A Bíblia celebra a mulher como obra-prima da criação divina. Ela é elogiada por sua sabedoria, força, beleza interior e papel fundamental na família e na sociedade.
A mulher na criação
Deus criou o homem e a mulher à sua imagem. A mulher foi formada como ajudadora idônea — parceira de igual dignidade e valor.
So God created human beings in his own image. He created them in the image of God. He created them male and female.
So the Lord God put Adam into a deep sleep and as he slept the Lord God removed one of Adam’s ribs and closed up the place where he took it with body tissue. The Lord God made a woman, using the rib he’d taken from Adam, and presented her to Adam.
"Finally!" said Adam. "Here is bone from my bone and flesh from my flesh. She shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man."
Virtude e caráter
A beleza é vã e a formosura passageira, mas a mulher que teme ao Senhor é digna de louvor. Seu caráter é seu maior tesouro.
Charm can deceive, and beauty fades, but a woman who honors the Lord should be praised.
Every wise woman builds her house, but the stupid woman tears it down with her own hands.
A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.
A gracious woman holds on to her honor just as ruthless men hold on to their wealth.
You inherit a house and wealth from your father, but a sensible wife is a gift from the Lord.
It’s better to live in a desert than with an argumentative and bad-tempered wife.
So don’t worry, my daughter. I will do everything you ask—everyone in town knows you are a woman of good character.
Sabedoria e serviço
As mulheres da Bíblia foram líderes, profetisas e discípulas fiéis. Jesus honrou as mulheres e as incluiu em seu ministério.
Soon after this Jesus went around the towns and villages announcing the good news of God’s kingdom. The twelve disciples went with him, along with a number of women who had been healed from evil spirits and sickness: Mary called Magdalene from whom he had cast out seven demons; Joanna, the wife of Herod’s manager Chuza; Susanna; and many more who provided support from their personal resources.
Wives, accept your husbands' authority in the same way, so that if some husbands refuse to accept the Word, they may still be won over without words by the way you behave,
Husbands, in just the same way, be considerate to your wives as you live together with them. Though she may not be as strong as you are, you should honor her since she will inherit equally with you God’s gift of life. Make sure to do this so nothing will get in the way of your prayers.
Their wives should be respected too. They should not slander people with gossip, and they should be self-controlled and trustworthy in all they do.
Similarly older women ought to behave in a way that shows they live their lives for God. They shouldn’t destroy people’s reputations by what they say, and they shouldn’t be addicted to wine. They should be teachers of what’s good, teaching the young wives to love their husbands and their children. They are to be sensible and pure, working in their homes, doing good and listening to what their husbands tell them. In this way the word of God will not be spoken about badly.