HOW TO BE AN EXCEPTIONAL WOMAN (19 OF 30)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-6
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How to be an Exceptional Woman (19 of 30)
Series: Navigating Home
Scott Maze
1 Peter 3:1-6
This morning I want to talk to women whose need hope. I want to speak to women who are married to men who are not converted to Christ. And Peter has some very unusual counsel for godly women married to ungodly men. He tells them to submit to such men! Talking to women about being gentle, quiet, and fearless, as counsel against the tides of ungodliness seems nonsensical. Yet, when we pause to think about Christianity, there is a number of things that seem to be nonsensical. Jesus said the last shall be first, if you want to find your life, lose your life... and the greatest among you is the one who serves.
On this Mother's Day the need for godly mothers is tremendous. Why? Godly mothers are needed to influence ungodly men. Peter's strategy is that you would submit, demonstrate purity in all that you do, and adorn yourselves internally with gentleness and quiet spirit. More than anything Peter calls on you to place your hope in God. If we are to resurrect our marriages from the rocks, we'll need to turn our attention to God's directions (the inventor) of marriage.
''Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external-the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear- but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening'' (1 Peter 3:1-6)
Reading such a text in today's culture can make some of us hyperventilate ...
Series: Navigating Home
Scott Maze
1 Peter 3:1-6
This morning I want to talk to women whose need hope. I want to speak to women who are married to men who are not converted to Christ. And Peter has some very unusual counsel for godly women married to ungodly men. He tells them to submit to such men! Talking to women about being gentle, quiet, and fearless, as counsel against the tides of ungodliness seems nonsensical. Yet, when we pause to think about Christianity, there is a number of things that seem to be nonsensical. Jesus said the last shall be first, if you want to find your life, lose your life... and the greatest among you is the one who serves.
On this Mother's Day the need for godly mothers is tremendous. Why? Godly mothers are needed to influence ungodly men. Peter's strategy is that you would submit, demonstrate purity in all that you do, and adorn yourselves internally with gentleness and quiet spirit. More than anything Peter calls on you to place your hope in God. If we are to resurrect our marriages from the rocks, we'll need to turn our attention to God's directions (the inventor) of marriage.
''Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external-the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear- but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening'' (1 Peter 3:1-6)
Reading such a text in today's culture can make some of us hyperventilate ...
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